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brick [brɪk] N

1. brick (for building):

brick
cegła f

2. brick (toy):

brick
klocek m

3. brick (block):

brick
blok m

brick in, brick up VB trans

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gold brick N AM pej inf

Usage examples with bricks

to shit bricks [or a brick]
zesrać się [ze strachu]
to come down on sb like a ton of bricks
spaść na kogoś jak piorun z jasnego nieba

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Mass production of bricks commenced in the 1870s, although hand production continued until the end of the 19th century.
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These bricks were used for specialised engineering projects such as in furnaces and for powerstations.
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The Euroland house is being built without a plan; just bricks stuck in when what is already there threatens to collapse.
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The bricks thus transfer the heat of the exhaust to the air of combustion, preheating it.
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A hodcarrier, visible behind the main navvy, is transporting bricks down into the hole.
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Due to high clay content in the subsoil, a large part of all industrial activity is dedicated to ceramics, especially bricks and tiles.
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Many of the bricks in the walls were handmade at the building site.
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Sadly, the 208-cell apartment block from the second convict era was demolished and the bricks used to build other buildings and roads.
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The firebrick industry of the valley manufactured such products as clay tile, building and paving bricks and clay sewer pipe.
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Eco friendly fly ash bricks have been used to boost thermal insulation and cut energy requirements.
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