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wall

/wɔːl/ /wɔl/

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noun

Muralla, muro

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Examples :

"The ancient city had a strong wall around it to protect its people from invaders. "

La antigua ciudad tenía una fuerte muralla a su alrededor para proteger a su gente de los invasores.

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noun

Muro, muralla

A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

Examples :

"The town wall was surrounded by a moat."

La muralla de la ciudad estaba rodeada por un foso.

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noun

Muro, pared

Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.

Examples :

"The classroom had tall walls that kept out the noise from the hallway. "

El aula tenía paredes altas que impedían el ruido del pasillo.

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noun

Callejón sin salida, desesperación

A point of desperation.

Examples :

"Facing the looming deadline, the student felt the project had become a wall. "

Ante la inminente fecha límite, el estudiante sintió que el proyecto se había convertido en un callejón sin salida.

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noun

Derrota, extinción

A point of defeat or extinction.

Examples :

"The team's poor performance in the final game was their wall, preventing them from winning the championship. "

El bajo rendimiento del equipo en el juego final fue su derrota, impidiéndoles ganar el campeonato.

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noun

Obstáculo, barrera

An impediment to free movement.

Examples :

"A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps."

Una barrera de policías se encontró con los manifestantes antes de que llegaran a las escaleras del capitolio.

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noun

La mariposa de los muros

A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera).

Examples :

"The butterfly fluttering around the garden was a wall. "

La mariposa que revoloteaba por el jardín era una mariposa de los muros.

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noun

Muro

(often in combination) A barrier.

Examples :

"a seawall; a firewall"

un malecón; un cortafuegos

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noun

Muro

A barrier to vision.

Examples :

"The tall wall blocked my view of the playground from my bedroom window. "

El alto muro bloqueaba mi vista del patio de recreo desde la ventana de mi dormitorio.

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noun

Muro, pared

Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.

Examples :

"a wall of sound; a wall of water"

Una pared de sonido; una pared de agua

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noun

Pared

A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.

Examples :

"The thick wall of muscle in the stomach helps to contain food. "

La gruesa pared muscular del estómago ayuda a contener los alimentos.

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noun

Postor ficticio

(auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

Examples :

"The auctioneer used a wall to drive up the price of the antique chair. "

El subastador usó un postor ficticio para aumentar el precio de la silla antigua.

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noun

Un médico que intenta admitir a la menor cantidad posible de pacientes

A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.

Examples :

"The doctor was known as a wall; he always tried to limit the number of patients he saw. "

El médico era conocido como un muro; siempre intentaba limitar el número de pacientes que veía.

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noun

Barrera

A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.

Examples :

"The wall of defenders prevented the soccer player from scoring a goal. "

La barrera de defensores impidió que el jugador de fútbol marcara un gol.

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noun

Muro, perfil

A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.

Examples :

"My wall on the app shows reminders about my son's school events and my daughter's soccer practice. "

Mi muro en la aplicación muestra recordatorios sobre los eventos escolares de mi hijo y la práctica de fútbol de mi hija.

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verb

Amurallar, cercar

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

Examples :

"He walled the study with books."

Amuralló el estudio con libros.

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verb

Hervir

Examples :

"The soup was boiling over, so I had to wall it down to prevent a mess. "

La sopa se estaba desbordando, así que tuve que hervirla a fuego lento para evitar un desastre.

food utensil process essential

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verb

Manar, brotar

To well, as water; spring.

Examples :

"The spring in the park walls up clean water for the thirsty birds. "

El manantial del parque hace brotar agua limpia para los pájaros sedientos.

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Manantial, fuente

A spring of water.

Examples :

"The hikers were surprised to find a cool, fresh wall of water gushing from the mountainside. "

Los excursionistas se sorprendieron al encontrar un manantial de agua fresca y fría brotando de la ladera de la montaña.

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noun

Nudo de pared

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.

Examples :

"The climber tied a wall knot at the end of the rope before starting the ascent. "

El escalador ató un nudo de pared al final de la cuerda antes de comenzar el ascenso.

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verb

Hacer un nudo de pared en el extremo de (una cuerda)

To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).

Examples :

"Before tying the package, she walled the end of the rope securely. "

Antes de atar el paquete, ella hizo un nudo de pared en el extremo de la cuerda de forma segura.

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interjection

Ah, bueno

Used to acknowledge a statement or situation.

Examples :

""Wall! We need to talk about that project again." "

Ah, bueno! Necesitamos hablar de ese proyecto otra vez.

communication language word exclamation essential

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interjection

¡Guau!, ¡ay!

An exclamation of surprise (often doubled or tripled).

Examples :

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

¡Guau, guau, guau, qué tenemos aquí?

exclamation language essential

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interjection

¡Uf!, ¡Bah!

An exclamation of indignance.

Examples :

"Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!"

¡Uf! ¡No había necesidad de decir eso delante de mi madre!

language exclamation essential

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interjection

Bueno, pues, em

Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

Examples :

"It was a bit... well... too loud."

Era un poco... bueno... demasiado ruidoso.

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interjection

Eh, bueno, pues

Used in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause.

Examples :

"“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”"

“¿Y qué has estado haciendo?” “Eh, fuimos a un picnic, y luego empezó a llover, así que volvimos a casa temprano.”

language linguistics communication phonetics word gap essential

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interjection

Hola

(Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting

Examples :

""Wall! See you later, Dad." "

¡Hola! Hasta luego, papá.

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