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♦ brick /brɪk/n.1 [cu] mattone; laterizio: built in brick (o brick-built) (costruito) in mattoni; di mattoni; a brick wall, un muro di mattoni2 pezzo rettangolare; cubetto; blocchetto5 (fam. GB, antiq.) vero amico; angelo; tesoro: Celia, you're a brick!, Celia, sei un angelo!● bricks and mortar, edifici (pl.); case (pl.); ( come investimento) il mattone, la casa, gli immobili (pl.); ( anche) il settore immobiliare □ (comput., econ.) brick-and-mortar, tradizionale (ossia non appartenente alla «new economy») □ brick-earth, argilla per mattoni □ brick flooring, ammattonato □ brick hammer, martello da muratore □ brick kiln, fornace da mattoni □ brick pavement, ammattonato □ brick red, rosso mattone □ brick veneer, rivestimento di mattoni (di casa, su una struttura di legno); (Austral.) casa con questo rivestimento □ (fam.) to be a brick (o a few bricks) short of a load, essere un po' picchiato; non essere tutto giusto □ (fam.) to come down on sb. like a ton of bricks, fare una sfuriata a q.; levare il pelo a q.; mangiarsi vivo q. □ to come up against a brick wall, andare a sbattere contro un muro (fig.) □ (fam.) to drop a brick, fare una gaffe; dirla grossa □ ( slang USA) to hit the bricks, uscire in strada; scioperare, scendere in strada; uscire di prigione □ to make bricks without straw, fare qc. senza avere i mezzi necessari.(to) brick /brɪk/v. t.costruire, pavimentare con mattoni; ammattonare, mattonare● to brick up, murare ( con mattoni: una finestra, ecc.) □ ( slang) to be bricking it, cacarsi sotto (dalla paura).
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