rock

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la roca

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rock
[rɒk]
sustantivo
1roca (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)
  • to give something a rock -> mecer algo
3rock (m) (music)
  • rock and roll -> rock and roll (m)
  • rock concert -> concierto (m) de rock
  • rock group -> grupo (m) de rock
  • rock singer -> cantante (sustantivo masculino) de rock
verbo transitivo
4mecer, 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
5balancearse (sway); estremecerse (building)
  • to rock (backward and forward) in one's chair -> mecerse en la silla
  • to rock with laughter -> reírse a carcajadas

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rock [rok-gar-den]
1Mecer.
2Arrullar; calmar, sosegar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3Bambolear; oscilar. (n)
  • The town was rocked by strikes -> la ciudad fue sacudida por huelgas
va.

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rock [rɒk]
noun
1 (substance) roca; (f) (crag, rock face) peñasco; (m) peñón; (m) (large stone, boulder) roca; (f) (US) (small stone) piedra; (f) (in sea) escollo; (m) roca; (f)
hewn out of solid rock tallado en la roca viva; they were drilling into solid rock estaban perforando rocas vivas; porous/volcanic rock roca porosa/volcánica; the Rock (of Gibraltar) el Peñón (de Gibraltar); an outcrop of rock un peñasco; un peñón
people began throwing rocks at the police the hills above the valley are bare rock it was almost like a gorge, with very sheer rock sides a huge rock/a pile of fallen rocks blocked their way she sat cross-legged on the rock she bent down, picked up a rock and threw it into the trees recently there have been a number of sniper and rock throwing attacks in that area the wreckage was found on the rocks the sea crashed against the rocks
danger: falling rocks desprendimiento de rocas
2 (in phrases)
to be at rock bottombottom [+person, prices, morale, confidence] estar por los suelos; haber tocado fondo
prices are at rock bottom los precios están por los suelos han tocado fondo;or morale in the armed forces was at rock bottom los ánimos en las fuerzas armadas habían tocado fondo estaban por los suelos;or
public confidence in the police is at rock bottom she was at rock bottom - her long-term love affair was breaking up and so was she
to hit reach rock bottomor [+person, prices] tocar fondo
until they reach rock-bottom, it is difficult for people to get financial help when my girlfriend asked me to move out of our flat and end our relationship, I hit rock bottom prices have hit rock bottom the UK motor industry slumped to one of its blackest days yesterday as /new car sales hit rock bottom/
rock hardhard duro como una piedra
it dries rock hard in less than an hour en menos de una hora se seca hasta quedarse duro como una piedra
the bread was rock hard
he's like a rock, I totally depend on himlike es mi pilar puntal, dependo totalmente de él;or
whisky on the rockson whisky con hielo
to run go on(to) the rocksrunorgo (Náut) chocar contra los escollos; encallar en las rocas
the ship went on the rocks she had broken adrift, gone on to the rocks, and sunk
rock solidsolid sólido como una roca
the pound was rock solid against the mark la libra permanecía sólida como una roca frente al marco
the foundations of the house were rock solid their defence was rock solid she has proved that she is rock solid under pressure the moral case is rock solid whatever the outcome, Camille feels her own position is rock solid Seles return of serve is awesome, her nerve rock solid
rock-solid
he held the gun rock steadysteady sujetó la pistola con pulso firme
he reached for a cigarette and lit it, fingers rock steady the ship's south-west course was rock steady the car is rock steady at any speed
to be on the rocks (informal) (be broke) no tener un céntimo; estar sin blanca; (Esp) (informal) (fail) [+marriage] andar fatal; (informal)
their marriage is on the rocks
his business went on the rocks last year su negocio se fue a pique se hundió el año pasado;or
he does not want this marriage to go on the rocks like his friend
to be between be caught between a rock and a hard placeor estar entre la espada y la pared
/the addict is caught between a rock and a hard place/ - he's used to trying to control everything, yet letting go of control is precisely what is required to recover
hard solid
3 (Britain) (sweet) palo de caramelo; (m)
a stick of rockstick un palo de caramelo
4 (informal) (diamond) diamante; (m)rocks piedras; (f) joyas; (f)
she turned up at this party, weighed down with the most expensive rocks you've ever seen
5 (informal) (drug) crack; (m)
6 especially (US)rocks (very_informal)
to get one's rocks off echar un polvo; (very_informal)
they hate women - they want to use you, get their rocks off, simple as that he could only get his rocks off - sorry, that's an Americanism I learnt from him - if he inflicted pain
modifier
rock cake rock bun (n) bollito con frutos secos
rock cakes, like scones, are high in calcium owing to the self-raising flour and dried fruit he was waxing lyrical over her rock cakes
rock candy (n) (US) palo de caramelo; (m)
rock carving (n) escultura rupestre; (f)
Bronze Age life as exemplified by rock carvings
rock climber (n) escaladoraescaladora (de rocas);a escaladora (m) (f)
the nearby cliffs of Falloises are a favourite venue for rock climbers she is an expert rock climber
rock climbing (n) (Dep) escalada en rocas; (f)
she enjoys rock climbing
