stone

pietra, sasso

Piccolo pezzo duro di roccia che si trova sul terreno o al suo interno.

In inglese semplice: A small, hard piece of rock found on or in the ground.

• There is a stone in my shoe.
• She threw stones into the river.
• He picked up a smooth stone from the beach.

Sinonimi: rock, pebble

Espressioni comuni: throw a stone, small stone, smooth stone

pietra

Materiale naturale duro usato per costruire muri, case e altre strutture.

In inglese semplice: Hard natural material used to build walls, houses, and other structures.

• The walls are made of stone.
• They built the bridge from local stone.
• The artist carved a face in the stone.

Sinonimi: rock

Espressioni comuni: made of stone, carved in stone, natural stone

nocciolo

Parte dura al centro di frutti come pesche e ciliegie, che contiene il seme.

In inglese semplice: The hard part in the middle of fruits such as peaches and cherries that contains the seed.

• Remove the stone from the peach.
• These plums have large stones.
• She planted an apricot stone in a pot.

Sinonimi: pit

Espressioni comuni: peach stone, cherry stone, remove the stone

di pietra

Realizzato con materiale roccioso duro.

In inglese semplice: Made from hard rock material.

• We crossed a stone bridge.
• The cottage has stone walls.
• She sat on the cold stone steps.

Sinonimi: stonen

Espressioni comuni: stone wall, stone bridge, stone floor

dall’aspetto di pietra

Che somiglia alla pietra per colore, consistenza o forma.

In inglese semplice: Looking like rock in color, texture, or shape.

• The plastic panel has a stone finish.
• We chose a stone effect for the painted wall.
• The ceramic pot has a stone appearance.

Sinonimi: stonelike

Espressioni comuni: stone finish, stone effect, stone appearance

completamente, totalmente

Rafforza l’idea di totalità, soprattutto descrivendo qualcosa di freddo o una persona che non sente.

In inglese semplice: Completely, especially when describing something cold or someone unable to hear.

• My coffee is stone cold.
• Her grandfather is stone deaf.
• By morning, the fire was stone dead.

Sinonimi: completely, totally

Espressioni comuni: stone cold, stone deaf, stone dead, stone crazy

lapidare, prendere a sassate

Tirare pietre contro qualcuno o qualcosa, a volte per uccidere una persona.

In inglese semplice: To throw rocks at someone or something, sometimes to kill a person.

• The crowd tried to stone him.
• They stoned the building and broke its windows.
• The prisoner was stoned to death.

Come si usa: stone someone to death (The mob threatened to stone the man to death.)

Sinonimi: pelt with rocks

Espressioni comuni: stone someone, stone to death, stone a building

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In inglese semplice: The source does not provide a usable meaning for this verb.