Meanings

  1. brick (block made of burnt clay)

  2. one of the lawbooks published with red covers by the C. H. Beck publisher and admitted for examinations

  3. brick; clinker

    Die Backsteine werden Anfang Juni geliefert.

Examples

GermanEnglish
Einen Backstein werfen, um einen Jadestein zu erlangen.Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
Wo kann ich Backsteine kaufen?Where can I buy bricks?
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Unser Kamin ist aus Backsteinen gemacht.Our chimney is made of bricks.