brique
See also: briqué
French
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, from Middle Low German bricke and Middle Dutch brike, related to breken (“to break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁik/
brique (file)
Noun
brique f (plural briques)
- brick (hardened block used for building)
- carton box (food packaging)
- une brique de lait ― a milk carton
- (informal) doorstop, large book
- (slang, dated) ten thousand French francs (one million old francs, ~1524€)
- Synonyms: plaque, bâton, patate
- 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
- Marc: […] Un garçon aisé mais qui ne roule pas sur l’or. Aisé sans plus, aisé bon. Qui achète un tableau blanc vingt briques.
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
Derived terms
- avoir une brique dans le ventre
Further reading
- “brique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
brique on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English brick, French brique.
Noun
brique f (plural briques)
- (Jersey) brick