un muro in a sentence

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The first one is what I was looking for. Do you say this phrase in Italy? grazie mille... :)

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Literally, it's:

"I always hit a wall of silence" = "Colpisco sempre un muro di silenzio" [ Presente ]

"I've always hit a wall of silence" = "Ho sempre colpito un muro di silenzio" [ Passato Prossimo ]

If you give me more context, I can suggest a better expression.

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We use "wall of silence", but not in a sentence like that.

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Can you tell me how you would use it?

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Salvatore, I was thinking of suggesting 'sbattere contro', but I wondered:

- is that an appropriate alternative to 'colpire', or is it too strong?
- how does the meaning of sbattere change when made reflexive (sbattersi)?

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Sorry for the late answer :P

@ Nathan:

"Sbattere contro" is an even better translation.

"Colpire" and "sbattere" are not exactly identical in meaning, but they're similar (even though they aren't interchangeable, often) . The latter is stronger, actually.

If you use the reflexive form of "sbattere", the meaning is totally different.

- "Sbattere" can mean:

"To slam" (something in somebody’s face)
"To flap" (wings)
"To blink"
"To bang/bump" (against something)

and so on...

- "Sbattersi" can mean:

"To scramble" or "To bustle about" (to do something)
"To fuck" (someone) (vulgar)

- "Sbattersene" (reflexive variant using grouped pronoun particles)

"Not to give a damn" (vulgar)