wall

mur

Partie verticale d’un bâtiment qui entoure une pièce ou sépare des pièces.

En anglais simple : An upright part of a building that surrounds a room or separates rooms.

• The wall is white.
• She hung pictures on the walls.
• We removed a wall to make the kitchen bigger.

Expressions courantes : bedroom wall, paint a wall, wall of something, outside wall

mur

Construction haute et solide qui sépare des espaces ou empêche des personnes ou des choses d’entrer.

En anglais simple : A high solid structure that separates areas or keeps people or things out.

• A wall divides the two gardens.
• They built a high wall around the factory.
• The children climbed over the wall.

Synonymes : barrier

Expressions courantes : garden wall, stone wall, boundary wall

rempart, muraille

Mur solide qui entoure une ville ou un château pour les protéger des attaques.

En anglais simple : A strong structure around a city or castle that protects it from attack.

• Soldiers stood on the castle wall.
• The old city walls still survive.
• The attackers broke through the northern wall.

Synonymes : rampart

Expressions courantes : city wall, castle wall, defensive wall

emmurer, murer

Entourer un espace ou le fermer en construisant des murs.

En anglais simple : To surround an area or close it off by building solid barriers.

• They walled the garden with stone.
• The courtyard was walled on three sides.
• Workers walled off the dangerous part of the building.

Comment l'utiliser : wall something in (They walled the garden in to keep animals out.); wall something off (The builders walled off the unused room.)

Synonymes : enclose

Expressions courantes : wall something in, wall something off, wall a garden

tirer à travers un mur

Dans un jeu vidéo, tirer sur un autre joueur à travers un obstacle solide.

En anglais simple : In a video game, to shoot another player through a solid barrier.

• I walled the enemy hiding inside.
• She walled me before I could escape.
• You can wall opponents with this weapon.

Synonymes : wallbang

Expressions courantes : wall an enemy, wall someone