Parois (en. Walls)

/paʁwa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Surface that delineates a space.

The walls of the cave are covered with stalactites.

Les parois de la grotte sont recouvertes de stalactites.

Screen or partitions in a construction.

The walls of the building must be insulated.

Les parois du bâtiment doivent être isolées.

In anatomy, membrane or layer that surrounds an organ.

The walls of blood vessels are crucial for circulation.

Les parois des vaisseaux sanguins sont cruciales pour la circulation.

Comes from the Latin 'paries', meaning wall, partition.

walls of memory

Refers to the limits or capacities of memory.

parois de la mémoire

cellular walls

Membranes that surround cells, particularly in biology.

parois cellulaires

enclosing walls

Wall that surrounds a property or area.

parois d'enceinte

wall

Vertical construction element that delineates a space.

mur

partition

Separation element, often interior.

cloison

membrane

Thin layer of tissue that delineates an organ or structure.

membrane

Used to refer to the boundaries in a figurative sense.

We must break down the walls of ignorance.

Il faut briser les parois de l'ignorance.

Reflects limited perspectives.

She has walls that are too rigid on certain ideas.

Elle a des parois trop rigides sur certaines idées.