brick in Dutch
brick in Dutch is bakstenen, koelkast, baksteen — brick means a hard rectangular block of baked clay or similar material, used for building walls.
brick in Dutch
bakstenen
(colloquial, AAVE, New York, of weather) Extremely cold.
koelkast
baksteen
beschermengel
(slang, dated) A helpful and reliable person.
kanjer
(slang, dated) A helpful and reliable person.
toeverlaat
(slang, dated) A helpful and reliable person.
tot bakstenen bakken
(transitive) To make into bricks.
What does "brick" mean?
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noun A hard rectangular block of baked clay or similar material, used for building walls.
"The old cottage was built from red brick over a century ago."
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noun Slang: an electronic device that has stopped working entirely, especially after a failed update.
"A botched firmware update turned his router into an expensive brick."
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noun Slang: a compact block-shaped unit of something, such as a kilogram of a drug or an external power adapter.
"The laptop's charger has a bulky brick in the middle of the cable."
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verb To ruin an electronic device so badly that it becomes permanently unusable.
"Installing the wrong software update can brick your phone."
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brick in a sentence
- The old cottage was built from red brick over a century ago.
- They laid a fresh course of bricks along the garden wall.
- A botched firmware update turned his router into an expensive brick.
- The laptop's charger has a bulky brick in the middle of the cable.
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What is "brick" in Dutch?
"brick" in Dutch is bakstenen, koelkast, baksteen. brick means: A hard rectangular block of baked clay or similar material, used for building walls.
How do you use "brick" in a sentence?
Example: "The old cottage was built from red brick over a century ago." In Dutch, "brick" is bakstenen, koelkast, baksteen.
Are there other ways to say "brick" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 7 translations listed for "brick": bakstenen, koelkast, baksteen, beschermengel, kanjer, toeverlaat.
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