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1 abobow
historical / nounthe door in the fence of an Akan house, usually made of palm branches--------nouncomplex of houses belonging to one family--------nouncourt--------nouncourtyard--------noundwelling--------nounentrance or gate of a dwelling or complex of houses--------nounquarters--------nounsquare--------door--------gate -
2 bedbug
nouna small blood-sucking insect that lives in houses, especially beds.بَقُّ الفِراش -
3 bricklayer
nouna person who builds (houses etc) with bricks.بنّـاء بالطوب / بالقَرميد -
4 builder
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5 building
noun1) the art or business of putting up (houses etc ) ( also adjective):بِناءa building contractor.
2) anything built:مَبْنى، بِناءThe new supermarket is a very ugly building.
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6 decorator
nouna person who decorates rooms, houses etc:مُزَخْرِف، مُنَمِّق، مُزَيِّنHe was a painter and decorator.
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7 habitation
nounسَكَن، سُكْنىThese houses are not fit for human habitation.
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8 painter
noun1) a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses:دَهّانWe employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.
2) an artist who makes pictures in paint:رَسّامWho was the painter of this portrait?
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9 raider
nounمُغيرThe raiders burned down all the houses.
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10 uniformity
nounthe condition of being uniform:تَماثُل، إتِّساقThe houses in the street had no uniformity of appearance.
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11 bobadua
nouna kind of reed or cane historically used to make Akan houses -
12 nyumba
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba[Swahili Plural] nyumba[English Word] house[English Plural] houses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] chumba, jumba, kinyumba, unyumba, nyumbani[Swahili Example] mlango wa nyumba kubwa ulielekea kwenye kivaranda (http://home.globalfrontiers.com/Zanzibar/zanzibar_maridhawa.htm Zanzibar Maridhawa)[English Example] the door of the big house led to a veranda------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba[Swahili Plural] nyumba[English Word] home[English Plural] homes[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] chumba, jumba, kinyumba, unyumba, nyumbani------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba[Swahili Plural] nyumba[English Word] dwelling[English Plural] dwellings[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] chumba, jumba, kinyumba, unyumba, nyumbani[English Definition] housing that someone is living in------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba ya ghorofa[Swahili Plural] nyumba za ghorofa[English Word] apartment house[English Plural] apartment houses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba ya udongo[Swahili Plural] nyumba za udongo[English Word] clay house[English Plural] clay houses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba ya mawe[Swahili Plural] nyumba za mawe[English Word] stone house[English Plural] stone houses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba[Swahili Plural] nyumba[English Word] building[English Plural] buildings[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Related Words] chumba, jumba, kinyumba, unyumba, nyumbani[English Definition] a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba ya dawa[Swahili Plural] nyumba za dawa[English Word] drugstore[English Plural] drugstores[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] archaic[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba ya dawa[Swahili Plural] nyumba za dawa[English Word] pharmacy[English Plural] pharmacies[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Dialect] archaic[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba ya simu[Swahili Plural] nyumba za simu[English Word] telegraph office[English Plural] telegraph offices[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] nyumba[Swahili Plural] nyumba[English Word] group of related families[English Plural] groups of families[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
13 jumba
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] jumba[Swahili Plural] majumba[English Word] building[English Plural] buildings[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] jumba[Swahili Plural] majumba[English Word] large house[English Plural] large houses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] jumba la kufanyia majiribio; jumba la ukumbusho------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] jumba[Swahili Plural] majumba[English Word] mansion[English Plural] mansions[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] bwana mmoja wa majumba ya mawe [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] jumba[Swahili Plural] majumba[English Word] palace[English Plural] palaces[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] jumba la kufanyia majiribio; jumba la ukumbusho------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] jumba[Swahili Plural] majumba[English Word] hall[English Plural] halls[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] jumba[Swahili Plural] majumba[English Word] house (large)[English Plural] houses (large)[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Swahili Example] vituwe vye maji machafu yaliyotoka majumbani [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------ -
14 kichochoro
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kichochoro[Swahili Plural] vichochoro[English Word] narrow passage between houses[English Plural] narrow passages between houses[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kichochoro[Swahili Plural] vichochoro[English Word] passageway[English Plural] passageways[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] meza hii ilikuwa katika uchochoro wa uwani [Mt][English Example] the table was in the passageway between the house and the fence that enclosed it------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kichochoro[Swahili Plural] vichochoro[English Word] alley[English Plural] alleys[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Swahili Example] Bahati alipitia njia za vichochoroni [Sul][English Example] Bahati passed through alleyways------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kichochoro[Swahili Plural] vichochoro[English Word] footpath[English Plural] footpaths[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------ -
15 zake
