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 Translation for 'balls to the wall' from English to French
à fond {adv}balls to the wall [coll.]
Partial Matches
être le dos au murto have one's back to the wall
Autant parler à un mur.You might as well be talking to the wall.
avoir le dos au mur [aussi fig.]to have one's back to the wall [also fig.]
apposer qc. sur un murto affix sth. to a wall
littérat.F
Un barrage contre le Pacifique [Marguerite Duras]
The Sea Wall
taper contre le murto knock on the wall
loufoque {adj} [fam.]off-the-wall [coll.]
faîte {m} du murtop of the wall
sauter de l'autre côté du murto jump over the wall
géogr.
la Grande Muraille de Chine {noun}
the Great Wall of China
sur le mur {adv}on the wall [on top]
presser qn. contre le murto squash sb. against the wall
s'aplatir contre le murto flatten oneself against the wall
sauter par-dessus le mur sans le toucherto jump clean over the wall
exaspérer qn.to drive sb. up the wall [idiom]
s'écraser contre le murto be crushed up against the wall
fin.
bancomat {m} [suisse] [aussi : bancomate]
hole in the wall [Br.] [coll.]
outil.
appliquer une échelle contre le mur
to lean a ladder against the wall
L'heure est grave.The writing is on the wall. [fig.]
être au pied du mur [loc.]to have one's back against the wall [idiom]
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Usage Examples English
  • Frank himself departed after the release of the following (and the band's most successful) album, "Balls to the Wall", in 1983.
  • After the recording of "Balls to the Wall" was completed he was asked to rejoin the band.
  • Their 2008 sophomore release, "Seasons of Tragedy", saw the group continue their close working relationship with mentor/producer Jeff Pilson who brought in former Dokken bandmate George Lynch to contribute guest guitar solos on "Bare Bones" and a cover of the Accept track "Balls to the Wall".
  • Despite the more commercially appealing sound of the album, it fell short of the sales figures of its predecessor "Balls to the Wall" in America.
  • Professional wrestler Chris Jericho's band, Fozzy, did their own cover of the song "Balls to the Wall".

  • A cover of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" is included on the EP, as well as a cover of Accept's "Balls to the Wall".
  • It was a return to the guitar-driven sound similar to the "Balls to the Wall"-era Accept.
  • Inspired by the audience response to Dream Theater's heavier songs while on tour, in the "Chaos in Progress" documentary, Portnoy says that they wanted "Train of Thought" to be a "balls to the wall" album with heavier, darker riffing, exposing them to a number of new metal fans.
  • She is credited as lyricist on all songs on their albums from "Balls to the Wall" (1983) to "Death Row" (1994), with the exception of two instrumentals on "Death Row".
  • Halley will stop at nothing in this balls to the wall Hollywood comedy...even if it means hurting the only people who truly care about her.

  • "Donkey Punch the Night" is the follow-up to Puscifer's 2011 album "Conditions of My Parole" and features two new tracks ("Breathe" and "Dear Brother") as well as two covers, "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen and "Balls to the Wall" by Accept.
  • It includes a cover version of the 1983 Accept song "Head over Heels" (from their album "Balls to the Wall").
  • A 2-sided vinyl LP picture disc is also available in the North American market with the following 10 tracks, and the European market edition includes a 4-sided vinyl LP picture disc with the following 10 tracks and "Balls to the Wall" (Accept cover) bonus track, with the fourth side etched.
  • "FUBAR 2" (also known as "FUBAR: Balls to the Wall" or "FUBAR: Gods of Blunder") is a 2010 comedy film and the sequel to the 2002 cult film "FUBAR".
  • She landed the role of Carla in the dance sequel "Honey 2" and had a small but memorable role as Melissa in the comedy movie "Balls to the Wall" which was released in 2011.

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