brickbat

brick·bat

 (brĭk′băt′)

n.

1. A piece, especially of brick, that is used as a weapon or missile.

2. An unfavorable remark; a criticism.

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[brick + bat, piece of brick.]

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brickbat

(ˈbrɪkˌbæt)

n

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a piece of brick or similar material, esp one used as a weapon

2. blunt criticism: the critic threw several brickbats at the singer.

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brick•bat

(ˈbrɪkˌbæt)

n.

1. a piece of broken brick, esp. one used as a missile.

2. an unkind or unfavorable remark.

[1555–65]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brickbat - a fragment of brick used as a weapon fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
	2.	brickbat - blunt criticism criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent"

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Translations

مُلاحَظَةٌ قاسِيَه، انتِقادٌ لاذشع

urážka

fornærmelse

Ziegelbrocken

insulte

bántó megjegyzés

svívirîing

skarp kritikk

hakaret

贬责的话

brickbat

[ˈbrɪkbæt] N → trozo m de ladrillo (fig) → crítica f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

brickbat

[ˈbrɪkbæt] n → violente critique fbrick-built [ˈbrɪkbɪlt] adj → en brique(s)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

brickbat

[ˈbrɪkˌbæt] n → pezzo di mattone (fig) → critica

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brick

(brik) noun

(a block of) baked clay used for building. a pile of bricks; (also adjective) a brick wall. baksteen طوبٌ، آجُر، قَرْميد тухла tijolo cihla; cihlový der Ziegel mursten τούβλοladrillo tellis(kivi) آجر tiili briqueלבנה ईंट cigla tégla bata múrsteinn mattone れんが 벽돌 plyta ķieģelis; ķieģeļu- bata baksteen; bakstenenmurstein, teglcegła خښته tijolo (de/din) cărămidă кирпич; кирпичныи tehla; tehlový opeka cigla tegel[sten] อิฐ tuğla 磚 цеглина اینٹ gạch 砖

ˈbrickbat noun

an insult. They hurled brickbats at the politician throughout his speech. kritiek, onvriendelike aanmerking مُلاحَظَةٌ قاسِيَه، انتِقادٌ لاذشع парче тухла insulto urážka der Ziegelbrocken fornærmelse αποδοκιμασία, προσβολήinsulto teravus توهین solvaus insultes הַעֲלָבָה गाली-गलौच करना komad opeke bántó megjegyzés penghinaan svívirðing frecciata しんらつな批評 독설 įžeidžianti pastaba aizvainojoša / asa piezīme cemuhan verwensingskjellsord; skarp kritikk obraźliwe słowo, obelga توهین، بی عزتی insulto insultă резкое замечание, оскорбление urážka žalitev uvreda nedsabling, skarp kritik การประชดประชัน hakaret 抨擊 уламок цеглини بے عزتی کترنا ، توہین کرنا lời nhận xét khiếm nhã 贬责的话

ˈbricklayer noun

a person who builds (houses etc) with bricks. messelaar بنّـاء بالطوب / بالقَرميد зидар pedreiro zedník der Maurer murer χτίστηςalbañil müürsepp آجرچین muurari maçon, maçonne בנאי राजगीर zidar kőműves tukang batu múrari, múrhleðslumaður muratore れんが積み職人 벽돌공 mūrininkas mūrnieks penurap bata metselaarmurermurarz معمار، هغه کس چی له خښتو څخه کور جوړوی pedreiro zidar каменщик murár zidar zidar murare ช่างปูน duvarcı 砌磚工人 муляр راج ، معمار thợ nề 砌砖工人

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