rock

=

sustantivo

rock

[rɒk]

sustantivo

1. roca (f) (substance, large stone)

to be on the rocks (sentido figurado) -> estar al borde del naufragio (marriage, company)
on the rocks -> con hielo (whiskey)
to reach or hit rock bottom -> tocar fondo
the rock (of Gibraltar) -> el Peñón (de Gibraltar)
rock climbing -> escalada (f)
rock face -> pared (f) (de roca)
rock garden -> jardín (m) de rocalla
rock pool -> charca (f) (en las rocas de la playa)
rock salt -> sal (f) gema
rock solid -> inquebrantable (support, morale)

también:

stick of rock -> = barra de caramelo de menta que se vende sobre todo en localidades costeras y lleva el nombre del lugar impreso (británico)

2. (rocking motion)

3. rock (m) (music)

verbo transitivo

4. mecer, balancear (boat, chair); sacudir (building) (of earthquake, explosion)

to rock a baby to sleep -> mecer a un niño hasta que se quede dormido
to rock the boat (sentido figurado) -> complicar el asunto (create problems)
the country was rocked by these revelations -> estas revelaciones conmocionaron al país

verbo intransitivo

5. balancearse (sway); estremecerse (building)

rock [rok-gar-den]

1. Mecer.

2. Arrullar; calmar, sosegar.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

3. Bambolear; oscilar. (n)

va.


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R:	You don't. "You rock" is an American English idiom that would probably be meaningless to a Spanish speaker.

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R:	In Colombia at least, either one is acceptable.

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