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1 ♦ stone
♦ stone /stəʊn/A n. [uc]1 pietra; sasso; ciottolo: as hard as stone, duro come la pietra; He has a heart of stone, ha il cuore di pietra; worked stone, pietra lavorata; within (o at) a stone's throw, a un tiro di schioppo; a breve distanza3 ( di frutta) nocciolo; osso (fam.): to remove the stones from plums, cavare il nocciolo alle prugne; a cherry stone, l'osso di una ciliegia5 (med.) calcolo; calcoli: He was operated on for stones, è stato operato di calcoli NOTA D'USO: - calculi o stones?-10 (spesso inv. al pl.) «stone» ( misura di peso ingl., pari a 14 libbre o a kg 6,350 circa): He weighs ten stone ( o stones), pesa 63 kilogrammi e mezzoB a.● the Stone Age, l'età della pietra □ stone-axe, mazza da spaccapietre □ (zool.) stone-bass, cernia di scoglio □ stone-blind, cieco come una talpa; ( slang USA) sbronzo □ (zool.) stone-borer ( Lithophaga lithophaga), litofaga □ (bot.) stone-break ( Saxifraga), sassifraga □ stone-breaker, spaccapietre; (mecc.) frantoio di pietre ( macchina) □ (fam. USA) stone-broke, rovinato; spiantato □ (zool.) stone-buck ► steenbok □ (tecn.) stone china, litoceramica; gres bianco per pavimentazione □ (edil.) stone cladding, rivestimento in pietra □ (edil.) stone cleaning, ripulitura delle pareti esterne □ (miner.) stone-coal, antracite □ stone-cold, freddo come il marmo; gelido □ (fam.) stone-cold sober, lucidissimo; del tutto sobrio □ (zool.) stone-curlew ( Burhinus oedicnemus), occhione □ stone-cutter, scalpellino; tagliapietre; macchina per tagliare la pietra □ stone-cutting, lavorazione della pietra □ stone-dead, morto stecchito □ stone-deaf, sordo come una campana □ stone-dresser, operaio (o macchina) che squadra le pietre ( per l'edilizia) □ (zool.) stone-eater = stone-borer ► sopra □ (zool.) stone falcon (o stone hawk) ( Falco columbarius) smeriglio □ stone fence, muretto di pietra; ( USA) miscela di whisky e cedrata □ stone-ground, di grano macinato ( con le macine di pietra) □ (edil.) stone hammer, martellina □ a stone jar, una brocca di porcellana dura □ (zool.) stone marten, faina □ stone merchant, commerciante in pietre e marmi ( per giardini, ecc.); marmista □ (ind. costr.) stone pavement, lastrico; lastricato □ (bot.) stone-pine, ( Pinus pinea) pino domestico (o da pinoli); ( Pinus cembra) (pino) cembro □ stone pit (o stone quarry), cava di pietre □ stone-pitch, pece dura □ (zool.) stone-plover, piviere, occhione ( o altro uccello che vive in zone pietrose) □ (geol.) stone ring, anello di pietre □ stone saw, sega da pietre □ stone wall, (edil.) muro di pietra; (equit.) muro di pietre; (fig.) ostacolo insuperabile □ ( di denim) stone-washed, stone-washed; effetto consumato □ ( di cibo) baked on stone, cotto sulla pietra □ (fig.) to cast the first stone, scagliare la prima pietra □ ( anche fig.) to harden into stone, pietrificare; pietrificarsi □ (fig.) to leave no stone unturned, non lasciar nulla d'intentato; provarle (o tentarle) tutte □ to pelt sb. with stones, prendere q. a sassate □ (fig.) to throw stones at sb., attaccare (o criticare) aspramente q. □ to throw stones at each other, fare a sassate □ (fig.) Stones will cry out, si rivolteranno persino le pietre.(to) stone /stəʊn/v. t.1 prendere a sassate; scagliare pietre contro (q.)2 lastricare; pavimentare; rivestire di pietra: to stone a road, lastricare una strada; to stone a well, rivestire di pietra un pozzo -
2 throw
I [θrəʊ]1) sport gioc. (in football) lancio m., tiro m.; (of javelin, discus etc.) lancio m.; (in judo, wrestling etc.) atterramento m.; (of dice) lancio m.2) colloq. (each)3) AE (blanket) telo m.4) AE (rug) tappetino m.II 1. [θrəʊ]1) (project) (with careful aim) lanciare (at a); (downwards) gettare; (with violence) scagliare, buttareto throw a six — (in dice) fare sei
2) fig. (direct) dare [punch, glance, look] (at a); fare [ question] (at a); mandare [ kiss]; proiettare [image, light] (on su); fare [ shadow] (on su); destinare [ money] (at a, per)to throw suspicion on sb., sth. — fare nascere dei sospetti su qcn., qcs
3) fig. (disconcert) sconcertareto throw [sth., sb.] into confusion o disarray — mettere confusione in [meeting, group]; confondere [ people]
4) tecn. (activate) azionare [switch, lever]5) colloq. (indulge in)to throw a fit — fig. uscire dai gangheri, andare in collera
7) (in pottery) modellare [ pot]2. 3.to throw oneself — gettarsi ( onto su)
- throw in- throw on- throw up••it's throwing it down! — BE colloq. sta piovendo a dirotto!
to throw in one's lot with sb. — condividere la sorte di qcn
* * *[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) gettare, lanciare2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) disarcionare3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) sconcertare4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) atterrare2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) getto, lancio- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway* * *throw /ɵrəʊ/n.2 (mil.) gittata3 (geol.) rigetto verticale5 (mecc.) corsa massima; alzata; raggio● ( rugby) throw-forward, lancio in avanti; in-avanti ( è fallo) □ throw-in, ( baseball) lancio ( di un esterno) verso il diamante; ( basket, netball) rimessa laterale; ( calcio) rimessa in gioco con le mani, rimessa laterale; ( polo) lancio ( della palla) tra le due file di giocatori allineati ( all'inizio del gioco); ( rugby) introduzione; rimessa in campo ( dalla linea laterale) □ throw-off, partenza ( in una corsa di cavalli); inizio ( d'una caccia); (mecc.) dispositivo di arresto □ throw-out, scarto ( persona, cosa scartata); (comm.) articolo di scarto; (mecc.) (dispositivo di) disinnesto □ (ai dadi, ecc.) It's your throw, sta a te; tocca a te tirare.♦ (to) throw /ɵrəʊ/1 buttare; gettare; lanciare; scagliare; fare un lancio: to throw hand grenades, gettare bombe a mano; ( sport) to throw the discus, lanciare il disco; Throw me the rope, buttami la corda!; Don't throw stones at the birds, non scagliar sassi agli uccelli!; He threw himself at the thief, si è gettato sul ladro; She threw me a kiss, mi lanciò un bacio2 gettare a terra; atterrare; proiettare: ( di un lottatore) He threw the other wrestler, atterrò l'avversario● (fig.: di un giudice, un poliziotto) to throw the book at sb., incriminare q. sotto tutti i possibili capi d'accusa □ to throw a card, gettare (o giocare) una carta ( al gioco) □ to throw a fit, avere una crisi di nervi □ (fig.) to throw good money after bad, buttar altro denaro per tentare di recuperare quello già perduto □ (mil.) to throw a grenade clear, lanciare (o rilanciare) una bomba a mano prima che scoppi □ to throw mud at sb., gettare fango su q. ( anche fig.) □ to throw oneself, scagliarsi; avventarsi; buttarsi; gettarsi; lanciarsi: (fig.) to throw oneself heart and soul into st., buttarsi anima e corpo in qc. ( un'impresa, ecc.); (fig.) to throw oneself on sb. 's generosity, affidarsi alla generosità di q.; to throw oneself to the floor (o to the ground), gettarsi sul pavimento (o per terra, a terra); to throw oneself under a train, gettarsi sotto un treno □ to throw st. on (o over) one's shoulders, gettarsi qc. sulle spalle □ to throw open, spalancare; aprire ( al pubblico): Throw open all the windows, spalanca le finestre! □ (fig.) to throw open the door to, lasciar adito a ( abusi, interferenze, ecc.) □ ( baseball) to throw a pitch, effettuare un lancio □ (fig.) to throw stones, scagliare la prima pietra; accusare, muovere accuse □ ( baseball) to throw a strike, fare uno strike □ (fig., fam.) to throw one's toys out of the pram, fare le bizze; fare i capricci □ to throw sb. to the ground, buttare giù q.; ( rugby, ecc.) atterrare q. con un placcaggio.* * *I [θrəʊ]1) sport gioc. (in football) lancio m., tiro m.; (of javelin, discus etc.) lancio m.; (in judo, wrestling etc.) atterramento m.; (of dice) lancio m.2) colloq. (each)3) AE (blanket) telo m.4) AE (rug) tappetino m.II 1. [θrəʊ]1) (project) (with careful aim) lanciare (at a); (downwards) gettare; (with violence) scagliare, buttareto throw a six — (in dice) fare sei
2) fig. (direct) dare [punch, glance, look] (at a); fare [ question] (at a); mandare [ kiss]; proiettare [image, light] (on su); fare [ shadow] (on su); destinare [ money] (at a, per)to throw suspicion on sb., sth. — fare nascere dei sospetti su qcn., qcs
3) fig. (disconcert) sconcertareto throw [sth., sb.] into confusion o disarray — mettere confusione in [meeting, group]; confondere [ people]
4) tecn. (activate) azionare [switch, lever]5) colloq. (indulge in)to throw a fit — fig. uscire dai gangheri, andare in collera
7) (in pottery) modellare [ pot]2. 3.to throw oneself — gettarsi ( onto su)
- throw in- throw on- throw up••it's throwing it down! — BE colloq. sta piovendo a dirotto!
to throw in one's lot with sb. — condividere la sorte di qcn
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