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be like talking to a brick wall v expr | figurative, informal (not be listened to) (przenośny) | mówić jak do ściany zwrot ndk. |
| Talking to Esther is like talking to a brick wall; neither one will listen! |
brick wall n | (wall made of bricks) | ściana ż |
| Winston Churchill, who laid bricks as a hobby, built a tall brick wall around his house. |
cash machine, cash dispenser, hole in the wall n | UK (money dispenser) | bankomat m |
| I'll have to get some money out of the cash machine before I can go shopping. |
dividing wall n | (partition) | przegroda ż |
| The neighbours are in dispute over the dividing wall between their properties. |
| The huge bookcase served as a dividing wall between the living room and the dining room. |
drive [sb] up the wall v expr | informal, figurative (irritate [sb]) (potoczny) | wkurzać kogoś ndk. |
| | wkurzyć kogoś dk. |
drywall, dry wall, dry-wall n | US (plasterboard) | płyta kartonowo-gipsowa ż + przym. |
| The contractor finally finished putting up the drywall today. |
drywall, dry-stone wall, drystone wall n | (stone wall built without mortar) | mur suchy (bez zaprawy) m + przym. |
drywall, dry-wall n as adj | US (built using plasterboard) | z płyty kartonowo-gipsowej wyr. |
drywall, dry-wall n as adj | (built without mortar) | suchościenny przym. |
drywall [sth], dry-wall [sth], dry wall [sth]⇒ vtr | US (construct using drywall) | budować z płyty kartonowo-gipsowej zwrot ndk. |
| | zbudować z płyty kartonowo-gipsowej zwrot dk. |
| Today we are going to drywall the kitchen. |
drywall, dry-wall, dry wall vi | US (construct or install drywall) | wznosić mur suchy zwrot ndk. |
| | wznieść mur suchy zwrot dk. |
| The workers have been drywalling for weeks now. |
the Great Wall of China, the Great Wall n | (defensive structure in China) | Wielki Mur Chiński wyr. |
| A lot of people go to China just to see the Great Wall. |
| Wielu ludzi jedzie do Chin tylko po to, żeby zobaczyć Wielki Mur. |
hit a brick wall, hit a wall v expr | figurative, informal (meet an obstacle) (przenośny) | stanąć w miejscu zwort dk. |
| | natrafić na przeszkodę zwrot dk. |
| If I hit a brick wall while writing, I find a thirty-minute run helps me to refocus. |
off the wall, off-the-wall adj | figurative, informal (unusual, bizarre) | szalony, zwariowany przym. |
Uwaga: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun |
retaining wall n | (wall preventing landslide) | podtrzymujący mur przym. + m |
screw anchor (US), wall plug (UK), Rawlplug ® (UK) n | (small reinforcing rod) | kołek rozporowy m + przym. |
seawall, sea wall, sea-wall n | (groyne: wave barrier) | opaska brzegowa ż + przym. |
stone wall n | (barrier made from stone slabs or blocks) | murek kamienny m + przym. |
| Throughout the ages, people have made stone walls to protect themselves from enemies. |
the Wailing Wall, the Western Wall n | (Judaism: sacred wall in Jerusalem) | Ściana Płaczu ż + m |
| The Wailing Wall is a very holy place for observant Jews. |
wall bracket n | (support fitted to a wall) | wspornik ścienny m + przym. |
| During the earthquake the wall brackets failed, dumping a shelf of books on my head. |
wall clock n | (timepiece mounted on a wall) | zegar ścienny m + przym. |
| This classroom needs a wall clock so that the teacher can stay on schedule. |
wall hanging n | (decorative fabric piece hung on a wall) | draperia ż |
| We bought several beautiful wall hangings on our trip to Peru. |
wall in vtr | (enclose) | zamurowywać ndk. |
| | zamurować, otoczyć murem dk. |
| | otoczyć murem ndk. + m |
| He used bricks to wall in the garden. |
wall lamp n | (wall-mounted light) | lampa ścienna, lampa naścienna ż + przym. |
| The Victorian home has beautiful wall lamps made of bronze. |
wall painting n | (mural) | malowidło ścienne n + przym. |
| The CEO commissioned a wall painting for the reception area. |
wall socket n | (electrical power outlet) | gniazdko ścienne n + przym. |
| If you have an infant or toddler, it's a good idea to put covers on all the wall sockets. |
Wall Street n | literal (New York financial district) | Wal Street |
| He works on Wall Street in New York. |
Wall Street n | figurative (New York stock exchange) | Wall Street |
| Wall Street greeted the news as evidence that inflation is under control. |
wall-to-wall carpet n | (fitted woven floor covering) | wykładzina dywanowa ż + przym. |
| Every day she vacuumed the wall-to-wall carpet in the foyer. |