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pierre

stone

noun PYEHR Less Common
Animals & Nature Geography

Also means

gem

Usage Note

Pierre means both 'stone' (the material) and a precious or semi-precious stone (gem). Pierre précieuse is 'precious stone'. The expression jeter la pierre à quelqu'un ('to throw a stone at someone') means 'to blame someone'. As a proper name, Pierre is one of the most common French male given names, the equivalent of Peter.

Examples

"Le mur est fait en pierre."

Natural Translation

The wall is made of stone.

Literal Translation

The wall is made in stone

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