What does muro in Spanish mean?

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

The word muro in Spanish means wall, wall, blank wall, firewall, load bearing wall, enclosing wall, retaining wall, border wall, border fence, diaphragm wall, retaining wall, hit a brick wall, run into an obstacle, stumble upon an obstacle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word muro

wall

nombre masculino (pared)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El muro rodeaba el edificio y lo protegía de visitas y miradas no deseadas.
The wall went around the building and protected it from unwanted visitors or lurkers.

wall

nombre masculino (redes sociales: espacio en perfil) (social media)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En su cumpleaños, Mariana recibió más de quinientos mensajes en su muro.
On her birthday, Mariana received over five hundred messages on her wall.

blank wall

locución nominal masculina (muro divisorio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La empresa dividió la oficina con muros ciegos.
The company divided the office with blank walls.

firewall

(muro contra incendios)

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

load bearing wall

nombre masculino (arquitectura: pared maestra)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedes derribar esa pared porque es el muro de carga del edificio y soporta el peso de la construcción.
You can't take down that wall because it is the building's load bearing wall and supports the weight of the construction.

enclosing wall

(muro cerca)

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

retaining wall

(muro contenedor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El muro de contención evite que se desborde la tierra.
The retaining wall prevents the soil from spilling over.

border wall, border fence

(valla de seguridad entre países)

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

diaphragm wall, retaining wall

(muro de contención)

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

hit a brick wall

locución verbal (figurado (deportes: fatiga intensa) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

run into an obstacle, stumble upon an obstacle

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (afrontar gran obstáculo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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