stone

Pronúncia: stəʊn
    noun
  1. pedra.
  2. [of fruit] pinyol.
  3. [commemorative] làpida.
  4. Medicine càlcul, pedra.
  5. [as complaint] mal de pedra.
  6. [weight] 14 lliures = 6,348 kg.
  7. philosopher's stone pedra filosofal.
  8. precious stone pedra preciosa.
  9. meteoric stone aeròlit.
  10. (at / within) a stone's throw figurative a una tirada de pedra.
  11. his heart is as hard as a stone figurative té un cor dur com una pedra.
  12. to cast the first stone figurative llançar la primera pedra.
  13. to (cast / throw) stones at someone llançar pedres a algú, lapidar algú.
  14. to clear of stones espedregar, desempedregar, despedregar.
  15. to leave no stone unturned colloquial & figurative remoure cels i terra, escorcollar-ho tot.
  16. not to leave a stone standing figurative no deixar pedra sobre pedra.
  17. to kill two birds with one stone figurative d'un tret matar dos pardals.
  18. he underwent an operation for stones ha estat operat de càlculs.
  19. to remove the stones from plums treure els pinyols de les prunes.
  20. those who live in glass houses should not throw stones figurative qui tingui la casa de vidre que no llenci cap pedra.
  21. (shower / fall) of stones despreniment de pedres.
    22. adjective
  22. de pedra.
  23. the Stone Age l'edat de pedra.
  24. Old Stone Age paleolític.
  25. New Stone Age neolític.
    26. transitive verb
  26. apedregar, lapidar.
  27. [fruit] espinyolar.
  28. to stone someone to death lapidar algú.
  29. to stone (down) a knife afilar un ganivet.

  30. to be stoned slang estar borratxo.