mauern
to brick; to build a wall; to be non-committal (slang)
Word details
- German meaning
- Mit Steinen eine Mauer bauen.
- English meaning
- to build a wall
- Synonym
- bauen, errichten
- German example
- Der Maurer mauert eine neue Wand.
- English example
- The bricklayer is building a new wall.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich maure du mauerst er/sie/es ich mauert wir mauern ihr maueret sie mauern
- Past Participle
- ich habe gemauert du hast gemauert er/sie/es hat gemauert wir haben gemauert ihr habt gemauert sie haben gemauert
- Past
- ich mauerte du mauertest er/sie/es mauerte wir mauerten ihr mauertet sie mauerten
Related words
- untermauern
substantiate
- untermauern
corroborate
- untermauern
underpin
- Mauernische
Wall niche
- einmauern
To wall in
- ummauern
To wall in
- untermauern
to support or strengthen with evidence or arguments
- vermauern
To wall up
- niederbrennen
Burn down
- Rammbock
Battering ram
- mittelalterig
medieval-like
- abbrennen
To burn down
- Mauerlattich
Wall lettuce is a plant species from the daisy family, often found growing on walls or roadsides.
- Brandmauer
Firewall
- Getto
Ghetto
- Massiv
Massive
- Mauerspecht
A wallpecker is a tool for breaking walls or a colloquial term for a construction worker.
- Deckung
cover, shelter, protection
- Mauerassel
woodlouse, pillbug
- Holzgerüst
Wooden scaffolding
- Stadtmauer
City wall
- Maschikuli
Machicolation
- Klostermauer
Monastery wall
- Steinmauer
stone wall
- Nordmauer
north wall
- Wehrmauer
Defensive wall
- mörteln
To mortar
- Medina
medina
- Maurer
bricklayer
- Klagemauer
Wailing Wall
- massiv
Massive means solid, heavy, or of great extent.
- ummauert
Walled, surrounded by a wall
- Mauer
Wall
- Innenhof
Courtyard
- Vormauer
Outer wall
- Betonmauer
concrete wall
- Lawinenschutzmauer
Avalanche barrier
- Feuermauer
Firewall
- Westmauer
Western Wall
- Staumauer
Dam
- Ostmauer
The east wall is the eastern wall of a building or city.
- Südmauer
south wall
- Stechwinde
Hedge bindweed
Example sentences with “mauern”
Die Firma mauert bei den Gehaltsverhandlungen. (The company is being non-committal during salary negotiations.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'mauern' mean in a negotiation?
It means to refuse to give information or to stall, like building a wall around oneself.