to go rock climbing ir a escalar en roca
rock crystal (n) cristal de roca; (m)
the dining room's French rock-crystal chandelier jackdaw and rock dove nest on the cliffs
rock face (n) vertiente rocosa; (f) pared de roca; (f)
he and two friends were climbing a rock face when they heard cries for help They began to abseil down the rock face the track from the camp ended in the rock face of the mountain
rock fall (n) desprendimiento de rocas; (m)
there's been a rock fall a massive rock fall trapped the men as they operated a tunnelling machine
rock formation (n) formación rocosa; (f)
the Old Man is a rock formation on the face of a cliff which looks uncannily like a human profile they had come to study rock formations
rock garden (n) jardín de roca de rocalla; (m)or
they ploughed up their driveway and turned it into a rock garden Joe built an intricate rock garden, with terraces, paths, and several hundred flowers and shrubs pasta primavera, and rock lobster salad with island vegetables
rock painting (n) pintura rupestre; (f)
wonderful multi-colored rock paintings drawn by the ancient Chumash Indians rock paintings that decorated the walls of caves
rock plant (n) planta rupestre de roca; (f)or
she went out and bought some rock plants for the new rockery
rock pool (n) charca (de agua de mar) entre rocas; (f)
the rock-pools which so fascinated him were covered by the tide the shore is a fascinating mixture of rock pools, sandy shore and cliffs
rock rose (n) jara; (f) heliantemo; (m)
rock salmon (n) (Britain) cazón; (m)
rock salt (n) sal gema mineral sin refinar; (f)oror
you can use sea or rock salt for this
rock [rɒk]
verb:transitive
1 (swing to and fro) [+child] acunar; [+cradle] mecer
she rocked the child in her arms acunó al niño en sus brazos
she sat on the porch and rocked the baby she started singing again as she rocked the cradle
to rock o.s. in a chair mecerse en una silla; to rock a child to sleep arrullar a un niño
he began rocking himself [to and fro] like a distressed child "I mustn't be weak," she whispered aloud, rocking herself back and forth and struggling not to cry
2 (shake) sacudir
his death rocked the fashion business su muerte sacudió convulsionó al mundo de la moda;or
an earthquake rocked northern Greece this morning an explosion rocked the building they pushed against the car and began to rock it back and forth three people were injured yesterday when an explosion rocked one of Britain's best known film studios a country that's rocked by dozens of earthquakes every year the waves were rocking the ship the country was rocked by strikes the latest scandal to rock the monarchy Wall Street was rocked by the news and shares fell 4.3 per cent by the end of trading the terrorist outrages which rocked the country last year revelations that the superstar is an alleged paedophile have rocked the world a series of scandals rocked the royal family a series of financial scandals which rocked the City
boat
verb:intransitive
1 (gently) mecerse; balancearse
the ship rocked gently on the waves el buque se mecía se balanceaba suavemente en las olas;or his body rocked from side to side with the train su cuerpo se mecía se balanceaba de un lado a otro con el movimiento del tren;or he rocked back on his heels apoyando los talones, se inclinó hacia atrás
he stood a few moments, rocking back and forwards on his heels she sat there, rocking gently backwards and forwards in the chair he rocked back in the chair and propped his feet on the desk
2 (violently) [+ground, vehicle, building] sacudirse
the ground rocked beneath our feet the train rocked violently the buildings rocked under heavy shell-fire she pulled the handle so hard the machine rocked on its base they heard him blunder against the trunk which rocked violently we parked the car near a billboard rocking in the wind on squeaking posts only a few minutes into the water, the ship began to rock and water started pouring in
the theatre rocked with laughter las risas estremecieron el teatro; the audience rocked with laughter el público se rió a carcajada limpia
the culture and sports clerk was tugging at his ears and scratching his jaw in irritation, while everyone else was rocking with laughter
3 (dance) bailar rock
we rocked the night away
noun
(Mús) (also rock music) rock; (m) música rock; (f)
the boy's been playing very loud rock for an hour in the bathroom
heavy/soft rock rock duro/blando; (m)
he listens to both classical and soft rock opera-lover Norma Major is also partial to heavy rock
modifier
rock and roll (n) rocanrol; (m) rock and roll; (m)
to do the rock and roll bailar el rocanrol el rock and roll;or
Elvis Presley-the King of rock and roll Leo Fender helped to revolutionize the guitar industry and to change the sound of rock and roll
rock-and-roll
rock band (n) grupo de rock; (m)
Kurt had started out playing bass in a rock band
rock concert (n) concierto de rock; (m)
she had never been to a rock concert and only seen Top of the Pops twice
rock festival (n) festival de rock; (m)
the site of the 1972 Bickershaw rock festival had turned into a litter-strewn mudbath
rock group (n) grupo de rock; (m)
Kurt had started out playing bass in a rock group
rock music (n) rock; (m) música rock; (f)
he once told an interviewer that he didn't even like rock music
rock musical (n) musical de rock; (m)
his latest work is a rock musical based on "A Christmas Carol"
rock musician (n) músicoamúsica de rock;a música (m) (f)
rock star (n) estrella de rock; (f)
Paris had been used by many English rock stars as a base for recording

