brick in Italian
brick in Italian is mattone, laterizio, tegola — brick means a hard rectangular block of baked clay or similar material, used for building walls.
brick in Italian
mattone
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
laterizio
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
tegola
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
mattone
(uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
laterizio
(uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
mattone
The colour brick red.
What does "brick" mean?
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noun A hard rectangular block of baked clay or similar material, used for building walls.
"He picked up a loose brick and set it back into the wall."
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noun Slang: an electronic device that has stopped working entirely, especially after a failed update.
"After the power cut during the update, my old tablet became a useless 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.
"I keep the black brick for my monitor in the drawer under the desk."
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verb To ruin an electronic device so badly that it becomes permanently unusable.
"If the power fails halfway through the upgrade, you could brick the whole device."
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brick in a sentence
- He picked up a loose brick and set it back into the wall.
- The old cottage was built from red brick over a century ago.
- After the power cut during the update, my old tablet became a useless brick.
- Don't throw that dead console away; it is just a brick now.
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What is "brick" in Italian?
"brick" in Italian is mattone, laterizio, tegola. 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: "He picked up a loose brick and set it back into the wall." In Italian, "brick" is mattone, laterizio, tegola.
Are there other ways to say "brick" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 3 translations listed for "brick": mattone, laterizio, tegola.
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