Nous avons muré un coin du jardin pour y cultiver un petit verger.
We walled off a corner of the garden to cultivate a small orchard there.
Lorsque nous sommes allés vivre en ville, nous avons muré la fenêtre du rez-de-chaussée afin que personne ne puisse entrer dans la maison pendant notre absence.
When we moved to the city, we walled up the downstairs window so that no one could get into the house in our absence.
Comme nous n'avons pas réussi à vendre notre vieille maison, nous avons muré les portes et les fenêtres avec des briques, afin d'éviter qu'on y entre et qu'on la dégrade.
As we weren't able to sell our old house, we bricked up the doors and windows, so that it wouldn't be vandalized.
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