baksteen in inglese:

The chimney is made of brick.

It's a large brick building.

Giving advice to him is like talking to a brick wall.

And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.

Jane swims like a brick.

He won't listen. I might as well talk to a brick wall.

One can't see through a brick wall.