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el muro

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (vertical structure)

a. el muro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(freestanding)

He has tagged his name in graffiti on almost every wall in the city.Ha etiquetado su nombre en graffiti sobre casi todos los muros de la ciudad.

b. la pared

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(indoors)

I want to hang some paintings on that wall.Quiero colgar unos cuadros en esa pared.

c. la muralla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(surrounding a town)

The Great Wall of China is more than 500 years old and extends for more than 5,000 miles.La Gran Muralla china tiene más de 500 años y se extiende más de 5,000 millas.

d. la tapia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

(surrounding a building)

They scattered broken glass on the wall around their house to deter thieves.Ellos pusieron vidrio roto en la tapia alrededor de su casa para disuadir a los ladrones.

2. (sports)

a. la barrera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

There were four players in the defensive wall.Había cuatro jugadores en la barrera defensiva.

3. (barrier)

a. la barrera

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He built up an emotional wall after his parents divorced.Él construyó una barrera emocional después del divorcio de sus padres.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to enclose with a wall; used with "in," "up," or "off")

a. cercar

They walled in part of the field to use as a garden for the children.Cercaron una parte del campo para usarla como jardín para los niños.

b. tapiar

There used to be a window in that wall, but it was walled up at some point.Antes había una ventana en esa pared, pero en algún momento la tapiaron.

c. cerrar con un muro

We walled in the garden to have more privacy.Cerramos el jardín con un muro para tener más privacidad.

wall

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (interior)

a. la pared

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (exterior, freestanding)

a. el muro

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

3. (of garden, around building)

a. la tapia

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

4. (of town, city)

a. la muralla

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

the Great Wall of Chinala Gran Muralla china

wall cupboardalacena f

wall hangingtapiz m

5. (idioms)

a wall of silenceun muro de silencio

to go to the wallirse al traste

6. (colloquial)

to drive somebody up the wallhacer que alguien se suba por las paredes

wall [wɔːl]

noun

1 (interior) also (Anat) pared (f); (outside) muro (m); [of city] muralla (f); (garden wall) tapia (f)

the Great Wall of China la Gran Muralla China; the north wall of the Eiger la pared norte del Eiger

to come up against a brick wall tener por delante una barrera infranqueable

talking to him is like talking to a brick wall hablar con él es como hablar a la pared

to do sth off the wall especially (US) hacer algo espontáneamente or de improviso

to climb or crawl up the walls (from boredom, frustration) subirse por las paredes (informal)

it drives me up the wall me saca de quicio

to go up the wall (get angry) ponerse furioso

to go to the wall [+firm] ir a la bancarrota; quebrar

walls have ears las paredes oyen

2 (Dep) [of players] barrera (f)

3 barrera (f)

to break the wall of silence romper el muro or la barrera del silencio

modifier

[+cupboard, light, clock] de pared; [+map, painting] mural

wall bars (n) (Dep) espalderas (f)

wall hanging (n) tapiz (m)

wall socket (n) enchufe (m) de pared

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Present:	walling
Past:	walled

Indicative of "wall"

	Present	Past	Future
I	wall	walled	will wall
you	wall	walled	will wall
he/she	walls	walled	will wall
we	wall	walled	will wall
you	wall	walled	will wall
they	wall	walled	will wall