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1 stony
adjective1) (full of stones) steinig2) (like stone) steinartig3) (hostile) steinern (geh.) [Blick, Miene]; frostig [Person, Empfang, Schweigen]* * *1) (full of, or covered with, stones: stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here.) steinig2) ((of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc: He gave me a stony stare.) steinern* * *[ˈstəʊni, AM ˈstoʊni]\stony expression steinerne Miene\stony silence eisiges Schweigento give sb a \stony stare jdn kalt anstarren3.▶ to fall on \stony ground auf unfruchtbaren Boden fallenher speech fell on \stony ground ihre Rede stieß auf taube Ohren* * *['stəʊnɪ]adj (+er)ground, beach steinig; texture steinartig; (fig) glance, silence steinern; person, welcome kalt; face undurchdringlich* * *stony [ˈstəʊnı] adj2. steinern, Stein…3. fig steinern:a stony heart ein Herz aus Stein* * *adjective1) (full of stones) steinig2) (like stone) steinartig3) (hostile) steinern (geh.) [Blick, Miene]; frostig [Person, Empfang, Schweigen]* * *adj.steinig adj. -
2 stony
\stony expression steinerne Miene;\stony silence eisiges Schweigen;to give sb a \stony stare jdn kalt anstarrenPHRASES:to fall on \stony ground auf unfruchtbaren Boden fallen;her speech fell on \stony ground ihre Rede stieß auf taube Ohren
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