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A n1 ¢ ( material) pierre f ; (made) of stone en pierre ; to turn into stone se changer en pierre ; to have a heart of stone fig avoir un cœur de pierre ; to be as hard as stone lit être dur comme de la pierre ; fig avoir un cœur de pierre ;3 ( for particular purpose) gen pierre f ; ( standing vertically) menhir m ; ( engraved) stèle f ; to lay a stone poser une pierre ; to erect a stone ériger une stèle ; they totally destroyed the town, not a stone was left standing ils ont complètement détruit la ville, tout était dévasté ;7 GB Meas = 6,35 kg.B modif [wall, statue, floor, building, step] en pierre ; [jar, pot, pottery] en grès ; stone cladding revêtement m de pierre.C vtr2 ( remove stone from) dénoyauter [peach, cherry].stone me†! GB ça alors! ; to leave no stone unturned ne négliger aucun détail ; it's a stone's throw from here c'est à deux pas d'ici ; to be set in (tablets of) stone être gravé dans le marbre ; to cast the first stone jeter la première pierre (at à) ; to sink like a stone couler à pic ; ⇒ glasshouse.
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