noun🔗ShareRempart, murailleA rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes."The ancient city had a strong wall around it to protect its people from invaders. "La ville antique avait une forte muraille autour d'elle pour protéger ses habitants des envahisseurs.architecturemilitarybuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMur, rempartA structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc."The town wall was surrounded by a moat."Le rempart de la ville était entouré de douves.architecturebuildingstructuremilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMurEach of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure."The classroom had tall walls that kept out the noise from the hallway. "La salle de classe avait de hauts murs qui empêchaient le bruit du couloir de pénétrer.architecturebuildingstructurepropertymaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCul-de-sac, impasseA point of desperation."Facing the looming deadline, the student felt the project had become a wall. "Face à l'échéance imminente, l'étudiant sentait que le projet était devenu une impasse.attitudesituationsufferingmindessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDéfaite, extinctionA point of defeat or extinction."The team's poor performance in the final game was their wall, preventing them from winning the championship. "La mauvaise performance de l'équipe lors du match final a été sa défaite, l'empêchant de remporter le championnat.outcomeachievementessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareObstacle, barrièreAn impediment to free movement."A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps."Un mur de policiers a rencontré les manifestants avant qu'ils n'atteignent les marches du Capitole.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe myrtilA type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera)."The butterfly fluttering around the garden was a wall. "Le myrtil qui voltigeait dans le jardin était un myrtil.animalinsectessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMur(often in combination) A barrier."a seawall; a firewall"un mur de soutènement ; un pare-feuarchitecturematerialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMurA barrier to vision."The tall wall blocked my view of the playground from my bedroom window. "Le grand mur bloquait ma vue sur l'aire de jeux depuis la fenêtre de ma chambre.architecturepropertyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMurSomething with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall."a wall of sound; a wall of water"Un mur de son ; un mur d'eauarchitecturebuildingmaterialstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParoiA divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity."The thick wall of muscle in the stomach helps to contain food. "La paroi musculaire épaisse de l'estomac aide à contenir les aliments.anatomyorganphysiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnchérisseur de façade, prête-nom(auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction."The auctioneer used a wall to drive up the price of the antique chair. "Le commissaire-priseur a utilisé un prête-nom pour faire monter le prix de la chaise antique.businessfinanceeconomyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn médecin qui essaie d'admettre le moins de patients possibleA doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible."The doctor was known as a wall; he always tried to limit the number of patients he saw. "Le médecin était connu comme un mur ; il essayait toujours de limiter le nombre de patients qu'il voyait.medicinepersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMurA line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal."The wall of defenders prevented the soccer player from scoring a goal. "Le mur de défenseurs a empêché le footballeur de marquer un but.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMur, fil d'actualitésA personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user."My wall on the app shows reminders about my son's school events and my daughter's soccer practice. "Mon fil d'actualités sur l'application affiche des rappels concernant les événements scolaires de mon fils et l'entraînement de football de ma fille.internetcomputingcommunicationmediaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntourer de murs, murerTo enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls."He walled the study with books."Il a muré le bureau avec des livres.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBouillirTo boil."The soup was boiling over, so I had to wall it down to prevent a mess. "La soupe débordait, alors j'ai dû la faire bouillir à feu doux pour éviter le désordre.foodutensilprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharejaillir, sourdreTo well, as water; spring."The spring in the park walls up clean water for the thirsty birds. "La source du parc fait jaillir de l'eau claire pour les oiseaux assoiffés.naturegeologyenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSource, fontaineA spring of water."The hikers were surprised to find a cool, fresh wall of water gushing from the mountainside. "Les randonneurs ont été surpris de trouver une source d'eau fraîche et fraîche jaillissant de la montagne.geologynaturegeographyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn nœud de murA kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale."The climber tied a wall knot at the end of the rope before starting the ascent. "L'alpiniste a fait un nœud de mur au bout de la corde avant de commencer l'ascension.nauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un nœud de mur à l'extrémité de (une corde)To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope)."Before tying the package, she walled the end of the rope securely. "Avant de ficeler le paquet, elle a fait un nœud de mur à l'extrémité de la corde, de manière sûre.nauticalsailingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareAh bon, eh bienUsed to acknowledge a statement or situation.""Wall! We need to talk about that project again." "Ah bon ! Il faut qu'on reparle de ce projet.communicationlanguagewordexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareWaouh, ouah!An exclamation of surprise (often doubled or tripled)."Well, well, well, what do we have here?"Waouh, waouh, waouh, qu'est-ce qu'on a là ?exclamationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareFi, pouahAn exclamation of indignance."Well! There was no need to say that in front of my mother!"Fi ! Il n'était pas nécessaire de dire ça devant ma mère !languageexclamationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareEuh, ben, bahUsed in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something."It was a bit... well... too loud."C'était un peu... euh... trop fort.communicationlanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareEuh, ben, alorsUsed in speech to fill gaps, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question; filled pause."“So what have you been doing?” “Well, we went for a picnic, and then it started raining so we came home early.”"« Alors, qu'est-ce que tu as fait ? » « Euh, on a fait un pique-nique, et puis il s'est mis à pleuvoir, alors on est rentrés tôt. »languagelinguisticscommunicationphoneticswordgapessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗ShareSalut(Hiberno-English) Used as a greeting""Wall! See you later, Dad." "Salut ! À plus tard, papa.communicationlanguagecultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
