noun🔗SharePierreA hard earthen substance that can form large rocks."The old stone wall around the park was very tall. "Le vieux mur en pierre autour du parc était très haut.materialgeologysubstancebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePierre, caillouA small piece of stone, a pebble."The child carefully collected small stones, pebbles, on the way home from school. "L'enfant a soigneusement ramassé de petites pierres, des cailloux, sur le chemin du retour de l'école.geologymaterialnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePierre précieuse, bijouA gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond."My grandmother's ring has a beautiful stone; it's a real diamond. "La bague de ma grand-mère a une belle pierre précieuse ; c'est un vrai diamant.mineralmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePierre (unité de masse)(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"My grandfather weighed 12 stone. "Mon grand-père pesait 12 pierres.massunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNoyauThe central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer."a peach stone"un noyau de pêchefruitpartseedplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePierreA hard, stone-like deposit."kidney stone"Calcul rénalmedicinephysiologysubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePionA playing piece made of any hard material, used in various board games such as backgammon, and go."My grandfather used his special stone in the backgammon game. "Mon grand-père utilisait son pion spécial au jeu de backgammon.gamematerialitemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGris pierreA dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones."The old stone house had a dull, light gray exterior, typical of many older buildings in the area. "La vieille maison de couleur gris pierre avait un extérieur gris clair terne, typique de nombreux bâtiments anciens de la région.appearancecolormaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePierreA 42-pound, precisely shaped piece of granite with a handle attached, which is bowled down the ice."The curler carefully placed the stone on the ice and then bowled it towards the target. "Le joueur de curling a soigneusement placé la pierre sur la glace, puis l'a lancée vers la cible.sportmaterialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePierre tombale, stèleA monument to the dead; a gravestone or tombstone."The old stone marked the spot where her grandfather was buried. "La vieille pierre tombale marquait l'endroit où son grand-père était enterré.architecturehistoryreligioncultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMiroir, glaceA mirror, or its glass."The antique shop owner polished the old stone, admiring its smooth surface. "Le propriétaire de la boutique d'antiquités a poli le vieux miroir, admirant sa surface lisse.materialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTesticuleA testicle of an animal."The veterinarian examined the bull's stone to check its health. "Le vétérinaire a examiné le testicule du taureau pour vérifier sa santé.anatomyorgananimalbodysexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTable de marbreA 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."The printer carefully placed the manuscript on the imposing stone before setting the type. "L'imprimeur a soigneusement placé le manuscrit sur la table de marbre avant de composer le texte.materialtechnologymachineindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLapiderTo pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones."She got stoned to death after they found her."Elle a été lapidée à mort après qu'ils l'ont trouvée.actionlawreligionritualwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmpierrerTo wall with stones."The schoolyard was stone-walled to prevent students from wandering into the park. "La cour de l'école était empierrée pour empêcher les élèves de se promener dans le parc.architecturebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénoyauterTo remove a stone from (fruit etc.)."Before eating the peach, I needed to stone it. "Avant de manger la pêche, j'ai dû la dénoyauter.fruitfoodagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurcir en pierreTo form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc."The plum tree's fruit began to stone as it ripened. "Les fruits du prunier ont commencé à se durcir en pierre en mûrissant.fruitplantbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIntoxiquer, droguerTo intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)"The student was stoned at the party, and couldn't focus on his homework the next day. "L'étudiant était drogué à la fête et n'a pas pu se concentrer sur ses devoirs le lendemain.medicinesubstancemindsensationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRêvasser, ne rien faireTo do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored."During the long, boring meeting, Sarah just sat there, stone-faced and stone. "Pendant la longue et ennuyeuse réunion, Sarah est restée assise là, impassible et à ne rien faire.mindactionhumanattitudeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMeuler, polirTo lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities."To prepare the wood for the new tabletop, the carpenter stoned the surface. "Pour préparer le bois pour le nouveau plateau de table, le menuisier a meulé la surface.materialtechnicalprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareEn pierreConstructed of stone."stone walls"murs en pierrematerialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePétreux, pierreuxHaving the appearance of stone."stone pot"pot pierreuxappearancematerialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGris pierre, de la couleur de la pierreOf a dull light grey or beige, like that of some stones."The old stone walls of the schoolyard were a dull, stone color. "Les vieux murs gris pierre de la cour de l'école étaient d'une couleur terne, couleur pierre.appearancecoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDe pierre, sacrémentUsed as an intensifier."She is one stone fox."C'est une sacrée renarde.languagegrammaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLibidineux, chaudWilling to give sexual pleasure but not to receive it."stone butch; stone femme"butch libidineuse ; femme libidineusesexattitudehumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareDe pierreAs a stone (used with following adjective)."My father is stone deaf. This soup is stone cold."Mon père est sourd comme une pierre. Cette soupe est froide comme de la pierre.materialessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareComplètement, tout à faitAbsolutely, completely (used with following adjectives)."I said the medication made my vision temporarily blurry, it did not make me stone blind."J'ai dit que le médicament rendait ma vision temporairement floue, il ne m'a pas rendu complètement aveugle.languagewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
