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[brik]((a block of) baked clay used for building: a pile of bricks; ( also adjective) a brick wall.) tijolo- brickbat- bricklayer* * *[brik] n 1 tijolo. 2 coisa da forma de tijolo. 3 bloco para brinquedo de construção. 4 sl um quilo de maconha comprimido. 5 coll pessoa de bom coração, formidável. • vt amurar, pavimentar, revestir com tijolos. they are going to brick up part of the garden / eles vão pavimentar parte do jardim. • adj 1 de tijolo. 2 da cor de tijolo. he dropped a brick ele deu um passo em falso, ele disse uma tolice. he is a regular brick sl ele é um rapaz formidável. to make bricks without straw fazer esforços para realizar uma atividade impossível. -
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1. n кирпич; клинкерmoler brick — диатомитовый кирпич; теплоизолирующий кирпич
2. n детские кубики3. n брусок, брикет4. n разг. славный парень, молодчина, «молоток»5. n промах, нарушение правил поведенияto drop a brick — допустить бестактность, сделать промах, «ляпнуть»
6. n амер. сл. пакет марихуаны ёмкостью 1 килограммonly a brick throw from — совсем рядом, в двух шагах
to make bricks without straw — делать впустую, заниматься бесполезным делом
7. a кирпичный, клинкерный8. v класть кирпичи; облицовывать; выкладывать кирпичом; мостить кирпичомaluminous brick — алюминатный кирпич; шамотный кирпич
Синонимический ряд:1. cement block (noun) adobe; cement block; cinder block; concrete block; glass brick; pressed brick; roman brick2. mass (noun) block; cake; chunk; cube; hunk; mass; section; slab -
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adj. van stenen gemaakt--------n. steen, baksteen; blok; beleefd iemand--------v. metselen; met baksteen bekledenbrick1[ brik] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 baksteen♦voorbeelden:〈Brits-Engels; slang〉 drop a brick • iets verkeerds zeggen, een blunder begaan————————brick2〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:1 brick up/in • dichtmetselen, inmetselen
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make bricks without straw — 1. To try to do a piece of work without the materials necessary for it 2. To make something that will not last • • • Main Entry: ↑brick * * * make bricks without ˈstraw idiom (BrE) to try to work without the necessary material, money, information … Useful english dictionary
make bricks without straw — {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * /John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw./ * /It was making bricks without… … Dictionary of American idioms
make bricks without straw — {v. phr.} To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. * /John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw./ * /It was making bricks without… … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ bricks\ without\ straw — v. phr. To make something without the wherewithal; do something the hard way; do a job under hard conditions. John could not go to a library, and writing the report was a job of making bricks without straw. It was making bricks without straw to… … Словарь американских идиом
you cannot make bricks without straw — Nothing can be made or performed without the necessary materials. Frequently used as a metaphorical phrase, to make bricks without straw. A (misapplied) allusion to EXODUS V. 7 (AV) Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as… … Proverbs new dictionary
You can't make bricks without straw. — something that you say which means you cannot do something correctly without the necessary materials. I need an electric drill to put these shelves up. You can t make bricks without straw … New idioms dictionary
you can't make bricks without straw — ► you can t make bricks without straw proverb nothing can be made or accomplished without adequate material or information. Main Entry: ↑brick … English terms dictionary
make bricks without straw — do something in spite of the lack of necessary materials, make something out of nothing … English contemporary dictionary
Bricks without straw — is a phrase which refers to a task which must be done without appropriate resources.OriginIn Exodus 5 (Parshat Shemot in the Torah), Moses and Aaron meet with Pharaoh and deliver God s message, Let my people go . Pharaoh not only refuses but… … Wikipedia
you can't make bricks without straw — proverb nothing can be made or accomplished without proper or adequate material or information Origin: with biblical allusion to Exodus 5; without straw meant without having straw provided (i.e., the Israelites were required to gather the straw… … Useful english dictionary
straw — See: GIVE A HANG, GRASP AT A STRAW, GRASP AT STRAWS, LAST STRAW or STRAW THAT BREAKS THE CAMEL S BACK, MAKE BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW … Dictionary of American idioms