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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmur vide
Pronunciation / Transliteration: myʁ vid
"Elle a accroché un tableau sur le mur vide."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A plain, bare wall without any decoration, windows, or ornamentation.
"She stared at the blank wall, trying to decide what color to paint the living room." - 2
A metaphor for a complete obstacle, lack of response, or failure to make progress.
"Every time I asked him about his past projects, I hit a blank wall."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'blank' (from Old French 'blanc', meaning white or bare) combined with 'wall' (from Old English 'weall', from Latin 'vallum' meaning rampart). Historically used to describe unadorned architectural partitions, the term has evolved to also metaphorically signify a barrier to communication or an absence of ideas.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blank wall" is said worldwide
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mur vide
Transliteration: myʁ vid
"Elle a accroché un tableau sur le mur vide."
kahle Wand
Transliteration: ˈkaːlə vant
"Das Bild hing an einer kahlen Wand."
parete vuota
Transliteration: paˈreːte ˈvwɔːta
"Hanno dipinto di bianco quella parete vuota."
pared blanca
Transliteration: paˈɾed ˈblaŋka
"Colgó un cuadro en la pared blanca."
parede vazia
Transliteration: paˈɾedi vaˈziɐ
"Ela colocou uma prateleira na parede vazia."
खाली दीवार
Transliteration: khālī dīvār
"कमरे की खाली दीवार पर एक तस्वीर लगाई गई।"
白墙
Transliteration: bái qiáng
"这面白墙需要挂一些艺术品。"
빈 벽
Transliteration: bin byeok
"우리는 빈 벽에 액자를 걸었다."
白い壁
Transliteration: shiroi kabe
"部屋の白い壁に絵を飾った。"
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