La Palabra Del Día "roce"
roce ( rroh-seh )
noun ( rubbing, friction; run-in )
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Examples:
1: Me despertó el roce de las ramas contra la ventana.
The rubbing of the branches against the window woke me up.
2: Mi hermano tuvo un roce con el dueño de la tiendita de la esquina.
My brother had a run-in with the owner of the corner store.
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Esta simple roce puede servir a transportar sentimientos tiernos.
This simple contact can serve to convey tender feelings.
Cuando ella sintió el roce de un cuerpo contra su pierna, se preguntó si había ocurrido por casualidad o a propósito. Pero luego vio el peinado y ya no tenía duda.
When she felt the brush of a body against her leg, she wondered if it had occurred by accident or on purpose. But then she saw the hair and no longer had any doubt.
Podríamos tomar los atributos positivos de roce para concedido hasta que lo falta.
We may take the positive attributes of friction for granted until it's lacking .
A nadie le gusta un roce con la policía.
No one likes a run-in with the police.
Mi zapato estaba el roce mi piel durante un maratón,
ahora tengo una ampolla eso es muy doloroso.
My shoe was rubbing my skin during a marathon,
now I have A blister that's very painful.
Los partidarios de Donald Trump tienen un roce con los manifestantes.
Supporters of Donald Trump have a run-in with demonstrators.
No poliitcal statment is being made. I'm not commenting if I agree with Rudy Giuliani's comments calling demontrators goons and thugs.
En mi último torneo de Karate, tuve un roce con el arbitro, pero como soy una buena kareteka, no le disputé nada.
In my last Karate tournament I had a run in with the referee, as I am a good karateka, I didn't dispute anything.
No tenemos mucho roce con su familia. / We don’t have much contact with his family.
Hemos tenido varios roces. / We’ve had a few clashes.
Se puede encender un fuego por el roce de dos palitos juntos, pero tarda mucho tiempo y los palitos tienen que secos. It is possible to start a fire by rubbing two sticks together but it takes a long time and the sticks have to be dry.
