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de piedra

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
de piedra loc adj	(sin sentimientos) (figurative: heart)	of stone adj
	(figurative: person)	cold fish n
	Tiene un corazón de piedra.
	He has a heart of stone.
de piedra loc adj	(persona: sorprendido)	shocked adj
		stunned adj
	(UK)	gobsmacked adj
	(literal)	turned to stone expr
	Me dejas de piedra con la noticia.
	You've shocked me with the news.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
a un tiro de piedra loc adv	(muy cerca)	a stone's throw away expr
		a hop, skip, and a jump expr
	No hace falta que tomes un taxi: la universidad se encuentra a un tiro de piedra.
	There's no need to take a taxi: the university is just a stone's throw away.
cara de piedra loc nom f	AR, CO, VE (cara inexpresiva)	stone face, deadpan face adj + n
		poker face adj + n
carbón mineral, carbón de piedra loc nom m	(sustancia fósil)	coal n
	El carbón mineral que tiene mayor proporción de carbono es la antracita.
convidado de piedra loc nom m	figurado (persona callada) (figurative)	mute, dumb n
	(figurative)	bump on a log n
	En nuestra mesa nos tocó el convidado de piedra, que no nos dijo ni su nombre.
	It's like we had a mute at our table; not a single peep came out of her mouth.
quedarse de piedra loc verb	(conmocionarse)	be stunned, be amazed, be flabbergasted v expr
	Me quedé de piedra al saber de su traición.
	I was stunned when I learned of his betrayal.
torre de piedra nf + loc adj	(defensa)	stone tower n
		limestone tower n
	Las torres de piedra son comunes en los castillos.
	Stone towers are common in castles.
volver a la edad de piedra expr	figurado (retroceso cultural)	go back to the stone age v expr
	Anular los derechos humanos nos haría volver a la edad de piedra.
	Annulling human rights would make us go back to the stone age.

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