No. 1,337 in French
murs
Walls.
In a sentence
Les murs de la maison sont peints en bleu.
The walls of the house are painted in blue.
Refers to the physical structures, the walls of the house.
Avec le temps, les murs ont des oreilles.
With time, walls have ears.
Used in a figurative sense to mean that one should be cautious as conversations might be overheard.
Les murs du canyon étaient spectaculaires.
The walls of the canyon were spectacular.
Describes the natural, vertical rock formations resembling walls.
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