Usage examples of "pedra" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Atirei uma pedra ao pássaro. I threw a stone at the bird.
Eu construo casas de pedra. I build houses out of stone.
O menino atirou uma pedra. The boy threw a stone.
Querer tirar água da pedra To try to get blood out of a stone
Joguei uma pedra no passarinho. I threw a stone at the bird.
Ele jogou uma pedra no cachorro. He threw a stone at the dog.
Pedra que rola, não junta bolor Rolling stones gather no moss
Aquela ponte é feita de pedra. That bridge is made of stone.
A casa é feita de pedra. The house is made of stone.
Pedra que rola, não cria limo Rolling stones gather no moss
O pingar constante acaba com a pedra. Constant dripping wears away a stone.
Pedra que muito rola, não cria musgo A rolling stone gathers no moss
A criança jogou uma pedra no gato. The child threw a stone at the cat.
Eu matei dois passarinhos com uma pedra. I killed two birds with one stone.
Pedra que muito rola não cria limo A rolling stone gathers no moss
Ele tentou levantar a pedra em vão. He tried in vain to lift up the stone.
Eu tropecei numa pedra, torcendo meu tornozelo. I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.
Palavra e pedra solta não têm volta A word and a stone let go cannot be called back
A pedra de Rosetta foi encontrada em 1799. The Rosetta Stone was found in 1799.
Quem se sentir sem culpa, atire a primeira pedra He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her
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