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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
noun
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
laterizio
noun
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
tegola
noun
(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
mattone
noun
(uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
laterizio
noun
(uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
mattone
noun
The colour brick red.

What does "brick" mean?

  1. 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."
  2. 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."
  3. 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."
  4. verb To ruin an electronic device so badly that it becomes permanently unusable.
    "Installing the wrong software update can brick your phone."

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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Frequently asked questions

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: "The old cottage was built from red brick over a century ago." 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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