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1 Stone
I 1. [stəʊn]1) U (material) pietra f.2) (small rock) pietra f., sasso m.3) (for particular purpose) pietra f.; (standing vertically) cippo m.; (engraved) stele f.4) (anche precious stone) (gem) pietra f. preziosa, gemma f.5) bot. (in fruit) nocciolo m.6) med. calcolo m.7) BE metrol. = unità di misura di peso pari a 6,35 kg2.modificatore [wall, floor] di pietra; [ jar] di porcellana dura, in grès••II [stəʊn]to leave no stone unturned — non lasciare nulla d'intentato, fare ogni tentativo possibile
to stone sb. to death — lapidare qcn
2) (remove stone from) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a [peach, cherry]* * *[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) pietra; di pietra2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) pietra3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) pietra4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) pietra5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) nocciolo6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) stone7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) calcolo2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) lapidare2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) snocciolare•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *(Surnames) Stone /stəʊn/* * *I 1. [stəʊn]1) U (material) pietra f.2) (small rock) pietra f., sasso m.3) (for particular purpose) pietra f.; (standing vertically) cippo m.; (engraved) stele f.4) (anche precious stone) (gem) pietra f. preziosa, gemma f.5) bot. (in fruit) nocciolo m.6) med. calcolo m.7) BE metrol. = unità di misura di peso pari a 6,35 kg2.modificatore [wall, floor] di pietra; [ jar] di porcellana dura, in grès••II [stəʊn]to leave no stone unturned — non lasciare nulla d'intentato, fare ogni tentativo possibile
to stone sb. to death — lapidare qcn
2) (remove stone from) snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a [peach, cherry]
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