English-German translation for "it's like talking to a brick wall"
"it's like talking to a brick wall" German translation
Krawattenzwang
Maskulinum | masculine m <Krawattenzwang(e)s; keinPlural | plural pl>Overview of all translations
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- der Krawattenzwang ist aufgehoben it’s no longer compulsory to wear a
talking-to
noun | Substantiv s <talking-tos> familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgOverview of all translations
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brick
[brik]noun | Substantiv sOverview of all translations
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- Ziegel(stein)masculine | Maskulinum mbrickBack-, Mauersteinmasculine | Maskulinum mbrickbrick
- Pfundskerlmasculine | Maskulinum m (feineror | oder od anständiger Kerl)brick fine fellow slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsbrick fine fellow slang | Slang, saloppe Umgangssprache, Jargonsl obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
- Taktlosigkeitfeminine | Femininum fbrick tactless remark British English | britisches EnglischBr familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgbrick tactless remark British English | britisches EnglischBr familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
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- to drop a brickins Fettnäpfchen treten
brick
[brik]adjective | Adjektiv adjOverview of all translations
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brick
[brik]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/tOverview of all translations
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Wall
[val]Maskulinum | masculine m <Wall(e)s; Wälle>Overview of all translations
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- earth fill(ing)Wall Bauwesen | buildingBAU ErdaufschüttungWall Bauwesen | buildingBAU Erdaufschüttung
- Wall Bauwesen | buildingBAU Erddamm
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- einen Wall aufschütten
- rampartWall Schutz figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)figbulwarkWall Schutz figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)figwallWall Schutz figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)figWall Schutz figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
cartload
noun | Substantiv sOverview of all translations
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- Karren-, Wagenladungfeminine | Femininum fcartloadFuderneuter | Neutrum ncartloadFuhrefeminine | Femininum fcartloadcartload
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- by cartloadsfuder-, fuhren-, wagenweise
- to come down onsomebody | jemand sb like a cartload of bricks familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsjemanden völlig niederschmettern
wall-to-wall
adjective | Adjektiv adjOverview of all translations
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- durchgehend, überall vorhandenwall-to-wall figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgwall-to-wall figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg
wall-to-wall
noun | Substantiv s American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSOverview of all translations
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- Spannteppichmasculine | Maskulinum mwall-to-wallwall-to-wall
come down on
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgOverview of all translations
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Dutch uncle
noun | Substantiv s familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumgOverview of all translations
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