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] zake[English Word] hers[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] zake[English Word] its[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] zake[English Word] theirs[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] zake[English Word] her[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Word] -ake, noun class 10[Swahili Example] nyumba zake[English Example] his/her houses[Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] zake[English Word] his[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Word] -ake, noun class 10[Swahili Example] nyumba zake[English Example] his/her houses[Note] See Swahili Noun Class Guide at www.yale.edu/swahili/nounclassguide.html------------------------------------------------------------ -
16 kombati
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kombati[Swahili Plural] makombati[English Word] cf. kumbati[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kombati[Swahili Plural] kombati[English Word] pole (used in building houses)[English Plural] poles[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] kombati[English Word] pole used in building houses[English Plural] poles[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
17 finca
f.1 property (bien inmueble).finca rústica/urbana (law) property (in the country/city)2 farm, estate, farmstead.3 country farm, country state, grange, countryseat.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fincar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fincar.* * *1 property, estate\finca rústica country propertyfinca urbana building* * *noun f.1) land, real state2) farm, ranch* * *SF1) (=bien inmueble) property, land, real estatefinca raíz — And real estate
2) (=casa de recreo) country house, country estatetienen una finca en Guadalajara — they have a country house o country estate in Guadalajara
3) (=granja) farm; (=minifundio) small holding; [de ganado] ranch* * *1) ( propiedad rural)a) ( explotación agrícola) farmb) (AmL) ( de recreo) country estate2) (Esp) ( propiedad urbana) building* * *= farm, estate, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead, manor.Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.Ex. The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.Ex. The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex. At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.Ex. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.----* en la propia finca = on-farm.* finca agrícola = arable farm.* finca ganadera = cattle ranch, ranch.* finca pequeña = croft.* finca privada = private estate.* gestión de fincas = land management.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* * *1) ( propiedad rural)a) ( explotación agrícola) farmb) (AmL) ( de recreo) country estate2) (Esp) ( propiedad urbana) building* * *= farm, estate, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead, manor.Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.Ex: These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.* en la propia finca = on-farm.* finca agrícola = arable farm.* finca ganadera = cattle ranch, ranch.* finca pequeña = croft.* finca privada = private estate.* gestión de fincas = land management.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* * *1 (explotación agrícola) farmfinca cocotera/cafetera coconut/coffee plantation2 ( AmL) (de recreo) country estateCompuesto:plot of landB ( Esp) (propiedad urbana) buildingCompuesto:* * *
finca sustantivo femenino
finca sustantivo femenino
1 (casa de campo) country house
2 (terreno) estate
3 (inmueble urbano edificado) building
4 (inmueble) property
' finca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- ir
- hacienda
- inscribir
- portal
- seccionar
- soltar
- cafetero
- caserío
- censo
- cortijo
- gravamen
- herencia
- limitar
- mayoral
English:
country house
- estate
- land
- lodge
- property
- share
- steward
- ranch
* * *finca nf1. [bien inmueble] propertyfinca rústica property [in the country];finca urbana property [in the city]2. [casa de campo] country house3. Am [plantación] plantation* * *ffinca rústica/urbana rural/urban property2 L.Am. ( granja) farm* * *finca nf1) : farm, ranch2) : country house* * *finca n1. (edificio urbano) building2. (terreno) piece of land3. (casa de campo) house in the country -
18 granja
f.farm.granja avícola poultry farmgranja escuela = farm which schoolchildren visit or stay at to learn about farming life and animals* * *1 farm* * *noun f.1) farm2) farmhouse* * *SF farmgranja avícola — chicken farm, poultry farm
* * *femenino (Agr) farm* * *= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.Ex. The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex. At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.----* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* de granja = free-range.* en la propia granja = on-farm.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* granja de cerdos = piggery.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* granja ecológica = free-range farm.* granja escuela = animal farm.* granja pequeña = croft.* patio de granja = farmyard.* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.* * *femenino (Agr) farm* * *= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* de granja = free-range.* en la propia granja = on-farm.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* granja de cerdos = piggery.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* granja ecológica = free-range farm.* granja escuela = animal farm.* granja pequeña = croft.* patio de granja = farmyard.* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.* * *A ( Agr) farmCompuestos:arable farmpoultry farm(de aves) battery farm; (de otros animales) factory farmfarm schoolB* * *
granja sustantivo femenino (Agr) farm;
granja sustantivo femenino farm
' granja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
collado
- explotación
- animal
- chacra
- corral
- masía
- producto
English:
battery farm
- dairy
- dairy farm
- farm
- farmhouse
- free-range
- tenant
- down
- free
- homestead
* * *granja nf1. [en el campo] farmgranja agropecuaria agricultural and livestock farm;granja avícola poultry farm;granja escuela = farm which schoolchildren visit or stay at to learn about farming life and animals;granja marina marine farm* * *f farm* * *granja nf: farm* * *granja n1. (de campo) farm2. (cafetería, lechería) -
19 mansión
f.mansion, large house.* * *1 mansion* * *noun f.* * *SF mansion* * *femenino mansion* * *= stately home, mansion home, mansion, country house, manor house.Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.Ex. From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Ex. Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.Ex. Over 180 country houses were demolished or gutted in Scotland in the years after the Second World War.Ex. There are many interesting manor houses and castles worth a visit in the region.* * *femenino mansion* * *= stately home, mansion home, mansion, country house, manor house.Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.Ex: Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.Ex: Over 180 country houses were demolished or gutted in Scotland in the years after the Second World War.Ex: There are many interesting manor houses and castles worth a visit in the region.* * *mansionmansión señorial stately home* * *
