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brick
(brĭk)n.
1.
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.
Idiom: Informal To become inoperable. Used especially of electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, that connect to the internet.
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)n
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
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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. [画像:brick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln]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
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
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brick
noun (Informal) kind person, good sort, salt of the earth, star You were a brick, a real friend when I was in need.
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Translations
baksteen
طوبٌ، آجُر، قَرْميدطوبَة
тухла
cihlacihlovýzdít
mursten
briko
telliskivi-
tiili
cigla
tégla
múrsteinn
煉瓦
벽돌
later
įžeidžianti pastabamūrininkasplyta
ķieģelisķieģeļu-
tehlatehlový
opeka
опека
tegeltegelsten
อิฐ
gạch
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
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
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
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
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 Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
brick
n
(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
(of ice cream) → Block m
brick
in cpds → Backstein- ;brickbat
brick building
n → Backsteinbau m
brick
:brick kiln
n → Ziegelofen m
bricklayer
n → Maurer m
bricklaying
brick-red
adj → ziegelrot
brick wall
brickwork
n → Backsteinmauerwerk nt
brickworks
pl, brickyard
n → Ziegelei f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
brick
[brɪk] n (single) → mattone m; (material) → mattoni mpl; (toy) → cubobuilding 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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
brick
(brik) noun (a block of) baked clay used for building. a pile of bricks; (also adjective) a brick wall. baksteen طوبٌ، آجُر، قَرْميد тухла tijolo cihla; cihlový der Ziegel mursten τούβλο ladrillo tellis(kivi) آجر tiili brique לבנה ईंट cigla tégla bata múrsteinn mattone れんが 벽돌 plyta ķieģelis; ķieģeļu- bata baksteen; bakstenen murstein, tegl cegła خښته tijolo (de/din) cărămidă кирпич; кирпичныи tehla; tehlový opeka cigla tegel[sten] อิฐ tuğla 磚 цеглина اینٹ gạch 砖
ˈbrickbat noun an insult. They hurled brickbats at the politician throughout his speech. kritiek, onvriendelike aanmerking مُلاحَظَةٌ قاسِيَه، انتِقادٌ لاذشع парче тухла insulto urážka der Ziegelbrocken fornærmelse αποδοκιμασία, προσβολή insulto teravus توهین solvaus insultes הַעֲלָבָה गाली-गलौच करना komad opeke bántó megjegyzés penghinaan svívirðing frecciata しんらつな批評 독설 įžeidžianti pastaba aizvainojoša / asa piezīme cemuhan verwensing skjellsord; skarp kritikk obraźliwe słowo, obelga توهین، بی عزتی insulto insultă резкое замечание, оскорбление urážka žalitev uvreda nedsabling, skarp kritik การประชดประชัน hakaret 抨擊 уламок цеглини بے عزتی کترنا ، توہین کرنا lời nhận xét khiếm nhã 贬责的话
ˈbricklayer noun a person who builds (houses etc) with bricks. messelaar بنّـاء بالطوب / بالقَرميد зидар pedreiro zedník der Maurer murer χτίστης albañil müürsepp آجرچین muurari maçon, maçonne בנאי राजगीर zidar kőműves tukang batu múrari, múrhleðslumaður muratore れんが積み職人 벽돌공 mūrininkas mūrnieks penurap bata metselaar murer murarz معمار، هغه کس چی له خښتو څخه کور جوړوی pedreiro zidar каменщик murár zidar zidar murare ช่างปูน duvarcı 砌磚工人 муляр راج ، معمار thợ nề 砌砖工人
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brick
→ طوبَة cihla mursten Ziegel τούβλο ladrillo tiili brique cigla mattone 煉瓦 벽돌 baksteen murstein cegła tijolo кирпич tegelsten อิฐ tuğla gạch 砖Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009