uh-oh in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for uh-oh in the Spanish»English Dictionary

1. piedra:

piedra (material)
stone
piedra (trozo)
stone
piedra (trozo)
rock esp. Am
casas de piedra
stone houses
tiraba piedritas o Spain piedrecitas al agua
he was throwing stones into the water
pantalones lavados a la piedra
stonewashed jeans
ablandar hasta las piedras inf
to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra LatAm inf
to go out like a light
caer como (una) piedra LatAm inf
to crash out inf
cerrado a piedra y lodo
all shut up inf
cerrado a piedra y lodo
firmly locked
darse con una piedra en el pecho Chil inf
to think o count oneself lucky
darse con una piedra en el pecho Chil inf
to be thankful
dejar a alg. de piedra inf
to stun sb inf
dejar a alg. de piedra inf
to knock sb for a loop Am inf
dejar a alg. de piedra inf
to knock sb for six Brit inf
(duro) como una piedra
rock hard
este pan está como (una) piedra
this bread's rock hard
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra
he has a heart of stone
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra
he's very hardhearted
lo saben hasta las piedras
it's common knowledge o everybody knows
menos da una piedra Spain inf
it's better than nothing
menos da una piedra Spain inf
it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick inf, hum
menos da una piedra Spain inf
things could be worse inf
no dejar piedra por mover
to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra
to raze to the ground
los rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra
the rebels razed the town to the ground
el terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra
nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquake
cuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra
when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destruction
no soy/no es de piedra
I'm/he's only human
no soy/no es de piedra
I'm not/he's not made of stone
pasar a alg. por la piedra Spain vulg sl
to lay sb vulg sl
quedarse de piedra inf
to be flabbergasted o stunned o amazed inf
tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
to play sneaky tricks
tirar la primera piedra
to cast the first stone
tirar piedras a su propio tejado
to foul one's own nest
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
All it takes from him is one uh-oh move to start off an inevitable chain of mounting disasters.
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