brick

mattone

Blocco duro e rettangolare, solitamente di argilla, usato per costruire muri e case.

In inglese semplice: A hard rectangular block, usually made from clay, used to build walls and houses.

• The house has red brick walls.
• He laid the first brick carefully.
• Several bricks fell from the old chimney.

Espressioni comuni: brick wall, red brick, lay a brick

blocco, panetto

Pezzo solido di una sostanza, con la forma di un piccolo mattone.

In inglese semplice: A solid piece of something shaped like a small rectangular building block.

• He cut a slice from the brick of cheese.
• The butter came in a wrapped brick.
• We stacked the plastic bricks on the table.

Come si usa: brick of something (She bought a brick of cheese for the party.)

Sinonimi: block

Espressioni comuni: brick of cheese, brick of butter, plastic brick

video breve

Video di breve durata condiviso su internet.

In inglese semplice: A short video shared online.

• She posted a brick about her morning walk.
• That funny brick appeared in my feed.
• He watched several bricks while waiting for the bus.

Sinonimi: clip, short video, reel

Espressioni comuni: post a brick, watch a brick, new brick

rendere inutilizzabile

Rendere un dispositivo elettronico inutilizzabile, di solito definitivamente, modificandone il software o le impostazioni.

In inglese semplice: To make an electronic device stop working, usually permanently, by changing its software or settings.

• This update could brick your phone.
• I accidentally bricked my tablet yesterday.
• A failed software installation bricked the console.

Sinonimi: disable

Espressioni comuni: brick a phone, brick a device, brick a console

murare, rivestire di mattoni

Costruire, rivestire o chiudere qualcosa usando mattoni.

In inglese semplice: To build or cover something using small, hard rectangular building blocks.

• They plan to brick up the doorway.
• The old windows were bricked over.
• Workers bricked the sides of the well.

Come si usa: brick something up (They bricked the doorway up last year.)

Espressioni comuni: brick up something, brick over something, brick a wall