stones in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stones in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stone [Brit stəʊn, Am stoʊn] N

1. stone U (material):

stone

pietra f

(made) of stone

(fatto) di pietra

to turn into stone

trasformare in pietra or impietrire

to have a heart of stone fig

avere un cuore di pietra

to be as hard as stone

essere duro come la pietra

to be as hard as stone fig

avere un cuore di pietra

to be as hard as stone before n wall, statue, floor, building, step

di pietra

stone cladding

rivestimento in pietra

2. stone (small rock):

stone

pietra f

stone

sasso m

3. stone:

stone (for particular purpose)

pietra f

stone (standing vertically)

cippo m

stone (engraved)

stele f

to lay a stone

posare una pietra

to erect a stone

erigere una stele

they totally destroyed the town, not a stone was left standing

distrussero completamente la città, nulla rimase in piedi

4. stone (gem):

stone, also precious stone

pietra f preziosa

stone, also precious stone

gemma f

5. stone BOT (in fruit):

stone

nocciolo m

to take the stone out of a peach

togliere il nocciolo a una pesca or snocciolare una pesca

6. stone MED:

stone

calcolo m

kidney stone

calcolo renale

7. stone Brit (unit of weight):

stone

= unità di misura di peso pari a 6, 35 kg

8. stone before n (stoneware):

stone jar, pot, pottery

di porcellana dura, in grès

II.stone [Brit stəʊn, Am stoʊn] VB trans

1. stone (throw stones at):

stone person

prendere a sassate, lapidare

to stone sb to death

lapidare qn

2. stone (remove stone from):

stone peach, cherry

snocciolare, togliere il nocciolo a

III.stone [Brit stəʊn, Am stoʊn]

to leave no stone unturned

non lasciare nulla d'intentato or fare ogni tentativo possibile

it's a stone's throw from here

è a un tiro di schioppo da qui

to be set in (tablets of) stone

essere inciso nella pietra or nel marmo

to cast the first stone

lanciare la prima pietra (at contro)

to sink like a stone

colare a picco

people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

chi è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra

stone me! Brit arch

accidenti! caspita!

stone-cutting [ˈstəʊnˌkʌtɪŋ] N

stone-cutting

taglio m della pietra

stone dead [Brit, Am ˌstoʊn ˈdɛd] ADJ

stone dead

morto stecchito

stone deaf [Brit, Am ˌstoʊn ˈdɛf] ADJ

stone deaf

sordo come una campana

coping stone [Am ˈkoʊpɪŋ ˈˌstoʊn] N

coping stone

pietra f per cimasa

curling stone [Am kərlɪŋ ˌstoʊn] N

curling stone

pietra f da curling

stone hammer [ˈstəʊnˌhæmə(r)] N CONSTR

stone hammer

martellina f

stone saw [ˈstəʊnsɔː] N

stone saw

sega f per pietre

standing stone [Brit, Am ˈstændɪŋ stoʊn] N

standing stone (monolith)

monolito m

standing stone (menhir)

menhir m

Translations for stones in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sassaiola

hail of stones

sassaiola

volley of stones

stones in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stones in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.stone [stoʊn] N

1. stone GEO:

stone

pietra f

to be a stone's throw (away)

essere a un tiro di schioppo

2. stone MED:

stone

calcolo m

3. stone (jewel):

stone

pietra f (preziosa)

4. stone of fruit:

stone

nocciolo m

Phrases:

a rolling stone gathers no moss prov

sasso che rotola non fa muschio prov

to cast the first stone

scagliare la prima pietra

to leave no stone unturned

non lasciare niente di intentato

to be carved [or set] in stone

essere indiscutibile

II.stone [stoʊn] ADV

1. stone (like a stone):

stone hard

duro, -a come la pietra

2. stone inf (completely):

stone crazy

matto da legare

III.stone [stoʊn] VB trans

1. stone (throw stones at):

stone

tirare sassi contro

2. stone fruit, olives:

stone

snocciolare

stone-broke ADJ inf

stone-broke

al verde

foundation stone N

foundation stone

prima pietra f

stone-deaf [ˌstoʊn·ˈdef] ADJ

stone-deaf

sordo, -a come una campana

kidney stone N MED

kidney stone

calcolo m renale

stepping stone [ˈste·pɪŋ·stoʊn] N

1. stepping stone (stone):

stepping stone

passatoio m

2. stepping stone fig:

stepping stone

trampolino m

I.stone-cold ADJ

stone-cold

gelato, -a

II.stone-cold ADV inf

to knock sb out stone-cold

far perdere i sensi a qu (colpendolo)

to be stone-cold sober

essere perfettamente sobrio

Stone Age N

Stone Age

Età f della pietra

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hail of stones

scarica f

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selciato

(stone) paving

stones Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to weight sth with stones

tenere fermo qc con delle pietre

to be a stone's throw (away)

essere a un tiro di schioppo

a rolling stone gathers no moss prov

sasso che rotola non fa muschio prov

to be carved [or set] in stone

essere indiscutibile

to have a heart of gold/stone

avere il cuore d'oro/di pietra

sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me prov

le parole non hanno mai fatto male a nessuno

to pelt sb with stones

prendere qu a sassate

to kill two birds with one stone

prendere due piccioni con una fava prov

to kill two birds with one stone

prendere due -i con una fava fig

to kill two birds with one stone prov

prendere due piccioni con una fava prov