stone
noun
/stoʊn/
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/stɐʉn/
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/stəʊn/
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- (uncountable) A hard earthen substance that can form large rocks.
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pierre,
roche
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- A small piece of stone, a pebble.
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pierre,
roc,
caillou,
roche
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- (medicine) A hard, stone-like deposit.
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calcul,
pierre
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- (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.
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noyau
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- A gemstone, a jewel, especially a diamond.
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gemme,
pierre précieuse
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- (British) A unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (≈6.3503 kilograms), formerly used for various commodities (wool, cheese, etc.), but now principally used for personal weight. Abbreviated as st.
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stone,
pierre
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stone
verb
/stoʊn/
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/stɐʉn/
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/stəʊn/
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- (transitive) To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
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lapider
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- (transitive) To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
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dénoyauter,
épépiner
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- (transitive, slang) To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
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défoncer
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stoned
adjective
/stoʊnd/
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/stəʊnd/
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- (slang) High on drugs, especially cannabis.
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défoncé,
déchiré,
gelé,
stone
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Stone
properNoun
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- (countable) An English occupational and habitational surname from Old English, for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from Old English stan.
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brique
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