piedra

/ˈpjedɾa/, [ˈpje.ð̞ɾa]

stone


Noun piedra f (plural piedras)

  1. stone (hard earthen substance that can form large rocks)
  2. flint (small cylinder used to produce a spark in a lighter, etc.)
  3. hailstone (single ball of hail, or solid precipitation)
  4. crack (potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Cogió una piedra.

    He picked up a stone.

  • Ese niño tiró una piedra al perro.

    That child threw a stone at the dog.

  • ¿Puedes levantar esta piedra?

    Can you lift this stone?

  • Este dios indígena necesita de agua para tener una vida normal, moverse y hablar, o su cuerpo vuelve a ser piedra inmóvil.

    This indigenous god needs water to have a normal life, move and talk, or its body will turn back into immovable stone.

  • Cuando despertaron vieron una piedra junto a ellos.

    When they woke up they saw a stone lying next to them.

  • Este puente está hecho de piedra.

    This bridge is built of stone.

  • Aquel puente está hecho de piedra.

    That bridge is made of stone.

  • Una piedra no flota.

    A stone does not float.

  • Él tiró una piedra en el estanque.

    He threw a rock into the pond.

  • La piedra es perfectamente plana.

    The stone is perfectly smooth.

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