mansión sustantivo femenino
mansion;
mansión sustantivo femenino mansion
' mansión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
originaria
- originario
- solar
- suntuosa
- suntuoso
English:
hall
- mansion
- guest
- sumptuous
* * *mansión nfmansion* * *f mansion* * ** * *mansión n mansion -
20 piedra
f.1 stone (material, roca).una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wallponer la primera piedra to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebodyno dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standingquedarse de piedra to be thunderstruckpiedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone2 flint.3 stone.una piedra en la vesícula a gallstone4 calculus, stone.5 crack, rock cocaine.6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.7 lapis.* * *1 stone2 (granizo) hailstone3 (en el riñón) stone4 (de un encendedor) flint5 (de afilar) grindstone\no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stonepasar a alguien por la piedra tabú to lay somebodyquedarse de piedra familiar to be stunnedpiedra angular cornerstonepiedra filosofal philosopher's stonepiedra pómez pumice stonepiedra preciosa gem, precious stone* * *noun f.1) stone2) flint* * *1. SF1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?
no ser de piedra —
no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings
piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone
tiro 1)piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone
2) [de mechero] flint3) (Med) stone4) (Meteo) hailstone5)2.SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.----* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)casas de piedra stone housestiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the waterpantalones lavados a la piedra stonewashed jeansablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stonecerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly lockeddejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)(duro) como una piedra rock hardeste pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hardtiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardheartedlo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knowsmenos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturnedno dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the groundlos rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the groundel terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquakecuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destructionno soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stonetirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky trickstirar la primera piedra to cast the first stonetirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nestCompuestos:( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstonesandstonegranite● piedra caliza or de callimestonewhetstonesource of gossipmillstone(en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstonephilosopher's stonefoundation stonelodestone● piedra miliar or millarmilestone( Méx) pumice stonepumice stoneprecious stonesemiprecious stoneB1 (de un mechero) flint2 (cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones3 ( Meteo) large hailstoneC¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)* * *
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) stone;
( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);
me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
piedra de molino millstone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;
piedra preciosa precious stone;
dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
(duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
2
◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 stone
2 (de mechero) flint
♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
' piedra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angular
- cantera
- cartón
- convidada
- convidado
- crucero
- dócil
- esconder
- faceta
- grava
- inscripción
- labrada
- labrado
- picar
- pómez
- sillar
- tejo
- Tiro
- adoquín
- ámbar
- ara
- astillarse
- aventar
- bloque
- calizo
- cerca
- cercado
- china
- cincelar
- corazón
- diamante
- edad
- encima
- engarzar
- grano
- incrustar
- jaspe
- labrar
- machacar
- montar
- partir
- pulir
- rebotar
- tropezar
- vena
English:
age
- carve
- cast
- chalk
- chisel
- cornerstone
- cut
- flint
- gem
- gouge out
- jewel
- limestone
- millstone
- missile
- moss
- mottled
- polish
- polished
- precious stone
- pumice (stone)
- rhinestone
- set
- slab
- spitting distance
- split
- stone
- Stone Age
- stonewashed
- tablet
- wear away
- change
- corner
- grind
- hail
- lime
- meteoric
- precious
- rock
- scrape
* * *piedra nf1. [material, roca] stone;una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;lavado a la piedra stonewashed;dejar a alguien de piedra to stun sb;estar más duro que una piedra to be rock hard;Fammenos da una piedra it's better than nothing;no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;Esp muy Fampasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;[sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;quedarse de piedra to be stunned;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselvespiedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;piedra arenisca sandstone;piedra caliza limestone;piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;piedra fina precious stone;RP piedra laja slate paving stone;piedra de molino millstone;Méx piedra poma pumice stone;piedra pómez pumice stone;piedra preciosa precious stone;Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;piedra de toque touchstone;Figfue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was2. [de mechero] flint;3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone4. [granizo] hailstone;RP Famcayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here5. [de molino] millstone, grindstonetener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;sacarle la piedra a alguien to hack sb off* * *f tb MED stone;quedarse de piedra fig fam be stunned;el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground odid not leave a stone standing in the city;tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;poner ocolocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;* * *piedra nf1) : stone2) : flint (of a lighter)3) : hailstone4)piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone5)piedra angular : cornerstone6)piedra arenisca : sandstone7)piedra caliza : limestone8)piedra imán : lodestone9)piedra de molino : millstonepiedra de toque : touchstone* * *piedra n stonepiedra preciosa gem / precious stone
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