stone

stone
stone [stəʊn]
1. noun
   a. pierre f ; ( = pebble) caillou m ; (on beach) galet m
• (made) of stone de or en pierre
• within a stone's throw (of) à deux pas (de)
• to leave no stone unturned remuer ciel et terre (to do sth pour faire qch)
• it isn't set in stone cela n'a rien d'immuable
   b. (British) (in fruit) noyau m
   c. (in kidney) calcul m
• to have a stone removed from one's kidney se faire enlever un calcul rénal
   d. (British = weight) = 14 livres, = 6,348 kg
• I weigh six stone je pèse 38 kg → IMPERIAL SYSTEM
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = throw stones at) lancer des pierres sur
   b. [+ olive] dénoyauter
3. adjective
[building, wall] en pierre
4. compounds
► the Stone Age noun l'âge m de pierre
► stone-broke (inf) adjective
(US) fauché comme les blés (inf)
► stone circle noun (British) cromlech m
► stone-cold adjective complètement froid
• stone-cold sober (inf) parfaitement sobre ► stone-dead adjective raide mort
► stone-ground adjective [flour, wheat] meulé à la pierre
* * *
[stəʊn] 1.
noun
1) [U] (material) pierre f

(made) of stone — en pierre

2) pierre f; (slightly smaller) caillou m; (standing stone) menhir m; (engraved headstone) stèle f

to lay a stone — poser une pierre

not a stone was left standing — tout était dévasté

3) (also precious stone) (gem) pierre f
4) (in fruit) noyau m
5) Medicine calcul m

kidney stone — calcul m rénal

6) GB (weight) = 6,35 kg
2.
noun modifier [wall, floor] en pierre; [jar] en grès
3.
transitive verb
1)

to stone somebody to death — lapider quelqu'un

2) (remove stone from) dénoyauter [peach, cherry]
••

to leave no stone unturned — ne négliger aucun détail

it's a stone's throw from here — c'est à deux pas d'ici

to sink like a stone — couler à pic


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