What does muro in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word muro in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use muro in Italian.

The word muro in Italian means wall, wall, barrier, block, wall up, wall in, haul, trim, built-in closet, be with your back against the wall, have no choice, wall installation, wall lamp, wall light, put sbd up against the wall, corner sbd, dry stone wall, a wall with no source of light, confrontation, sound barrier, Berlin Wall, boundary wall, rubber wall, weight-bearing wall, load-bearing wall, wall clock, powerless, back to the wall, against the wall, up against it, on the wall, to be caught between a rock and a hard place. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word muro

wall

sostantivo maschile (di casa, palazzo, ecc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il muro era completamente imbrattato da scritte ingiuriose.
The wall was completely covered in offensive writing.

wall, barrier

sostantivo maschile (figurato (ostacolo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sua opposizione creava un muro invalicabile.
His opposition created an irremovable barrier.

block

sostantivo maschile (pallavolo) (volleyball)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non sei alta abbastanza per fare un muro efficace.
You are not tall enough to be a good block.

wall up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (chiudere con un muro) (opening, door, gap)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Il vecchio stanzino è stato murato per impedirne l'accesso.

wall in

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (incassare [qc] in un muro) (trap, enclose)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
La credenza è stata murata e ora è impossibile spostarla.

haul

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (vela: alare le mure) (sailing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo spinnaker va murato alla vela di prua.

trim

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (vela: fissare l'angolo di vela) (sailing)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'angolo è stato murato allo scafo.

built-in closet

sostantivo maschile (tipo di mobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

be with your back against the wall, have no choice

wall installation

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wall lamp, wall light

sostantivo femminile (fissata alla parete)

put sbd up against the wall

corner sbd

dry stone wall

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

a wall with no source of light

confrontation

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Finché farete muro contro muro non riusciremo mai a risolvere i problemi.

sound barrier

sostantivo maschile (aerodinamica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Berlin Wall

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

boundary wall

rubber wall

(literally)

weight-bearing wall

load-bearing wall

sostantivo maschile (elemento di abitazione)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wall clock

powerless, back to the wall, against the wall, up against it

(person, in a difficult situation)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Lo misero spalle al muro per costringerlo a confessare.

on the wall

to be caught between a rock and a hard place

(to be in a very difficult situation)

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