stone
BrE /stəʊn/ AmE /stoʊn/
noun en → es
a hard, solid substance that is found in the ground and used to make buildings, roads, etc.
piedra
- stone + of
Collocations stone wall · stone bridge
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The house is made of stone.
La casa está hecha de piedra.
a hard, round food that grows on plants such as the fruit of a tree or plant and is often eaten raw or cooked.
fruta de piedra, alimento duro y redondo
- stone + of
Collocations peach stone · plum stone
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Be careful not to bite the stone.
Ten cuidado de no morder la pepita.
a small, hard object that is thrown or hit in some games and sports such as bowls or curling.
piedra (en juego)
- stone + of
Collocations bowling stone · curling stone
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The player rolled the stone towards the target.
El jugador hizo rodar la piedra hacia el objetivo.
a punishment in which someone is put into a small room or cell as a form of isolation.
encarcelamiento, confinamiento
- put somebody + under/in
Collocations solitary confinement · prison stone
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He was put in the stone for a week.
Lo pusieron en confinamiento solitario durante una semana.
to count or say numbers aloud, often up to a particular number.
contar piedras
- stone + to
Collocations stone one's way to ten · stone from one to five
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The children were stoning their way up to twenty.
Los niños estaban contando hasta veinte.
to be strong or firm, especially in a difficult situation.
ser fuerte, resistir
- stone + against
Collocations stone against criticism · stone through difficulties
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She has stoned against all the odds.
Ella ha resistido a pesar de todas las dificultades.
to cook food by putting it on or under hot stones, especially in the open air.
cocinar sobre piedras calientes
- stone + something
Collocations stone fish · stone meat
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They stoned the fish over an open fire.
Ella cocinó el pescado sobre piedras calientes alrededor de una fogata.
to make something out of stone, such as a statue or monument.
esculpir en piedra
- stone + sth
Collocations stone a sculpture · stone a monument
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The artist has been stoning the statue for months.
El artista ha estado esculpiendo la estatua durante meses.