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brick

(brĭk)

a. A molded rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material.

b. Such blocks of clay used as a building material: a house made of brick.

c. An object shaped like such a block: a brick of cheese.

d. Informal A smartphone, tablet, or similar electronic device that connects to the internet that has become inoperable.

2. A dark brownish red.

3. Informal A helpful, reliable person.

4. Basketball A shot that falls short of the basket.

v. bricked, brick·ing, bricks

v. tr.

1. To construct, line, or pave with bricks.

2. To close or wall with brick: bricked up the windows of the old house.

3. Informal To cause to become inoperable. Used especially of electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, that connect to the internet. I bricked my smartphone when I tried to untether it.

v. intr.

Informal To become inoperable. Used especially of electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, that connect to the internet.

Idiom:

drop a brick Informal

To make a clumsy social error.

[Middle English brike, from Middle Dutch bricke.]

brick adj.

brick′y adj.

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brick

(brɪk)

1. (Building)

a. a rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction

b. (as modifier): a brick house.

2. (Building) the material used to make such blocks

3. any rectangular block: a brick of ice.

4. (Building) bricks collectively

5. informal a reliable, trustworthy, or helpful person

6. Brit a child's building block

7. (Colours) short for brick red

8. drop a brick informal Brit to make a tactless or indiscreet remark

9. like a ton of bricks informal (used esp of the manner of punishing or reprimanding someone) with great force; severely: when he spotted my mistake he came down on me like a ton of bricks.

vb (tr)

10. (Building) (usually foll by: in, up, or over) to construct, line, pave, fill, or wall up with bricks: to brick up a window; brick over a patio.

11. slang to attack (a person) with a brick or bricks

[C15: from Old French brique, from Middle Dutch bricke; related to Middle Low German brike, Old English brecan to break]

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brick

(brɪk)
n.

1. a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln and used for building, paving, etc.

2. such blocks collectively.

3. the material of which such blocks are made.

4. any block or bar having a similar size and shape: a gold brick.

5. Informal. an admirable person.

6. Brit. block (def. 3).

v.t.

7. to pave, line, wall, fill, or build with brick.

adj.

8. made of, constructed with, or resembling bricks.

Idioms:

1. drop a brick, to make a social blunder, esp. an indiscreet remark.

2. hit the bricks,

a. to walk the streets.

b. to go on strike.

[1400–50; late Middle English brike < Middle Dutch bricke; akin to break]

brick′like`, adj.

brick′y, adj.

brick

Past participle: bricked
Gerund: bricking

Imperative
brick
brick

Present
I brick
you brick
he/she/it bricks
we brick
you brick
they brick

Preterite
I bricked
you bricked
he/she/it bricked
we bricked
you bricked
they bricked

Present Continuous
I am bricking
you are bricking
he/she/it is bricking
we are bricking
you are bricking
they are bricking

Present Perfect
I have bricked
you have bricked
he/she/it has bricked
we have bricked
you have bricked
they have bricked

Past Continuous
I was bricking
you were bricking
he/she/it was bricking
we were bricking
you were bricking
they were bricking

Past Perfect
I had bricked
you had bricked
he/she/it had bricked
we had bricked
you had bricked
they had bricked

Future
I will brick
you will brick
he/she/it will brick
we will brick
you will brick
they will brick

Future Perfect
I will have bricked
you will have bricked
he/she/it will have bricked
we will have bricked
you will have bricked
they will have bricked

Future Continuous
I will be bricking
you will be bricking
he/she/it will be bricking
we will be bricking
you will be bricking
they will be bricking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been bricking
you have been bricking
he/she/it has been bricking
we have been bricking
you have been bricking
they have been bricking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been bricking
you will have been bricking
he/she/it will have been bricking
we will have been bricking
you will have been bricking
they will have been bricking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been bricking
you had been bricking
he/she/it had been bricking
we had been bricking
you had been bricking
they had been bricking

Conditional
I would brick
you would brick
he/she/it would brick
we would brick
you would brick
they would brick

Past Conditional
I would have bricked
you would have bricked
he/she/it would have bricked
we would have bricked
you would have bricked
they would have bricked

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Noun	1.	brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material adobe brick, adobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates ceramic - an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures clinker brick, clinker - a hard brick used as a paving stone firebrick - brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys cope, coping, header - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall mud brick - a brick made from baked mud building material - material used for constructing buildings clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
	2.	brick - a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy good person - a person who is good to other people

brick

noun (Informal) kind person, good sort, salt of the earth, star You were a brick, a real friend when I was in need.

brick something up wall up, cover, close up, shut up We bricked up all our windows.

