EXACT MATCHES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
brick1, s. 1 a Bríce m. Glazed brick, bríce glónraithe. Brick house, teach brící. F: To drop a brick, tuaiplis f a dhéanamh. S.a. WALL1 . b (Toy) Box of bricks, bosca m brícíní. 2 He's a brick! is é an togha é! Be a brick! dá gcailltí choíche thú! 3 Bloc m (galúnaí).
brick2, v.tr. To brick up a window, fuinneog a dhruidim le brící.
PHRASES
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
To be like a cat on hot bricks, a bheith ar bís.
Several bricks had become dislodged from the wall, bhí a lán brící tite den bhalla.
To drop (up)on s.o. (like a ton of bricks), teacht anuas sa mhullach ar dhuine (go trom).
To sell s.o. a gold brick, bob a bhualadh ar dhuine; feall ar iontaoibh a imirt ar dhuine.
Brick is a retainer of heat, coimeádaí m teasa an brice.
Row of bricks, cúrsa m brící.
To sock a brick at s.o., cloch a raideadh le duine.
Bricks cut splay, brící gearrtha ar fiar.
To run one's head against a (brick) wall, do chloigeann a ghreadadh in éadan balla; bheith ag fadú tine faoi loch.
F: He can see through a brick wall, duine fíorghrinn é; d'fheicfeadh sé an féar ag fás.
Brick-walled house, teach bríce.