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stone-like

Translations

stone-likeadjective
more stone-like
Comp.
most stone-like
Super.
Qualitative compound adjective formed with the suffix “-like”, denoting resemblance to stone.
pierreuxSurtout pour une texture, une qualité ou un aspect rappelant la pierre.
The fossil was encased in a stone-like crust.
Le fossile était pris dans une croûte pierreuse.
de pierreAu sens figuré : rigide, immobile ou sans expression.
She remained stone-like throughout the interrogation.
Elle est restée de pierre pendant tout l’interrogatoire.
Additional translations
semblable à de la pierreTraduction plus descriptive, moins idiomatique.
Synonyms
stony
rock-like
rocklike
stone-hard
rock-hard
petrified
calcified
rigid
unyielding
inert
stone-likeadverb
Used post-positively to modify verbs, meaning “in a manner resembling stone”.
de pierreExprime une immobilité ou une rigidité totale.
He stood stone-like, refusing to budge.
Il est resté de pierre, refusant de bouger.
Additional translations
comme une statueNuance figurée, pour insister sur l’immobilité.
Synonyms
stonily
stone-coldly
like a stone
immovably
motionlessly
stony

Definitions

stone-likeadjective
Having a texture, quality, or appearance similar to that of stone.
The fossil was encased in a stone-like crust.
Rigid, motionless, or expressionless as if made of stone.
She remained stone-like throughout the interrogation.
stone-likeadverb
In a rigid, motionless, or expressionless manner; like stone.
He stood stone-like, refusing to budge.
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