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Translations

baksteen

طوبٌ، آجُر، قَرْميدطوبَة

тухла

cihlacihlovýzdít

mursten

Ziegel Backstein Bauklotz Stein

τούβλο μπρίκι πλίνθος

briko

ladrillo

telliskivi-

tiili

brique

לבנה

cigla

tégla

múrsteinn

mattone murare fare una gaffe

煉瓦

벽돌

later

įžeidžianti pastabamūrininkasplyta

ķieģelisķieģeļu-

tehlatehlový

opeka

опека

tegeltegelsten

อิฐ

tuğla

gạch

砖

brick

[brɪk]

A. N

1. (Constr) → ladrillo m, tabique m (Mex)
bricks and mortar → construcción f, edificios mpl
to come down on sb like a ton of bricks → echar una bronca de miedo a algn
to drop a brick (Brit) → meter la pata, tirarse una plancha (Sp)
you can't make bricks without straw → sin paja ho hay ladrillos

2. (Brit) (= toy) → cubo m

3. [of ice cream] → bloque m

4. (o.f.) (= person) he's a brick → es buen chico
be a brick and lend it to me → préstamelo como buen amigo

B. CPD → de ladrillo(s)
brick kiln N → horno m de ladrillos
brick wall N → pared f de ladrillos
to beat one's head against a brick wall → esforzarse en balde

brick in VT + ADV [+ window etc] → tapar con ladrillos or (Mex) tabiques

brick up VT + ADV [+ window etc] → tapar con ladrillos or (Mex) tabiques

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brick

[ˈbrɪk]

n → brique f
bricks and mortar (= property) → l'immobilier
brick and mortar [retailers, industries, world] → de l'économie traditionnelle, brique et mortier

modif → en brique
a brick wall → un mur en brique
to be banging one's head against a brick wall (= speaking in vain) → parler à un mur (= acting in vain) → agir en pure perte
to hit a brick wall, to come up against a brick wall (fig) → se heurter à un mur

brick up

vt [+ door, window] → murer

brick

(Build) → Ziegel- or Backstein m; bricks and mortar (= property) → Immobilien pl; you can’t make bricks without straw (Prov) → wo nichts ist, kann auch nichts werden; he came or was down on me like a ton of bricks (inf) → er hat mich unheimlich fertiggemacht (inf); to drop a brick (Brit fig inf) → ins Fettnäpfchen treten; to drop somebody/something like a hot brick (inf) → jdn/etw wie eine heiße Kartoffel fallen lassen

(= toy) → (Bau)klotz m; box of (building) bricks → Baukasten m

(of ice cream) → Block m

(dated inf) → feiner Kerl (inf); be a brick! → sei ein Kumpel!

bricks (Brit sl: = money) → Kohle f (inf)

brick

in cpds → Backstein-;

brickbat

n (= missile) → Backsteinbrocken m; (fig) → Beschimpfung f

brick building

n → Backsteinbau m

brick

brick kiln

n → Ziegelofen m

bricklayer

n → Maurer m

bricklaying

n → Maurerarbeit f; (= trade) → Maurerhandwerk nt

brick-red

adj → ziegelrot

brick wall

n (fig inf) I might as well be talking to a brick → ich könnte genauso gut gegen eine Wand reden; it’s like beating or banging one’s head against a brick → es ist, wie wenn man mit dem Kopf gegen die Wand rennt; to come up against or hit a brick → plötzlich vor einer Mauer stehen

brickwork

n → Backsteinmauerwerk nt

brickworks

pl, brickyard

n → Ziegelei f

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brick

[brɪk] n (single) → mattone m; (material) → mattoni mpl; (toy) → cubo
building bricks → (gioco delle) costruzioni fpl
he came down on me like a ton of bricks (fig) → ancora un po' e mi mangiava
to drop a brick (fig) (fam) → fare una gaffe
to meet or come up against a brick wall (fig) → trovarsi davanti un ostacolo insormontabile
I felt I was banging my head against a brick wall → mi sembrava di parlare al muro
you can't make bricks without straw (Proverb) → non si può far niente senza l'occorrente

brick in brick up vt + adv → murare

brick

(brik) noun

(a block of) baked clay used for building. a pile of bricks; (also adjective) a brick wall.

ˈbrickbat noun

an insult. They hurled brickbats at the politician throughout his speech.

ˈbricklayer noun

a person who builds (houses etc) with bricks.

brick

→ طوبَة cihla mursten Ziegel τούβλο ladrillo tiili brique cigla mattone 煉瓦 벽돌 baksteen murstein cegła tijolo кирпич tegelsten อิฐ tuğla gạch 砖