wall off

separare con un muro, murare

Costruire un muro per separare o chiudere una zona.

In inglese semplice: To separate or close an area by building a wall.

• They walled off the doorway.
• We walled part of the garden off for storage.
• Why did the owners wall off that room?

Come si usa: wall something off (They walled the passage off.); wall something off from something (A builder walled the kitchen off from the hall.)

Sinonimi: partition, seal off

Espressioni comuni: wall off something, wall off a room

isolare

Tenere qualcuno o qualcosa completamente separato da persone o influenze esterne.

In inglese semplice: To keep someone or something completely separate from outside people or influences.

• He walled himself off from his friends.
• The rules wall off local businesses from international competition.
• She had walled off her emotions after the accident.

Come si usa: wall someone/something off from something (The policy walled the country off from foreign trade.)

Sinonimi: isolate, cut off

Espressioni comuni: wall off someone, wall off emotions