stonewall

Anglais

Composé de stone et de wall.

Singulier	Pluriel
stonewall \stəʊnwɔːl\	stonewalls \stəʊnwɔːlz\

stonewall \stəʊnwɔːl\

Mur en pierre, mur de barrage.
- Exemple d’utilisation manquant. (Ajouter)
Obstruction.
- I suddenly realized that here was the opening I had been searching for and perhaps even the possibility of striking a great blow, a blow perhaps powerful enough to shatter her stonewall defence, be it sane or insane. — (George Langelaan, The Fly, 1957)
  La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)
Refus d’obtempérer, de coopérer.
(Boisson) Cocktail à base de cidre.
- When members of the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia's City Tavern, they […] ordered, one must assume, a broad variety of drinks, such as the mimbo (shavings from a sugarloaf, rum and water), the sling (two parts water to one part rum), the bombo
  en (which uses molasses instead of sugar, rum and water), the punch, or the calibogus (spruce beer and rum), a flip, a blackstrap (a mix with molasses), or a stonewall (a mix with cider).

stonewall \stəʊnwɔːl\

Murer.
- Exemple d’utilisation manquant. (Ajouter)
Faire obstruction.
- At the press conference, the Prime Minister appeared to be stonewalling when asked about tax increases.
  La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)