set in stone

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

set in stone

1. (idiomatic) Permanent; certain; firm.

   The decision won't be set in stone until we release the documents.

Synonyms

• written in stone
• carved in stone

Translations

permanent

• Catalan: dat i beneït
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一成不變／一成不变 (zh) (yīchéngbùbiàn)

• Dutch: in steen gebeiteld
• Estonian: kivisse raiutud
• Finnish: kiveen kirjoitettu
• French: gravé dans le marbre (fr)
• German: in Stein gemeißelt
• Hungarian: kőbe vésve
• Romanian: bătut în cuie
• Swedish: skrivet i stenet
• Urdu: پتھر میں لکیر ... (patthar mē̃ lakīr ...)

Verb

set in stone (third-person singular simple present sets in stone, present participle setting in stone, simple past and past participle set in stone)

1. To render something permanent, certain, or firm.

   The plan looks good, but don't set it in stone until we have discussed it a bit more.

Translations

to make permanent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 一成不变 (zh) (yīchéngbùbiàn)

• Dutch: in steen beitelen
• French: graver dans le marbre (fr)
• Hungarian: kőbe vés
• Japanese: 固定する (ja) (こていする), 石に置く (いしにおく), 石に設定する (いしにせってする)
• Romanian: bate în cuie
• Russian: увековечить в камне (uvekovečitʹ v kamne)