wall off
To separate with a wallTo separate with a wall.
» The list of participants posted on the wall was ripped off by envious hooligans.
Список участников, вывешенный на стене, был сорван завистливыми хулиганами. — paul_lingvo
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesTo separate with a wall.
The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment.
(broadly, figuratively)To isolate completely.
Early protectionists tried to wall off the country from foreign trade.
Examples
3 sentencesThe list of participants posted on the wall was ripped off by envious hooligans.
ruСписок участников, вывешенный на стене, был сорван завистливыми хулиганами. — paul_lingvo
Mr Wall put off going to the dentist's.
deMr. Wall verschob den Zahnarztbesuch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mr. Wall put off going to the dentist's.
deMr. Wall verschob den Zahnarztbesuch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesForms
walls off, walling off, walled off, walled off| Base form | wall off · to wall off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | walls off |
| Present participle | walling off |
| Past simple | walled off |
| Past participle | walled off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb