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[stəun] 1. сущ.1)а) каменьto hurl / throw a stone — бросить камень
б) камень ( как материал)Verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. (Mt 24: 2) — Истинно говорю вам: не останется здесь камня на камне; всё будет разрушено. (Евангелие от Матфея, гл. 24, ст. 2)
Syn:3) могильная плита, надгробный каменьSyn:5)а) градинаб) косточка; зёрнышко ( плода)6) мн. stone стоун (мера веса; равен 14 фунтам, или 6,34 кг)7) мед.а) камень•Syn:calculus I••2. прил.to leave no stone unturned — испробовать всевозможные средства; приложить все старания
1) сделанный из камня; каменный прям. и перен.2) полный, абсолютный, безусловный, совершенныйSyn:3) амер.; разг.а) пьяныйSyn:••3. гл.1)а) бросать камни, швырять камниAndy splashed about in the shallows, stoning the little fishes. — Энди плескался на отмели и бросал камни в маленьких рыбешек.
2) облицовывать камнем, мостить камнем3) вынимать косточки ( из фруктов)To prepare this cake you should first of all stone a pound and a half of cherries. — Для приготовления этого торта следует прежде всего очистить от косточек полтора фунта вишни.
4) уст. "каменеть"; становиться неэмоциональным, "каменным"5) точить, шлифовать, полировать камнемWhen the scythe is stoned again. (R. L. Stevenson, Child's Garden of Verses, 1895) — Когда коса будет снова заточена.
6) амер.; разг. напиться, опьянеть
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