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Verb Conjugation for "rock"

Imperative
  • rock
  • you rock
  • he/she rocks
  • we rock
  • you rock
  • they rock
Preterite
  • I rocked
  • you rocked
  • he/she rocked
  • we rocked
  • you rocked
  • they rocked
Present Continuous
  • I am rocking
  • you are rocking
  • he/she is rocking
  • we are rocking
  • you are rocking
  • they are rocking
Present Perfect
  • I have rocked
  • you have rocked
  • he/she has rocked
  • we have rocked
  • you have rocked
  • they have rocked
Past Continuous
  • I was rocking
  • you were rocking
  • he/she was rocking
  • we were rocking
  • you were rocking
  • they were rocking
Past Perfect
  • I had rocked
  • you had rocked
  • he/she had rocked
  • we had rocked
  • you had rocked
  • they had rocked
Future
  • I will rock
  • you will rock
  • he/she will rock
  • we will rock
  • you will rock
  • they will rock
Future Perfect
  • I will have rocked
  • you will have rocked
  • he/she will have rocked
  • we will have rocked
  • you will have rocked
  • they will have rocked
Future Continuous
  • I will be rocking
  • you will be rocking
  • he/she will be rocking
  • we will be rocking
  • you will be rocking
  • they will be rocking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been rocking
  • you have been rocking
  • he/she has been rocking
  • we have been rocking
  • you have been rocking
  • they have been rocking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been rocking
  • you will have been rocking
  • he/she will have been rocking
  • we will have been rocking
  • you will have been rocking
  • they will have been rocking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been rocking
  • you had been rocking
  • he/she had been rocking
  • we had been rocking
  • you had been rocking
  • they had been rocking
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake