What does pietra in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word pietra in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pietra in Italian.

The word pietra in Italian means rock, stone, precious stone, stone, Dom Juan or the Feast of Stone, heart of stone, cold heart, set a bad example, stone age, Lapis Scandali, turn the page, turn the page, leave the past behind, milestone, milestone, landmark, natural stone, exposed brickwork, cornerstone, moonstone, paragon, pietra dura, philosopher's stone, flint stone, lava stone, milestone, milestone, pumice stone, gemstone, precious stone, pietra serena, tombstone, bare stone, natural stone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pietra

rock, stone

sostantivo femminile (pezzo di roccia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I ragazzi si divertivano a lanciare pietre sulle finestre della fabbrica abbandonata.
The youngsters had a good time throwing rocks (or: stones) at the windows of the abandoned factory.

precious stone

sostantivo femminile (pietra preziosa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'è una pietra dura incastonata nell'anello.
A precious stone is set in the ring.

stone

sostantivo femminile (figurato (insensibile) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Come fai a non commuoverti di fronte a una scena simile? Hai proprio un cuore di pietra!
Your have a heart of stone!

Dom Juan or the Feast of Stone

sostantivo maschile (tragicommedia di Molière) (play by Molière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heart of stone, cold heart

sostantivo maschile (figurato (insensibilità, cattiveria) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

set a bad example

stone age

Lapis Scandali

(Ancient Rome)

turn the page

(figurative)

turn the page, leave the past behind

(figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

milestone

aggettivo (che segnala le miglia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa pietra miliare fu posta ancora al tempo dell'Impero romano.

milestone, landmark

aggettivo (figurato (fondamentale, cruciale) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questo disco è stato una pietra miliare nella storia del rock.

natural stone, exposed brickwork

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cornerstone

moonstone

paragon

pietra dura

philosopher's stone

flint stone

lava stone

milestone

sostantivo femminile (storico (Antica Roma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le antiche strade romane erano scandite da pietre miliari.

milestone

sostantivo femminile (figurato (evento importantissimo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La teoria della gravitazione universale rappresenta una pietra miliare nella storia del pensiero scientifico mondiale.

pumice stone

sostantivo femminile (roccia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gemstone, precious stone

sostantivo femminile (gemma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pietra serena

(sculpture)

tombstone

sostantivo femminile (lastra che copre una tomba)

bare stone, natural stone

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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