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pietra meaning in English

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pietra noun
{f}

rock [rocks]noun
[UK: rɒk] [US: ˈrɑːk]
Do you live under a rock? = Vivi sotto una pietra?

pietra angolare noun

cornerstone [cornerstones](base stone)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn] [US: ˈkɔːr.nərˌstoʊn]

pietra d'angolo noun

cornerstone [cornerstones](base stone)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə.stəʊn] [US: ˈkɔːr.nərˌstoʊn]

pietra d'angolo noun
{f}

corner [corners](projection into space of an angular solid)
noun
[UK: ˈkɔː.nə(r)] [US: ˈkɔːr.nər]

pietra d'inciampo noun
{f}

stolperstein(small, cobblestone-sized memorial for an individual victim of Nazism)
noun

pietra da taglio noun

ashlar(masonry making use of such blocks)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.ʃlə] [US: ˈæ.ʃlər]

pietra di luna noun
{f}

moonstone [moonstones](translucent gemstone)
noun
[UK: ˈmuːn.stəʊn] [US: ˈmuːnˌstoʊn]

pietra di paragone noun

touchstone [touchstones](stone used to test the quality of gold alloys)
noun
[UK: ˈtʌtʃ stəʊn] [US: ˈtʌʧˌstoʊn]

pietra filosofale noun
{f}

chrysopoeia(transmutation into gold)
noun

philosopher's stonenoun
[UK: fɪˈlɒsəfəz stəʊn ] [US: fəˈlɑsəfərz stoʊn ]

pietra miliare noun

landmark [landmarks](major event)
noun
[UK: ˈlænd.mɑːk] [US: ˈlænd.ˌmɑːrk]

milestone [milestones](one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪl.stəʊn] [US: ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn]

pietra preziosa noun
{f}

brilliant(cut gemstone)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɪ.lɪənt] [US: ˈbrɪ.ljənt]

gem [gems](precious stone)
noun
[UK: dʒem] [US: ˈdʒem]

gemstone(gem)
noun
[UK: dʒem] [US: ˈdʒemˌstoʊn]

precious stone(gem)
noun
[UK: ˈpre.ʃəs stəʊn] [US: ˈpre.ʃəs ˈstoʊn]

pietra runica noun
{f}

runestone(stone with a runic inscription)
noun

pietra saponaria noun
{f}

soapstone(soft rock)
noun
[UK: ˈsəʊpstəʊn] [US: ˈsəʊpstəʊn]

pietra squadrata noun

ashlar(masonry making use of such blocks)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.ʃlə] [US: ˈæ.ʃlər]

pietra tombale noun
{f}

ledger [ledgers](large, flat stone, especially one laid over a tomb)
noun
[UK: ˈle.dʒə(r)] [US: ˈle.dʒər]

tombstone [tombstones](stone on grave)
noun
[UK: ˈtuːm.stəʊn] [US: ˈtuːmˌstoʊn]

carta di pietra noun
{f}

stone paper(type of paper)
noun

cava di pietra noun
{f}

quarry [quarries](site for mining stone)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɒ.ri] [US: ˈkwɔː.ri]

che è senza peccato scagli la prima pietra phrase

people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones(one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault)
phrase

età della pietra proper noun
{f}

Stone Age(prehistoric period)
proper noun
[UK: ˈstəʊn.ˈeɪdʒ] [US: ˈstəʊn.ˈeɪdʒ]

mettere una pietra sopra verb

bury [buried, burying, buries](to put an end to; to abandon)
verb
[UK: ˈbe.ri] [US: ˈbe.ri]

muro di pietra noun
{m}

stone wall(wall made from stone)
noun

pesce pietra noun
{m}

stonefish(tropical marine fish)
noun

prima pietra noun
{f}

foundation stone(stone laid during construction)
noun
[UK: faʊn.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩ stəʊn] [US: faʊn.ˈdeɪʃ.n̩ ˈstoʊn]