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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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['grævl]nome U2) med. renella f.* * *(very small stones: gravel for the garden path.) ghiaia* * *gravel /ˈgrævl/n. [u]2 (med.) renella3 (ind. min.) sabbia aurifera● gravel ballast, massicciata di ghiaia □ gravel pit, cava di ghiaia □ gravel-voiced, dalla voce stridula □ (ind. costr.) pebble gravel, ghiaia.(to) gravel /ˈgrævl/v. t.2 (fig.) confondere; imbarazzare; sconcertare.* * *['grævl]nome U2) med. renella f. -
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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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Pebble — Peb ble, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; cf. L. papula pimple, mote. See {Stone}.] 1. A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. The pebbles on the hungry beach. Shak. [1913 Webster] As… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pebble — bezeichnet eine Insel, siehe Pebble Island mehrerer Townships, siehe Pebble Township Siehe auch: Pebbles Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrer … Deutsch Wikipedia
pebble — [peb′əl] n. [ME pobble < OE papol (stan), popol (stan), pebble (stone), prob. of echoic orig.] 1. a) a small stone worn smooth and round, as by the action of water b) Geol. such a stone, smaller than a cobblestone, with a maximum diameter of… … English World dictionary
pebble — ► NOUN 1) a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand. 2) (before another noun ) informal with very thick lenses: pebble glasses. DERIVATIVES pebbly adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Pebble — Peb ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pebbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pebbling}.] To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with small rounded prominences. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pebble — late 13c., from O.E. papolstan pebblestone, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
pebble — n. 1 a small smooth stone worn by the action of water. 2 a a type of colourless transparent rock crystal used for spectacles. b a lens of this. c (attrib.) colloq. (of a spectacle lens) very thick and convex. 3 an agate or other gem, esp. when… … Useful english dictionary
pebble — /ˈpɛbəl / (say pebuhl) noun 1. a small, rounded stone, especially one worn by the action of water. 2. pebbled leather, or its granulated surface. 3. a transparent, colourless rock crystal used for the lenses of spectacles. 4. a lens made of it. 5 …
Pebble — A pebble is a clast of rock with a particle size of 4 to 64 millimeters based on the Krumbein phi scale of sedimentology. It is generally described to be larger than gravel and smaller than cobble. A rock made predominantly of pebbles is termed a … Wikipedia
pebble — noun a small stone made smooth and round by the action of water or sand. adjective informal (of a spectacle lens) very thick and convex. Derivatives pebbled adjective pebbly adjective Origin OE, recorded as the first element of papel stān pebble… … English new terms dictionary
pebble — UK [ˈpeb(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pebble : singular pebble plural pebbles a small stone, especially one that has been made smooth by water … English dictionary