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1 stone-dead
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) chladný/mrtvý/hluchý jako kámen* * *• úplně mrtvý -
2 stone-cold
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) chladný/mrtvý/hluchý jako kámen* * *• chladný jako kámen -
3 stone-deaf
adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.) chladný/mrtvý/hluchý jako kámen* * *• hluchý jako pařez -
4 stone
[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.) kámen; kamenný2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kámen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) (náhrobní, dlažební, brusný) kámen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) (drahý) kámen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) pecka6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) 14 liber (brit. váha)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kámen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenovat2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) vypeckovat•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *• pecka• kámen• kamenný -
5 gravestone
noun (a stone placed at a grave on which the dead person's name etc is written.) náhrobní kámen* * *• náhrobek -
6 headstone
noun (a stone put at a grave, usually with the name of the dead person on it, the date of his birth and death etc.) náhrobní kámen* * *• pomník• náhrobní kámen -
7 tombstone
noun (an ornamental stone placed over a grave on which the dead person's name etc is engraved.) náhrobní kámen* * *• náhrobek -
8 urn
[ə:n]1) (a tall vase or other container, especially for holding the ashes of a dead person: a stone-age burial urn.) urna2) (a large metal container with a tap, in which tea or coffee is made eg in a canteen etc: a tea-urn.) samovar* * *• urna
См. также в других словарях:
stone dead — UK US adjective informal completely dead, or completely destroyed Thesaurus: deadsynonym * * * adj. [predic.] completely dead * * * ˌstone ˈdead [stone dead] … Useful english dictionary
stone dead — adj 1.) used to emphasize that a person or animal is dead 2.) kill sth stone dead to completely destroy something or prevent it from being successful ▪ The wrong music can kill a commercial stone dead … Dictionary of contemporary English
Stone-dead — a. As dead as a stone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone dead — adjective INFORMAL completely dead or destroyed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stone-dead — stone′ dead′ adj. undeniably dead; lifeless • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
stone dead — This idiom is a way of emphasizing that there were absolutely no signs of life or movement … The small dictionary of idiomes
stone-dead — adjective as lifeless as a stone (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑dead * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: Middle English standed, from stan stone + ded, deed dead more at dead : as lifeless as a stone … Useful english dictionary
stone dead — mod. dead; unquestionably dead; long dead. □ The cat was stone dead and stiff as a board by the time we got to him. □ Old Tom is stone dead and in the ground … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
stone-dead — PHRASE: V inflects (emphasis) If you kill something such as an idea or emotion stone dead, you completely destroy it. The prospect of having to pay a graduate tax until retirement would kill the students enthusiasm stone dead … English dictionary
stone dead — very dead, no sign of life, dead as a doornail When we finally found the goose, it was stone dead … English idioms
stone-dead — {adj.}, {informal} Showing no signs of life; completely dead. * /Barry tried to revive the frozen robin but it was stone dead./ … Dictionary of American idioms
