What does brique in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word brique in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brique in French.

The word brique in French means brick, carton, brique, 10,000 francs, polish, carton of milk, software component, firebrick, fire brick, brick red. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brique

brick

nom féminin (matériau de construction rectangulaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les briques sont réalisées à partir d'argile et sont de couleur rouille.
Bricks are made from clay and are reddish in colour.

carton

nom féminin (objet en forme de brique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il reste une brique de lait dans le frigo.
There's one carton of milk left in the fridge.

brique

nom féminin (type de fromage) (French)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les briques sont des fromages à pâte molle de Haute Loire.
Briques are soft cheeses from the Haute Loire.

10,000 francs

nom féminin (familier (dix mille francs) (historical)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il a vendu sa maison cent briques.
He sold his house for 1,000,000 francs.

polish

verbe transitif (astiquer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ma tante briquait ses meubles tous les dimanches.

carton of milk

nom féminin (flacon UHT 1 litre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

software component

nom féminin (bout de programme re-exploitable) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

firebrick, fire brick

nom féminin (brique renvoyant la chaleur) (heat-resistant material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

brick red

adjectif invariable (de la couleur de la brique)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La façade rouge brique du lycée ne correspond plus à celle de mon enfance.

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