Usage examples of "piedra filosofal" in Spanish with translation to English

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Tabaco, divino, exótico, súper-excelente tabaco, que vas más allá de todas las panaceas, oro potable, y piedra filosofal, un soberano remedio a todos los males... pero como es tan comúnmente abusado por la mayoría de los hombres, que lo toman como hojalateros la cerveza, éste es una plaga, malicia, un violento desolador de bienes, tierras, salud, infernal y demoníaco tabaco, la ruina y derrota del cuerpo y alma. Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent tobacco, which goes far beyond all the panaceas, potable gold, and philosopher's stones, a sovereign remedy to all diseases...but as it is commonly abused by most men, which take it as tinkers do ale, 'tis a plague, a mischief, a violent purger of goods, lands, health, hellish, devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin and overthrow of body and soul.
Era duro como piedra. It was hard as rock.
La casa está hecha de piedra. The house is made of stone.
Él arrojó una piedra al estanque. He threw a stone into the pond.
Aquel puente está hecho de piedra. That bridge is made of stone.
Las pirámides y los grandes templos mayas fueron elegantemente construidas usando herramientas de piedra. Mayan pyramids and large temples were built elegantly using stone tools.
"Una piedra rodante no junta musgo" es un refrán. "A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.
Mostrame la piedra que rompió la ventana. Show me the stone that broke the window.
Cogió una piedra. He picked up a stone.
Preparado, ¡piedra, papel, tijeras! ¡Es un empate! Ready, rock-paper-scissors! It's a draw!
Enséñame la piedra que rompió la ventana. Show me the stone that broke the window.
El niño le lanzó una piedra al perro. The child threw a stone at the dog.
Tom tiró una piedra en el estanque. Tom threw a stone into the pond.
El niño le tiró una piedra a la rana. The boy threw a stone at the frog.
Él tiene un corazón de piedra. He has a heart of stone.
Una piedra no flota. A stone does not float.
Las ruinas de la Edad de Piedra fueron descubiertas. The Stone Age ruins were discovered.
La piedra es perfectamente plana. The stone is perfectly smooth.
Por favor, mueve esta piedra de aquí a allí. Please move this stone from here to there.
"¿Así que está construido de piedra?" "Es concreto reforzado ordinario." "So it's built from stone?" "It's ordinary reinforced concrete."
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