bétonner — meaning in English

English meaning

• concrete noun A hard building material made by mixing cement, water, sand, and gravel, which sets solid.
• stonewall verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.

Senses

bétonner is used for these senses in English:

• concrete (usually, transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).
• stonewall (ambitransitive, informal) To refuse to answer or cooperate, especially in supplying information.

concrete — full definition

1. noun A hard building material made by mixing cement, water, sand, and gravel, which sets solid.
2. adjective Actual and specific rather than vague or abstract.

stonewall — full definition

1. verb To deliberately block progress by refusing to answer questions, give information, or cooperate.
2. verb To obstruct or block something outright.

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