brick in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brick in the English»French Dictionary

brick [Brit brɪk, Am brɪk] N

1. brick CONSTR:

brick

brique f

made of brick

en brique

made of brick attr wall

de briques

made of brick building

en briques

2. brick Brit (child's toy):

brick

cube m

3. brick (kind person):

brick inf, dated

type/fille m/f sympa inf

you're a brick!

t'es un amour! inf

it's like banging one's head against or talking to a brick wall

autant parler à un mur

to brick it, to shit bricks sl

avoir les jetons sl

to put one's money into bricks and mortar

investir dans la pierre

to run up against or run into a brick wall

se heurter à un mur

to be thick as a brick inf

être bête comme ses pieds

brick-built ADJ

brick-built

en briques

brick cheese N Am

brick cheese

fromage m à pâte dure

brick kiln N

brick kiln

four m à briques

I.brick up VB [Brit brɪk -, Am brɪk -] (brick [sth] up, brick up [sth])

brick up fireplace, window

murer

brick up hole

boucher

brick red N ADJ

brick red

rouge m brique

cavity brick N Brit

cavity brick

brique f creuse

I.gold brick [Brit, Am ˈɡoʊld ˌbrɪk] N

1. gold brick (worthless item):

gold brick pej

babiole f

2. gold brick Am (shirker):

gold brick inf

tire-au-flanc inf

II.goldbrick VB intr

goldbrick intr Am (shirk):

goldbrick

tirer au flanc inf

yellow brick road N

yellow brick road

route f du bonheur

Translations for brick in the French»English Dictionary

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galandage

thin brick partition

brick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brick in the English»French Dictionary

brick [brɪk] N

1. brick (block):

brick

brique f

2. brick (house):

to invest in bricks and mortar

investir dans la pierre

Phrases:

you can't make bricks without straw prov

à l'impossible nul n'est tenu prov

brick in, brick up VB trans

brick in

murer

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to hit a brick wall

se heurter au mur

to talk to a brick wall

parler à un mur

to be like banging one's head against a brick wall

être à se taper la tête contre les murs

to drop a brick [or Brit clanger]

faire une gaffe

to drop sb like a hot brick

laisser tomber qn comme une vieille chaussette

Translations for brick in the French»English Dictionary

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brique

brick

maison de brique

brick house

brique

brick red

brick Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hit a brick wall

se heurter au mur

to talk to a brick wall

parler à un mur

to be like banging one's head against a brick wall

être à se taper la tête contre les murs

to drop a brick [or Brit clanger]

faire une gaffe

to drop sb like a hot brick

laisser tomber qn comme une vieille chaussette

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He posted men at windows and behind the brick wall in the front of the building to block the entrance.

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It is a five story brick building, 14 bays long.

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It was built in two stages between 1769 and 1787, and is a 1 1/2-story, five-bay, brick-ended frame house.

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It is a two-bay brick structure with another entrance and window.

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The gold seen on the stupa is made of genuine gold plates, covering the brick structure and attached by traditional rivets.

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There was a two-story brick kindergarten building, a two-story brick grade school, and a brick house building.

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It has a three-story, rear brick addition built in 1922.

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The building exterior is made of granite, killas rubble, brick and elvan.

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Built in brick, it was a substantial mansion for his own occupation.

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Both structures are constructed of brick and have gable roofs.

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