BRICKS - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

toy ˈbricks N

toy bricks pl Brit:

toy bricks

Bauklötze pl

bricks-and-ˈmor·tar re·tail·er N

bricks-and-mortar retailer

konventioneller Einzelhändler (im Gegensatz zu Internethändlern)

brick [brɪk] N

1. brick (building block):

brick

Ziegel[stein] m

brick

Backstein m <-(e)s, -e>

to invest in bricks and mortar

in Immobilien investieren

to invest in bricks and mortar (buy a house)

ein Haus kaufen

2. brick usu sing dated also hum (loyal person):

brick

prima Kumpel m sl

brick

feiner Kerl

Phrases:

to come down on sb like a ton of bricks inf

jdn [richtig] fertigmachen inf

you can't make bricks without straw prov

wo nichts ist, kann auch nichts werden prov

brick in VB trans

to brick in ⇆ sth

etw einmauern

brick off VB trans

to brick off ⇆ sth

etw durch eine Mauer [ab]trennen

brick up VB trans

to brick up ⇆ a window

ein Fenster zumauern

ˈbrick-red ADJ

brick-red

ziegelrot

brick ˈwall N

brick wall

[Ziegelstein]mauer f

brick wall

[Backstein]mauer f

Phrases:

to come up against a brick wall

gegen eine Mauer rennen

to be talking to a brick wall

gegen eine Wand reden

I. ˈgold brick Am N pej inf

1. gold brick (sham):

gold brick

Mogelpackung f <-, -en>

2. gold brick (lazy person):

gold brick

Faulenzer(in) m (f) <-s, -> pej

II. ˈgold brick Am VB trans

to gold brick sb

jdn betrügen [o. hintergehen]

III. ˈgold brick Am VB intr

gold brick

faulenzen

ˈred-brick ADJ attr, inv

red-brick

aus rotem Ziegelstein [o. Backstein]

red-brick uni·ˈver·sity N Brit

red-brick university

im späten 19./frühen 20. Jahrhundert gegründete Universität, die weniger traditionell und elitär ausgelegt ist als etwa Oxford und Cambridge

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brick N

thick as a brick pej

dumm wie Bohnenstroh inf

to shit a brick vulg

das Arschflattern kriegen vulg

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brick VB

to brick sth (phone, computer components etc) sl

etw schrotten sl

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brick wall N

to be banging [or hitting] one's head against a brick wall fig

auf Granit beißen fig

to be banging [or hitting] one's head against a brick wall fig

gegen Windmühlen kämpfen fig

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brick house N

brick house

Backsteinhaus nt

Present

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

Past

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

Present Perfect

I	have	bricked in
you	have	bricked in
he/she/it	has	bricked in
we	have	bricked in
you	have	bricked in
they	have	bricked in

Past Perfect

I	had	bricked in
you	had	bricked in
he/she/it	had	bricked in
we	had	bricked in
you	had	bricked in
they	had	bricked in