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brick (EN)
Substantiv, Verb

Substantiv “brick”

Sg. brick, Pl. bricks od. unz.
  1. Ziegelstein
    The builders used thousands of bricks to construct the new library.
  2. Bauklotz
    The boy likes to play with Lego bricks.
  3. Ziegelrot
    She chose a brick dress for the evening.
  4. Defektes gerät (nicht reparierbar)
    After the failed update, my laptop turned into a brick.
  5. Fehlwurf (Basketball)
    He threw up a brick from half-court as the clock ran out.
  6. Netzteil (schwer)
    Don't forget to pack the brick for your laptop when you travel.
  7. Nutzlose karte (poker)
    The last card was a brick, so I didn't improve my pair.
  8. Kilo Drogen (besonders Kokain)
    The police found two bricks of cocaine hidden in the car.
  9. Munitionspackung (500 Patronen)
    I bought a brick of .22 ammo for our target practice.
  10. Zuverlässige person
    She's always been a brick in times of need.

Verb “brick”

Infinitiv brick; er bricks; Prät. bricked; Part. bricked; Ger. bricking
  1. unbrauchbar machen (Gerät durch Software beschädigen)
    She accidentally bricked her tablet while trying to update it.
  2. mit einem Ziegelstein schlagen
    Someone bricked the glass door during the protest.