Translations for gold brick in the English»French Dictionary

I.gold brick [Brit, Am ˈɡoʊld ˌbrɪk] N

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1. gold brick (worthless item):

gold brick pej

2. gold brick Am (shirker):

gold brick inf

tire-au-flanc inf

II.goldbrick VB intr

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goldbrick intr Am (shirk):

tirer au flanc inf

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brick [Brit brɪk, Am brɪk] N

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2. brick Brit (child's toy):

3. brick (kind person):

brick inf, dated

type/fille m/f sympa inf

you're a brick!

t'es un amour! inf

it's like banging one's head against or talking to a brick wall

autant parler à un mur

to brick it, to shit bricks sl

avoir les jetons sl

to put one's money into bricks and mortar

investir dans la pierre

to run up against or run into a brick wall

se heurter à un mur

to be thick as a brick inf

être bête comme ses pieds

I.gold [Brit ɡəʊld, Am ɡoʊld] N

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1. gold (metal):

gold

or m

£1, 000 in gold

1 000 livres sterling en or

to strike gold

découvrir un filon

to strike gold (become rich)

trouver le filon inf

to strike gold athlete:

obtenir la médaille d'or

to strike gold attr jewellery, cutlery, tooth

to strike gold coin, medal, ingot, wire

to strike gold ore, deposit, alloy

2. gold (colour):

gold

or m

gold

3. gold → gold medal

II.gold [Brit ɡəʊld, Am ɡoʊld] ADV

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to go gold inf MUS

être disque d'or

III.gold [Brit ɡəʊld, Am ɡoʊld]

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See also gold medal

gold medal N

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médaille f d'or

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brick [brɪk] N

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1. brick (block):

2. brick (house):

to invest in bricks and mortar

investir dans la pierre

Phrases:

you can't make bricks without straw prov

à l'impossible nul n'est tenu prov

I.gold [gəʊld, Am goʊld] N

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1. gold no pl, no indef art (metal or colour):

gold

or m

2. gold no pl, no indef art (golden object):

gold

Phrases:

to have a heart of gold

avoir un cœur en or

II.gold [gəʊld, Am goʊld] ADJ

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1. gold (made of gold):

gold ring, tooth, watch

gold medal, record, coin

2. gold <more gold, most gold> (colour):

gold

gold

or inv

Phrases:

not all that glitters is gold prov

tout ce qui brille n'est pas d'or

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As we collect gold bricks, either by discovery or completing quests, our builder rank goes up. www.kotaku.com.au

A certain number of gold bricks are required before players can make their own worlds, so hunt them down like blocky gold dogs. www.kotaku.com.au

I picked it up and it was a gold brick. news.nationalpost.com

There would be pounds of butter stacked in the freezer like gold bricks, ready for next time. www.macleans.ca

That rather put in perspective a display in the museum of the world's largest pure 999 gold brick, at 222kg. www.telegraph.co.uk

Considering the scarcity of vegetables in these northern areas during winter, fermented vegetables were the gold bricks of nutrition, particularly with the beneficial bacteria created by lacto-fermentation. vancouversun.com

An older man, he stole $200,000,000 worth of gold bricks in a heist that resulted in five deaths, and hid the loot at an unknown location. en.wikipedia.org

Now you can create your own random worlds, filled with items to scan and gold bricks to uncover. www.kotaku.com.au

They gave him three small pieces of gold and claimed that it were pieces from the gold brick and asked him to get them tested.? www.deccanherald.com

Everyone knows the system is a gold brick, but we're both too bored and too clueless to do anything about it. rabble.ca

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