wall off

abmauern, durch eine Mauer abtrennen

Einen Bereich durch den Bau einer Mauer abtrennen oder verschließen.

In einfachem Englisch: To separate or close an area by building a wall.

• They walled off the doorway.
• We walled part of the garden off for storage.
• Why did the owners wall off that room?

So benutzt man es: wall something off (They walled the passage off.); wall something off from something (A builder walled the kitchen off from the hall.)

Synonyme: partition, seal off

Häufige Wendungen: wall off something, wall off a room

isolieren, abschotten

Jemanden oder etwas vollständig von anderen Menschen oder äußeren Einflüssen abschirmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To keep someone or something completely separate from outside people or influences.

• He walled himself off from his friends.
• The rules wall off local businesses from international competition.
• She had walled off her emotions after the accident.

So benutzt man es: wall someone/something off from something (The policy walled the country off from foreign trade.)

Synonyme: isolate, cut off

Häufige Wendungen: wall off someone, wall off emotions