stone

stəun 1. noun

1) ((also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) stein, bergart

2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) stein

3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) -stein

4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) edelstein

5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) kjerne

6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) britisk vektenhet

7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) (nyre)stein

2. verb

1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) steine

2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) ta ut steinene

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- stony

- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw

bergart

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edelstein

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fjell

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klippe

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stein

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steinmateriale

I

subst. \/stəʊn\/

1) stein

• the house is built of stone

huset er bygd av stein

2) (i steinfrukt) kjerne

3) (britisk, vektenhet, flertall også stone, tilsvarer 14 pounds) 6,36 kg

• he weighs 11 stone

4) (medisin) gallestein, nyrestein

5) (typografi) ombrekkerbord

6) (i domino og enkelte andre brikkespill) brikke

7) edelstein, juvel

8) minnestein, gravstein

cast the first stone (overført, bibelsk) kaste den første stein

leave no stone unturned ikke la noe (middel) være uprøvd, ikke la noe være ugjort

not be in a position to throw stones (overført) sitte i glasshus

• he is not in a position to throw stones

han sitter selv i (et) glasshus

stones (vulgært, gammeldags) baller (testikler)

a stone's throw from eller within a stone's throw of et steinkast fra

II

verb \/stəʊn\/

1) steine, kaste stein på

2) (spesielt historisk) henrette ved steining

3) ta ut stein(ene) av, fjerne stein fra

4) kle med stein, steinsette

• he stoned the wall

han kledde veggen med stein

5) glatte (med en stein), skjerpe

stone the crows! eller stone me! (britisk, hverdagslig) jøss! , det får en si!

III

adv. \/stəʊn\/

1) stein-, laget av stein

2) (hverdagslig) fullstendig, helt, spenna

• she is stone mad

hun er spenna gæern

stone sober eller stone cold sober (hverdagslig) klinkende edru