brick in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for brick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.brick [Am brɪk, Brit brɪk] N

1.1. brick CONSTR:

brick

ladrillo m

made of brick

(hecho) de ladrillo

to put one's money into bricks and mortar Brit

invertir en inmuebles

to drop a brick Brit

meter la pata inf

you can't make bricks without straw

no se puede trabajar sin materia prima

attr a brick wall/house

una pared/una casa de ladrillo

1.2. brick (toy):

brick

cubo m

1.3. brick (of ice cream):

brick Brit

barra f

2. brick (reliable person) Brit:

brick inf, dated

persona f de confianza

II.brick [Am brɪk, Brit brɪk] VB trans Brit inf

brick

lanzar ladrillos contra

brick

lanzar ladrillos a

gold brick [Am ˈɡoʊld ˌbrɪk, Brit] N

gold brick (worthless object) Am:

gold brick inf

timo m inf

gold brick inf

estafa f

to sell sb a gold brick

darle gato por liebre a alguien inf

to sell sb a gold brick

venderle un buzón a alguien RioPl inf

chicken brick N Brit

chicken brick

recipiente de barro para asar el pollo en su jugo

red-brick [Am ˈrɛdbrɪk, Brit] ADJ Brit

red-brick

de ladrillo (rojo)

red-brick university

universidad sin la tradición secular de las antiguas como Oxford o Cambridge

I.brick red <attr brick-red> [ˌbrɪk ˈrɛd] ADJ

brick red

rojo teja adj inv

brick red

rojo ladrillo adj inv

II.brick red [ˌbrɪk ˈrɛd] N U

brick red

rojo m teja

brick red

rojo m ladrillo

brick-built [ˈbrɪkˌbɪlt] ADJ

brick-built

de ladrillo

brick in VB [Am brɪk -, Brit brɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

brick in

tabicar

brick in

tapiar

brick up VB [Am brɪk -, Brit brɪk -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

brick up

tabicar

brick up

tapiar

Translations for brick in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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enladrillado

brick floor

ladrillo refractario

fireproof brick

brick in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brick in the English»Spanish Dictionary

brick [brɪk] N

1. brick (block):

brick

ladrillo m

2. brick inf:

bricks and mortar

inmueble m

to invest in bricks and mortar

invertir en bienes inmuebles

Phrases:

you can't make bricks without straw prov

sin paja no hay ladrillos

brick up VB trans

brick up

tapiar

brick in VB trans

brick in

tapiar

I.gold brick N inf

1. gold brick (sham):

gold brick

estafa f

2. gold brick Am (person):

gold brick

gandul(a) m (f)

II.gold brick VB trans

gold brick

estafar

III.gold brick VB intr Am

gold brick

escurrir el bulto

brick wall N

brick wall

pared f (de ladrillos)

Phrases:

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

llevar todas las de perder

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to drop a brick, to drop a clanger Brit

meter la pata

to bang one's head against a brick wall

darse de cabeza contra la pared

Translations for brick in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ladrillo

brick

hablar a la pared

to talk to a brick wall

brick Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bang one's head against a brick wall

darse de cabeza contra la pared

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

llevar todas las de perder

to drop a brick, to drop a clanger Brit

meter la pata

to talk to a brick wall

hablar a la pared

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Maroon represents the building's brick and paint scheme.

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A brick building housed a large static steam engine that wound the rope pulling the rail wagons up the tunnel.

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

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It was built about 1912, and is a one-story, rectangular, brick building.

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Two interesting features observed inside the cells, fireplaces and ornamental brick-pedestals, were not included in the original plan.

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

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

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The present red brick structure was completed in 1902.

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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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Many roadways are now paved with modern materials, though a few brick streets remain.

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