brique
brick
The French word 'brique' is used to describe a single brick, which is a small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building and construction. It can also be used metaphorically to refer to a reliable or solid person, as in 'être une brique', meaning 'to be a brick', or 'to be reliable'.
Example sentences using: brique
Je construis un mur avec une brique.
I am building a wall with a brick.
In this sentence, the speaker is describing an action they are currently performing, specifically that they are using a brick to build a wall. The French verb 'construis' denotes the present tense, indicating that the action is happening now.
La brique est rouge.
The brick is red.
This sentence is describing the color of a particular brick. In French, adjectives like 'rouge' (red), come after the noun they describe, unlike in English where they appear before the noun.
Il a lancé la brique par la fenêtre.
He threw the brick through the window.
In this sentence, the subject 'Il' (He) performed the action of throwing a brick through a window. The past participle 'lancé', along with the auxiliary 'a', is used to form the past tense, denoting that this action has already been completed.