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brique

brick

noun breek Less Common

Origin: Germanic bricke

Also means

(informal) fat book, tome

Usage Note

Brique refers to the clay building material but also colloquially to a thick, heavy book. In informal French, une brique can also mean a million old francs or, loosely, a large sum — though this slang use is dated. The compound rouge brique (brick red) is a common colour descriptor.

Examples

"La maison est construite en brique rouge."

Natural Translation

The house is built from red brick.

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