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['pebl]nome ciottolo m., sassolino m.* * *['pebl](a small, usually smooth stone: small pebbles on the beach.) ciottolo, sassolino- pebbly* * *pebble /ˈpɛbl/n.1 ciottolo; sasso; sassolino2 [u] (miner.) cristallo di rocca; quarzo ialino● (edil.) pebble dash, intonaco a pinocchino ( con ghiaietto) □ (edil.) pebble dashing, intonacatura a pinocchino □ pebble gravel, ghiaia □ pebble leather, cuoio zigrinato; zigrino □ pebble paving, acciottolato □ (fam.) You're not the only pebble on the beach, non ci sei mica solo tu al mondo!(to) pebble /ˈpɛbl/v. t.* * *['pebl]nome ciottolo m., sassolino m. -
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[stəʊn]1. n1) (material) pietra, (single pebble, rock) sasso, ciottolo, (also: gemstone) pietra preziosa, gemma, (of fruit) nocciolo, Med calcolo, (also: gravestone) lastra tombale, lapide fto turn to stone — (vt) pietrificare, (vi) rimanere pietrificato (-a)
within a stone's throw of the station — a due passi dalla stazione, ad un tiro di schioppo dalla stazione
2) (Brit: weight: pl gen inv) 6,348 kg2. adj(wall) di pietra3. vt1) (person) scagliare pietre contro2) (fruit) snocciolare
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