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precious stone (gem) noun [UK: ˈpre.ʃəs stəʊn] [US: ˈpre.ʃəs ˈstoʊn] | pierre précieuse◼◼◼nom {f} |
rhinestone (an artificial diamond) noun [UK: ˈraɪn.stəʊn] [US: ˈraɪnˌstoʊn] | strass◼◼◼nom {m} |
rolling stone (person who moves around and never settles down) noun | bourlingueurnom {m} clochardnom {m} clochardenom {f} |
Rosetta Stone (large inscribed stone) proper noun [UK: roˈze.tə stəʊn] [US: roˈze.tə ˈstoʊn] | Pierre de Rosette◼◼◼nom {f} |
rubblestone (collection of broken stones) noun | moellon◼◼◼nom |
ruddy turnstone [ruddy turnstones] (Arenaria interpres) noun [UK: ˈrʌ.di] [US: ˈrʌ.di] | tournepierre à collier◼◼◼nom |
runestone (stone with a runic inscription) noun | pierre runique◼◼◼nom {f} |
sandstone [sandstones] (sand/clay sedimentary rock) noun [UK: ˈsænd.stəʊn] [US: ˈsændˌstoʊn] | grès◼◼◼nom {m}The name of the Algerian town Tipaza comes from tafza, red sandstone. = Le nom de la ville algérienne Tipaza vient de tafza, grès rouge. |
set in stone (permanent) adjective [UK: set ɪn stəʊn] [US: ˈset ɪn ˈstoʊn] | gravé dans le marbre◼◼◼adjectif |
set in stone (to make permanent) verb [UK: set ɪn stəʊn] [US: ˈset ɪn ˈstoʊn] | graver dans le marbre◼◼◻verbe |
Siberian stonechat (Saxicola maurus) noun | tarier de Sibérie◼◼◼nom {m} |
soapstone (soft rock) noun [UK: ˈsəʊpstəʊn] [US: ˈsəʊpstəʊn] | stéatite◼◼◼nom {f} |
standing stone (prehistoric monument) noun | pierre levée◼◼◼nom {f} pierre dressée◼◼◼nom {f} |
stepping stone (something used as a way to progress) noun [UK: ˈstep.ɪŋ stəʊn] [US: ˈstep.ɪŋ ˈstoʊn] | tremplin◼◼◼nom {m} marchepied◼◼◻nom {m} paliernom {m} |
stepping stone (stone used to cross something) noun [UK: ˈstep.ɪŋ stəʊn] [US: ˈstep.ɪŋ ˈstoʊn] | |
sticks and stones phrase | la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe◼◼◼phrase |
sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me (a response to taunting proclaiming the speaker's indifference) phrase | |
tombstone [tombstones] (stone on grave) noun [UK: ˈtuːm.stəʊn] [US: ˈtuːmˌstoʊn] | pierre tombale◼◼◼nom {f} |
tonsil stone [tonsil stones] (mineralization of debris in the tonsils) noun [UK: ˈtɒn.sɪl stəʊn] [US: ˌtɑːn.səl ˈstoʊn] | caséumnom {f} |
touchstone [touchstones] (standard of comparison or evaluation) noun [UK: ˈtʌtʃ stəʊn] [US: ˈtʌʧˌstoʊn] | pierre de touche◼◼◼nom {f} 《l'exemple même de...》nom {m} |
touchstone [touchstones] (stone used to test the quality of gold alloys) noun [UK: ˈtʌtʃ stəʊn] [US: ˈtʌʧˌstoʊn] | touchaunom {m} |
two birds with one stone (two things by one action) noun | d'une pierre deux coups◼◼◼nom |
whetstone [whetstones] (stone used to hone tools) noun [UK: ˈwet.stəʊn] [US: ˈwetˌstoʊn] | pierre à aiguiser◼◼◼nom {f} aiguisoirnom {m} |