Usage examples of "piedras" in Spanish with translation to English

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Los niños le lanzaron piedras. Children threw stones at him.
De hecho, algunas personas coleccionan piedras. Some people actually collect rocks.
Ella recogió unas piedras hermosas. She picked up beautiful stones.
No tires piedras al río. Don't throw stones into the river.
Reposamos encima de unas piedras. We rested on some stones.
Le dije que no tirara piedras. I told him not to throw stones.
Me encanta reunir piedras en la playa. I love collecting stones at the beach.
Él se agachó y recogió piedras pequeñas. He bent over and picked up small stones.
Los manifestantes arrojaron piedras a la policía. The protesters threw stones at the police.
Tom le está tirando piedras a los pájaros. Tom is throwing stones at birds.
Algunas piedras preciosas son muy similares al oro. Some precious stones are very similar to gold.
Aquellos que viven en casas de cristal no deberían tirar piedras. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Si la Tercera Guerra Mundial es peleada con armas nucleares, la Cuarta Guerra Mundial será peleada con palos y piedras. If World War III is fought with nuclear weapons, World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Yo no sé con qué armas se va a combatir en la tercera guerra mundial, pero la cuarta se combatirá con piedras y palos. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
La piedra es perfectamente plana. The stone is perfectly smooth.
Esta piedra tiene forma de un animal. This rock has the shape of an animal.
El niño tiró una piedra. The boy threw a stone.
Este pan añejo está tan duro como una piedra. This old bread is as hard as a rock.
Tiró una piedra al perro. He threw a stone at the dog.
El niño tira una piedra. The boy throws a stone.
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