mauern
Meaning
- (weak) to build a wall, to lay bricks
- (weak) to play defensively in a card game
- (weak) to defend the goal with (almost) all players
- (figuratively, weak) to refuse to cooperate; to stonewall
Synonyms
obstruieren
eine Mauer bauen
feige sein
sich nicht trauen
defensiv spielen
keinen Zoll weichen
Weg versperren
Knüppel zwischen die Beine werfen
querstellen
in den Weg stellen
nicht trauen
entgegentreten
zumauern
Steine in den Weg legen
Translations
metselen
maçonner
murare
amurallar
dîwarlêkirin
fazer obra de alvenariaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmaʊ̯ɐn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German mūren, from the root of Mauer (“wall”).
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