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brick

/ˈbɹɪk/ sustantivo B1

En español: ladrillo, tabique, briqueta, rasilla

  1. A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. (countable) · This wall is made of bricks.
  2. Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material. (uncountable) · This house is made of brick.
  3. Something shaped like a brick. (countable) · a plastic explosive brick
  4. The colour brick red. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A helpful and reliable person. (countable, dated, slang, uncountable) · Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re a brick.
  6. A shot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object. (countable, slang, uncountable) · See also: put up a brick· We can't win if we keep throwing up bricks from three-point land.
  7. A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male plug and an attached cord terminating in another plug. (countable, informal, uncountable)
  8. An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete. (countable, figuratively, slang, uncountable)

Plural bricks

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De la biblioteca

“The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick,” said the Witch, “so you cannot miss it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 11 · B2
There were several roads nearby, but it did not take her long to find the one paved with yellow bricks.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 13 · B2
She bade her friends good-bye, and again started along the road of yellow brick.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 16 · B2
Dorothy helped him over the fence, and they started along the path of yellow brick for the Emerald City.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 18 · B2

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