stonewall
Anglais modifier
Étymologie modifier
Nom commun modifier
| 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)
- 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).
Verbe modifier
| Temps | Forme |
|---|---|
| Infinitif | to stonewall \stəʊnwɔːl\ |
| Présent simple, 3e pers. sing. |
stonewalls \stəʊnwɔːlz\ |
| Prétérit | stonewalled \stəʊnwɔːld\ |
| Participe passé | stonewalled \stəʊnwɔːld\ |
| Participe présent | stonewalling \stəʊnwɔːl.ɪŋ\ |
| voir conjugaison anglaise | |
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.
Prononciation modifier
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