Polyglot Dictionary

brique

/bʁik/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les briques

Meaning

  1. brick

    • La maison est construite en briques rouges.

      The house is built of red bricks.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Backstein

Backstein is the German word for the same thing — both mean "brick."

German

Ziegelstein

Ziegelstein is the German word for the same thing — both mean "brick."

Spanish

ladrillo

ladrillo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "brick."

Portuguese

tijolo

tijolo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "brick."

Practice

1 What does brique mean?

2 Fill the gap: La maison est construite en ___ rouges.

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