La Palabra Del Dia: "piedra"
piedra ( pyeh'-drah )
noun ( rock, stone )
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1. Uluru, en Australia, es conocida como la piedra más grande del mundo.
Uluru, in Australia, is known as the largest rock in the world.
2. Alguien tiró una piedra por la ventana y la rompió.
Someone threw a stone through the window and broke it.
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Mi media naranja sabe muchísimo sobre los minerales y las piedras preciosas. Creo que le gustaría si yo dejara de jugar con el español y aprendiera algo, digamos, más interesante.
My better half knows a lot about minerals and precious stones. I think he'd like it if I stopped toying with Spanish and learned something, shall we say, more interesting.
Si fuera más fuerte lanzaría una piedra a la ventana de Bosque para que él aprendería lo de no escribir las mismísimas frases que me gustarían escribir .
If I were stronger I would throw a stone at Bosque's window in order to teach him not to write the very sentences that I want to write.
Siempre me ha gustado el adagio que dice algo como "la gente que vive en casas de vidrio no debería lanzar piedras", porque, aunque por la mayor parte de mi casa está hecha de madera y cemento, tiene muchos vientos ventanas, y por eso normalmente no llevo piedras en mi bolsillos para evitar la tentación de tirarlas.
I have always liked the adage that says something like "people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones", because, although for the most part my house if is made of wood and cement, it has a lot of windows, and so normally I do not carry stones in my pockets to avoid the temptation of tossing them.
El Peñón de Gibraltar es muy conocido por todo el mundo.
The Rock of Gibraltar is well known by everybody.
(Es una piedra muuuuuyyy grande. 
) It's a Biiiiiigggg Rock.
La Serie de dibujos animados Los picapiedras fue un gran éxito , presentando el mundo la Edad de piedra a su propia manera.
The cartoon series The Flintstones was a great success, introducing the world of the Stone Age in their own way.
Un vehiculo robótico en Marte tomó esta imagen.
¿Eso es una piedra, o un marciano?
A robot rover on Mars took this picture.
Is that a rock, or a martian?
La expresión "a tiro de piedra" significa lo suficientemente cerca de algo que podría tirar una piedra y golpearlo.
The saying "a stone's throw" means close enough to something that you could throw a rock at it and hit it.
Anoche Susana soño que ella estaba sentada al lado de un lago muy grande que tenía muchas piedras coloridas.
Last night Susana dreamt that she was sitting next to a big lake that had colourful stones.
Juan y Susana se quedaron de piedra cuando sus mejores amigos, Tom y Lucia, anunciaron una noche que se iban a divorciar, después de que Tom había admitido que habia tenido un lío con otra mujer que duró cinco años.
John and Susanna were flabbergasted (stunned) when their best friends Tom and Lucy announced one night that they were getting (going to be) divorced, after Tom had admitted that he had had an affair with another woman lasting five years!
Corrijan mi español si es necesario, por favor
Hice una cita con un taxista. Le dije que no tengo el corazón de piedra. Podría llegar dentro de quince minutos.
I made an appointment with a taxi driver. I told him that I am not hard-hearted. He could arrive within fifteen minutes.
Is this just a stone statue?
Se trata sólo de una estatua de piedra?
The corner stone (my attempt)
42 Jesus said to them,
“Have you never read in the Scriptures:
“‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’"
42 Jesús les dijo,
¿"Nunca leísteis en las Escrituras:
La piedra que rechazaron los edificadores, se ha convertido en la piedra angular. El Señor ha hecho esto, Y es cosa maravillosa a nuestros ojos?"
Quienquiera que pudiera desenvainar esta espada desde de esta piedra, él será el rey verdadero de Inglaterra...
Whosoever might draw this sword from this stone shall be the rightful king of England...
El Pedregal de San Ángel, llamdo por la piedra volcánica que se encuentra allí, es un área preciosa para pasar un día cuando estás en México - o para vivir si te alcanza.
El Pedregal de San Ángel, named for the volcanic stone found there, is a precious area to spend a day when you are in Mexico City - or to live if you can afford it.
Ojos de topacio, labios de rubí y corazón de piedra.
Topaz eyes, ruby lips and stone heart.
