stone Meaning | BeDict

noun

Piedra

A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.

Examples :

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

La antigua pared de piedra alrededor del parque era muy alta.

noun

Piedra, guijarro

A small piece of stone, a pebble.

Examples :

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

El niño recogió cuidadosamente pequeñas piedras, guijarros, de camino a casa desde la escuela.

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noun

Piedra preciosa, joya

A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.

Examples :

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

El anillo de mi abuela tiene una hermosa piedra preciosa; es un diamante de verdad.

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noun

Piedra (unidad de masa)

(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. "

Mi abuelo pesaba 12 piedras.

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noun

Hueso

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

Examples :

"a peach stone"

un hueso de melocotón

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noun

Piedra

A hard, stone-like deposit.

Examples :

"kidney stone"

Cálculo renal

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noun

Ficha

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. "

Mi abuelo usó su ficha especial en el juego de backgammon.

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noun

Gris piedra

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. "

La vieja casa de color gris piedra tenía un exterior gris claro apagado, típico de muchos edificios antiguos de la zona.

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noun

Piedra

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. "

El jugador de curling colocó cuidadosamente la piedra sobre el hielo y luego la lanzó hacia el objetivo.

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noun

Lápida, piedra sepulcral

A monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone.

Examples :

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

La vieja lápida marcaba el lugar donde fue enterrado su abuelo.

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noun

Espejo, cristal

A mirror, or its glass.

Examples :

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

El dueño de la tienda de antigüedades pulió el viejo espejo, admirando su superficie lisa.

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noun

Testículo

A testicle of an animal.

Examples :

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

El veterinario examinó el testículo del toro para revisar su salud.

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noun

Mesa de componer

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. "

El impresor colocó cuidadosamente el manuscrito sobre la mesa de componer antes de componer el tipo.

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verb

Lapidar

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

Examples :

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

La lapidaron hasta la muerte después de que la encontraron.

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verb

Apedrar

To wall with stones.

Examples :

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

El patio de la escuela estaba apedreado para evitar que los estudiantes vagaran por el parque.

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verb

Deshuesar

To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).

Examples :

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

Antes de comer el melocotón, necesitaba deshuesarlo.

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verb

Endurecerse

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

Examples :

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

La fruta del ciruelo comenzó a endurecerse a medida que maduraba.

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verb

Drogar, intoxicar

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. "

El estudiante estaba drogado en la fiesta y no pudo concentrarse en su tarea al día siguiente.

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verb

Quedarse mirando fijamente, ensimismarse

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. "

Durante la larga y aburrida reunión, Sarah simplemente se sentó allí, con el rostro pétreo y ensimismada.

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verb

Pulir con piedra

To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.

Examples :

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

Para preparar la madera para la nueva mesa, el carpintero pulió la superficie con piedra.

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adjective

De piedra

Constructed of stone.

Examples :

"stone walls"

muros de piedra

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adjective

Pétreo, de piedra

Having the appearance of stone.

Examples :

"stone pot"

olla de piedra

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adjective

Gris piedra, color piedra

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. "

Las viejas paredes color piedra del patio de la escuela eran de un color apagado, color piedra.

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adjective

De piedra, muy

Used as an intensifier.

Examples :

"She is one stone fox."

Es una zorra muy astuta.

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adjective

Lujurioso

Willing to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it.

Examples :

"stone butch; stone femme"

butch lujuriosa; femme lujuriosa

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adverb

De piedra

As a stone (used with following adjective).

Examples :

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

Mi padre es sordo de piedra. Esta sopa está fría como la piedra.

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adverb

Completamente, totalmente

Absolutely, completely (used with following adjectives).

Examples :

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

Dije que el medicamento me nubló la vista temporalmente, no me dejó totalmente ciego.

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Meanings

Piedra

Examples :

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

La antigua pared de piedra alrededor del parque era muy alta.

Piedra, guijarro

Examples :

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

El niño recogió cuidadosamente pequeñas piedras, guijarros, de camino a casa desde la escuela.

Piedra preciosa, joya

Examples :

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

El anillo de mi abuela tiene una hermosa piedra preciosa; es un diamante de verdad.

Piedra (unidad de masa)

Examples :

"My grandfather weighed 12 stone. "

Mi abuelo pesaba 12 piedras.

Hueso

Examples :

"a peach stone"

un hueso de melocotón

Piedra

Examples :

"kidney stone"

Cálculo renal

Ficha

Examples :

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

Mi abuelo usó su ficha especial en el juego de backgammon.

Gris piedra

Examples :

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

La vieja casa de color gris piedra tenía un exterior gris claro apagado, típico de muchos edificios antiguos de la zona.

Piedra

Examples :

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

El jugador de curling colocó cuidadosamente la piedra sobre el hielo y luego la lanzó hacia el objetivo.

Lápida, piedra sepulcral

Examples :

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

La vieja lápida marcaba el lugar donde fue enterrado su abuelo.

Espejo, cristal

Examples :

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

El dueño de la tienda de antigüedades pulió el viejo espejo, admirando su superficie lisa.

Testículo

Examples :

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

El veterinario examinó el testículo del toro para revisar su salud.

Mesa de componer

Examples :

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

El impresor colocó cuidadosamente el manuscrito sobre la mesa de componer antes de componer el tipo.

Lapidar

Examples :

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

La lapidaron hasta la muerte después de que la encontraron.

Apedrar

Examples :

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

El patio de la escuela estaba apedreado para evitar que los estudiantes vagaran por el parque.

Deshuesar

Examples :

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

Antes de comer el melocotón, necesitaba deshuesarlo.

Endurecerse

Examples :

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

La fruta del ciruelo comenzó a endurecerse a medida que maduraba.

Drogar, intoxicar

Examples :

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

El estudiante estaba drogado en la fiesta y no pudo concentrarse en su tarea al día siguiente.

Quedarse mirando fijamente, ensimismarse

Examples :

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

Durante la larga y aburrida reunión, Sarah simplemente se sentó allí, con el rostro pétreo y ensimismada.

Pulir con piedra

Examples :

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