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stone

/stɐʉn/ /stəʊn/ /stoʊn/

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noun

Stein

A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.

Examples :

"The old stone wall around the park was very tall. "

Die alte Steinmauer um den Park war sehr hoch.

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noun

Stein, Kiesel

A small piece of stone, a pebble.

Examples :

"The child carefully collected small stones, pebbles, on the way home from school. "

Das Kind sammelte auf dem Heimweg von der Schule sorgfältig kleine Steine, Kiesel.

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noun

Edelstein, Juwel

A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

Examples :

"My grandmother's ring has a beautiful stone; it's a real diamond. "

Der Ring meiner Großmutter hat einen wunderschönen Edelstein; es ist ein echter Diamant.

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noun

Stein (als Maßeinheit)

(plural: stone) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds. Used to measure the weights of people, animals, cheese, wool, etc. 1 stone ≈ 6.3503 kilograms

Examples :

"My grandfather weighed 12 stone. "

Mein Großvater wog 12 Stone.

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noun

Kern, Stein

The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

Examples :

"a peach stone"

ein Pfirsichkern

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noun

Stein

A hard, stone-like deposit.

Examples :

"kidney stone"

Nierenstein

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noun

Spielstein

A playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go.

Examples :

"My grandfather used his special stone in the backgammon game. "

Mein Großvater benutzte seinen speziellen Spielstein im Backgammon-Spiel.

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noun

Steingrau

A dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

Examples :

"The old stone house had a dull, light gray exterior, typical of many older buildings in the area. "

Das alte Haus in Steingrau hatte eine matte, hellgraue Außenfassade, typisch für viele ältere Gebäude in der Gegend.

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noun

Stein

A 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice.

Examples :

"The curler carefully placed the stone on the ice and then bowled it towards the target. "

Der Curler platzierte den Stein vorsichtig auf dem Eis und spielte ihn dann in Richtung Ziel.

sport material essential

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noun

Denkmal, Grabstein

A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.

Examples :

"The old stone marked the spot where her grandfather was buried. "

Der alte Grabstein markierte die Stelle, an der ihr Großvater begraben lag.

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noun

Spiegel, Glasscheibe

A mirror, or its glass.

Examples :

"The antique shop owner polished the old stone, admiring its smooth surface. "

Der Antiquitätenhändler polierte den alten Spiegel und bewunderte seine glatte Oberfläche.

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noun

Hoden

A testicle of an animal.

Examples :

"The veterinarian examined the bull's stone to check its health. "

Der Tierarzt untersuchte den Hoden des Bullen, um seine Gesundheit zu überprüfen.

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noun

Setztisch

A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a book, newspaper, etc. before printing; also called imposing stone.

Examples :

"The printer carefully placed the manuscript on the imposing stone before setting the type. "

Der Drucker legte das Manuskript sorgfältig auf den Setztisch, bevor er den Satz einrichtete.

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verb

Steinigen

To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.

Examples :

"She got stoned to death after they found her."

Sie wurde zu Tode gesteinigt, nachdem sie gefunden wurde.

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verb

Vermauern, steinigen

To wall with stones.

Examples :

"The schoolyard was stone-walled to prevent students from wandering into the park. "

Der Schulhof wurde mit Steinmauern versehen, um zu verhindern, dass die Schüler in den Park wanderten.

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verb

Entsteinen

To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

Examples :

"Before eating the peach, I needed to stone it. "

Bevor ich den Pfirsich aß, musste ich ihn entsteinen.

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verb

Versteinen

To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.

Examples :

"The plum tree's fruit began to stone as it ripened. "

Die Früchte des Pflaumenbaums begannen sich zu versteinern, als sie reiften.

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verb

Betäuben, berauschen

To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)

Examples :

"The student was stoned at the party, and couldn't focus on his homework the next day. "

Der Student war auf der Party betäubt und konnte sich am nächsten Tag nicht auf seine Hausaufgaben konzentrieren.

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verb

Träumen, tagträumen

To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.

Examples :

"During the long, boring meeting, Sarah just sat there, stone-faced and stone. "

Während der langen, langweiligen Sitzung saß Sarah einfach da, mit ausdruckslosem Gesicht und träumte vor sich hin.

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verb

Schleifen, polieren

To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.

Examples :

"To prepare the wood for the new tabletop, the carpenter stoned the surface. "

Um das Holz für die neue Tischplatte vorzubereiten, schliff der Tischler die Oberfläche.

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adjective

Steinern

Constructed of stone.

Examples :

"stone walls"

steinerne Mauern

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adjective

Steinern, steinig

Having the appearance of stone.

Examples :

"stone pot"

steinerner Topf

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adjective

Steingrau, steinern

Of a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones.

Examples :

"The old stone walls of the schoolyard were a dull, stone color. "

Die alten steinernen Mauern des Schulhofs hatten einen matten, steingrauen Farbton.

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adjective

Stein-, verdammt

Used as an intensifier.

Examples :

"She is one stone fox."

Sie ist eine verdammt schlaue Füchsin.

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adjective

Geil, geil auf Sex

Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

Examples :

"stone butch; stone femme"

geile Butch; geile Femme

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adverb

Stein-

As a stone (used with following adjective).

Examples :

"My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold."

Mein Vater ist steintot. Diese Suppe ist steinkalt.

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adverb

Völlig, ganz

Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

Examples :

"I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind."

Ich sagte, die Medikamente hätten meine Sicht vorübergehend verschwommen gemacht, sie haben mich nicht völlig blind gemacht.

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