Italian → English
► wall
/BrE wɔːl 
, AmE wɔl /
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noun
1 muro m (also Engineering Architecture); parete f (also Engineering Architecture)
on the wall (on vertical face) al muro, sul muro; (on top) sul muro
the back wall (of house) il muro posteriore
the front wall (of house) la facciata
my secret must not go beyond these four walls il mio segreto non deve uscire di qui or da queste quattro mura
before n [heater, light] a muro 2 (of cave, tunnel) parete f
3 Anatomy Biology parete f
the cell, stomach wall la parete cellulare, dello stomaco
4 Motor Vehicles (of tyre) fianco m
5 muro m, barriera f
a wall of silence, of incomprehension un muro di silenzio, di incomprensione
a wall of water, of flame un muro d'acqua, di fuoco
a tight wall of security around the President una stretta barriera di sicurezza intorno al Presidente
Idioms
to be a fly on the wall
essere una mosca
to be off the wall
[person] essere matto;
[comments] essere insensato
to drive sb up the wall
fare arrabbiare qcn or fare saltare i nervi a qcn
to go to the wall British
fallire or essere rovinato
to have one's back to the wall
avere le spalle al muro
to push, drive sb to the wall or to have sb up against the wall
mettere qcn con le spalle al muro
walls have ears
i muri hanno orecchi
Phrasal verbs
■ wall in
wall in [sth], wall [sth] in
circondare
the valley is walled in by mountains la valle è circondata da montagne
wall [sb] in, wall in [sb]
imprigionare
to feel walled in sentirsi imprigionato
■ wall off
wall off [sth], wall [sth] off
(block up, block off) chiudere [room, wing, area]; (separate by wall) separare [qcs] con un muro [room, wing, area]
■ wall up
wall up [sb, sth], wall [sb, sth] up
murare