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pietra

stone

noun pee-EH-trah Less Common

Origin: from Latin petra

Also means

rock

Usage Note

Pietra is a stone or rock as a material or object; di pietra means 'made of stone'. The idiom mettere una pietra sopra (literally 'to put a stone over') means 'to put something behind you, let it go'. It is feminine, plural pietre.

Examples

"Il muro è fatto di pietra."

Natural Translation

The wall is made of stone.

Literal Translation

The wall is made of stone.

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