he/she rocks

Presenthe/sheconjugation ofrock.

rock

la roca

la piedra

rock(

rak

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (mineral)

a. la roca

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The beach was full of rocks.La playa estaba llena de rocas.

b. la piedra

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

There's a rock in my shoe.Tengo una piedra en el zapato.

2. (music)

a. el rock

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The only music worth listening to is rock.El rock es la única música que vale la pena escuchar.

3. (jewel)

a. el pedrusco

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

(colloquial)

She's been showing that rock off to everyone since she got engaged.Anda mostrándole ese pedrusco a todo el mundo desde que se comprometió.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to move from side to side)

a. mecer

He rocked the baby until he fell asleep.Meció al bebé hasta que se quedó dormido.

b. acunar

My daughter is rocking her doll.Mi hija está acunando su muñeca.

5. (to shake)

a. sacudir

The thunder rocked our house.Los truenos sacudieron la casa.

b. estremecer (emotionally)

The entire community was rocked by the child's death.La comunidad entera fue estremecida por la muerte del niño.

6. (to look really good in)

a. verse muy bien en

Joanna is rocking that dress, don't you think?Joanna se ve muy bien en ese traje, ¿no crees?

b. lucir muy bien en

Wow! Hector is really rocking that tuxedo.¡Guau! Héctor de verdad que luce muy bien en ese esmoquin.

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

I don't like Laura's new haircut. - Really? I think she's rocking it.No me gusta el nuevo corte de Laura. - ¿En serio? A mí me parece que le queda muy bien.

What are you reading? - It's a list of ten actors who rock the bald look.¿Qué lees? - Es una lista de diez actores que se ven superbién con la cabeza rapada.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (to move gently)

a. mecerse

The baby rocked quietly in her cradle.El bebé se meció silenciosamente en su cuna.

b. balancearse

The branches rocked gently in the breeze.Las ramas se balancearon suavemente en la brisa.

8. (to shake)

a. sacudirse

The bunker rocked as bombs fell.El búnker se sacudía mientras caían las bombas.

b. estremecerse

The boat rocked violently among the waves during the storm.El barco se estremecía con violencia entre las olas durante la tormenta.

9. (to be amazing)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

The party last night rocked!¡La fiesta de anoche estuvo de lo mejor!

This band rocks. I can't believe I'd never heard of them.Esta banda es increíble. No puedo creer que nunca haya escuchado de ellos.

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Participles

Present:	rocking
Past:	rocked

Indicative of "rock"

	Present	Past	Future
I	rock	rocked	will rock
you	rock	rocked	will rock
he/she	rocks	rocked	will rock
we	rock	rocked	will rock
you	rock	rocked	will rock
they	rock	rocked	will rock