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wallow [wallowed, wallowing, wallows] (to roll oneself about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire) verb [UK: ˈwɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈwɑːlo.ʊ] | se vautrer◼◼◼verbe |
wallpaper (decorative paper for walls) noun [UK: ˈwɔːl.peɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈwɒl.ˌpe.pər] | papier peint◼◼◼nom {m} |
wallpaper (computing: image used to cover a desktop) noun [UK: ˈwɔːl.peɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈwɒl.ˌpe.pər] | fond d'écran◼◼◼nom papier-peint [Windows]◼◼◻nom arrière-plan◼◼◻nom tiled]nom untiled]nom |
wallpaper [wallpapered, wallpapering, wallpapers] (to cover with wallpaper) verb [UK: ˈwɔːl.peɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈwɒl.ˌpe.pər] | tapisser◼◼◻verbeThe walls were covered with wallpaper. = Les murs étaient tapissés. |
walls have ears (be careful about what you say) phrase [UK: wɔːlz həv ɪəz] [US: ˈwɒlz həv ˈɪrz] | les murs ont des oreilles◼◼◼phrase |
American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) noun | hirondelle à front blancnom {f} |
back to the wall (very difficult situation) noun | être dos au mur◼◼◼nom |
bang one's head against a brick wall (to waste effort on a futile project) verb | perdre son tempsverbe |
barn swallow [barn swallows] (species of swallow) noun [UK: bɑːn ˈswɒ.ləʊ] [US: ˈbɑːrn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ] | hirondelle rustique◼◼◼nom {f} hirondelle des granges◼◼◻nom {f} hirondelle de cheminéenom {f} |
Berlin Wall (wall that parted Berlin) proper noun [UK: bɜː.ˈlɪn wɔːl] [US: bər.ˈlɪn ˈwɒl] | mur de Berlin◼◼◼nom propre |
blue swallow noun | hirondelle bleue◼◼◼nom |
break the fourth wall (direct communication with the viewer or reader) verb | briser le quatrième mur◼◼◼verbe |
cell wall [cell walls] (thick layer around cells of plants, fungi, and algae) noun [UK: sel wɔːl] [US: ˈsel ˈwɒl] | paroi cellulaire◼◼◼nom {f} |
Cornwall (county of England) proper noun [UK: ˈkɔːn.wɔːl] [US: ˈkɔːrn.wɒl] | Cornouailles◼◼◼nom propre |
drywall (building material) noun [UK: ˈdraɪ.ˌwɑːl] [US: ˈdraɪ.ˌwɑːl] | cloison sèche◼◼◼nom {f} plaque de plâtre◼◻◻nom {f} |
e-wallet (electronic data store for e-money) noun | portefeuille électronique◼◼◼nom {m} porte-monnaie électronique◼◼◼nom {m} |
eyewall (ring of towering thunderstorms of a cyclone) noun | mur de l'œil◼◼◼nom {m} |
firewall (computer software) noun [UK: ˈfaɪrwal] [US: ˈfaɪrwal] | pare-feu◼◼◼nom {m} |
firewall (fireproof barrier) noun [UK: ˈfaɪrwal] [US: ˈfaɪrwal] | mur coupe-feu◼◻◻nom {m} |
fly on the wall (quiet, non-participating or unseen observer) noun | |
fourth wall (boundary between fiction and audience) noun | quatrième mur◼◼◼nom {m} |
gadwall [gadwalls] (a common and widespread dabbling duck) noun [UK: ɡˈadwɔːl] [US: ɡˈædwɔːl] | canard chipeau◼◼◼nom {m} |
Great Wall of China (Chinese fortification) proper noun [UK: ˈɡreɪt wɔːl əv ˈtʃaɪ.nə] [US: ˈɡreɪt ˈwɒl əv ˈtʃaɪ.nə] | Grande Muraille◼◼◼nom {f} |
I lost my wallet phrase | j'ai perdu mon portefeuille◼◼◼phrase |
off-the-wall (wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd) adjective | à côté de la plaqueadjectif |
one swallow does not a summer make (one instance of an event does not necessarily indicate a trend) phrase [UK: wʌn ˈswɒ.ləʊ dʌz nɒt ə ˈsʌ.mə(r) ˈmeɪk] [US: wʌn ˈswɑːlo.ʊ ˈdəz ˈnɑːt ə ˈsʌ.mər ˈmeɪk] | |
party wall (commonly shared wall) noun | mur mitoyen◼◼◼nom {m} |
paywall (a feature of a website that only allows access to paying subscribers) noun | péagenom {m} |
punkahwallah (boy who operates a punkah) noun | pancanom {m} pankanom |