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rock
- noun
- (substance) roche f;
solid ~ roche dure;
- (boulder) rocher m;
- (also ~ music) rock m.
- (substance) roche f;
- transitive verb
- balancer (cradle);
bercer (baby, boat);
- (tremor) secouer (town);
(scandal) ébranler (government).
- balancer (cradle);
- intransitive verb (person) se balancer;
to ~ back and forth se balancer d'avant en arrière.
IDIOMS:
on the ~s (drink) avec des glaçons;
to be on the ~s (marriage) aller à vau-l'eau.
to be on the ~s (marriage) aller à vau-l'eau.
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rock:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions | |||||||||
| rock | n | (a stone, a piece of rock) | pierre nf | ||||||
| informel | caillou nm | ||||||||
| A demonstrator threw a rock. | |||||||||
| Un manifestant lança une pierre. | |||||||||
| Un manifestant lança un caillou. | |||||||||
| rock | n | uncountable (stone as a substance) | roche nf | ||||||
| We must dig through solid rock. | |||||||||
| On doit creuser à travers de la roche résistante. | |||||||||
| rock | n | (music) | rock nm | ||||||
| Elvis played rock. | |||||||||
| Elvis jouait du rock. | |||||||||
| rock | vi | (move back and forth) | se balancer vpr ⇒ | ||||||
| bébé, enfant | bercer vtr ⇒ | ||||||||
| The chair began to rock. | |||||||||
| La chaise commença à se balancer. | |||||||||
| * Elle berça son bébé jusqu'à ce qu'il s'endorme. | |||||||||
| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires | |||||||||
| rock | n | (a mass of rock) | rocher nm | ||||||
| A giant rock sits on the hill. | |||||||||
| Il y a un énorme rocher sur la colline. | |||||||||
| rock | n | (point of emotional or intellectual stability) | point de repère nm | ||||||
| My brother is my rock. | |||||||||
| Mon frère est mon point de repère. | |||||||||
| rock | n | UK (confectionary: seaside rock) confiserie | bâtonnet de sucre candi nm | ||||||
| She brought back sticks of rock from her holiday at the seaside. | |||||||||
| Elle rapporta des bâtonnets de sucre candi de ses vacances à la plage. | |||||||||
| rock | n | slang (diamond) | pierre nf | ||||||
| That's quite a rock you're wearing. | |||||||||
| C'est une sacré pierre que tu portes. | |||||||||
| rock | n | slang (cocaine) cocaïne | coke nf | ||||||
| The junkies are smoking rock. | |||||||||
| Les drogués fument de la coke. | |||||||||
| rock | n | (rocking) | balancement nm | ||||||
| The rock of the ship was hypnotic. | |||||||||
| Le balancement du bateau était hypnotique. | |||||||||
| rocks | npl | slang, offensive (testicles) argot, vulgaire : testicules | burnes nfpl | ||||||
| Tony wants to get his rocks off. | |||||||||
| Tony veut se vider les burnes. | |||||||||
| rock | vi | (shake violently) | être secoué vi | ||||||
| The entire plane rocked. | |||||||||
| L'avion entier fut secoué. | |||||||||
| rock | vi | (play rock music) | jouer du rock, faire du rock vi | ||||||
| That new band likes to rock. | |||||||||
| Le nouveau groupe aime jouer du rock (or: faire du rock). | |||||||||
| rock | vi | slang (be exciting) | être génial vi | ||||||
| informel | assurer vi ⇒ | ||||||||
| This roller coaster rocks! | |||||||||
| Ces montagnes russes sont géniales ! | |||||||||
| Ces montagnes russes assurent ! | |||||||||
| rock | vtr | (move from side to side) | faire balancer vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The rowers' movement rocked the boat. | |||||||||
| Les mouvements des rameurs faisaient se balancer le bateau. | |||||||||
| rock | vtr | (shake violently) | ébranler, secouer vtr ⇒ ⇒ | ||||||
| The explosion rocked the building. | |||||||||
| L'explosion ébranla (or: secoua) le bâtiment. | |||||||||
| rock | vtr | (disturb, upset) | déranger vtr ⇒ | ||||||
| The crisis rocked them from their routine. | |||||||||
| La crise a dérangé leurs habitudes. | |||||||||
| Améliorer les traductions "rock" ci-dessus.Cacher les phrases | |||||||||
| Compound Forms/Formes composées | |||||||||
| acid rock (Geology) | nf | roche acide (Géologie) | |||||||
| alum rock (Geology) | nf | roche d'alun (Géologie) | |||||||
| at rock bottom | au fond du baril | ||||||||
| chimney-rock | nf | demoiselle (Géologie) | |||||||
| don't rock the boat | ne fais pas d'histoires | ||||||||
| go rock-climbing | v | rocher ⇒ (Sport) | |||||||
| igneous rock | nf | roche éruptive | |||||||
| living rock | nf | pierre vivante | |||||||
| metamorphic rock | nf | roche métamorphique | |||||||
| phosphate rock | phosphate de calcium minéral | ||||||||
| phosphate rock | phosphorite | ||||||||
| punk rock (music) | nm | punk rock (musique) | |||||||
| rock and roll | rock'n'roll | ||||||||
| rock and roll | nm inv | rock | |||||||
| rock bass | crapet de roche | ||||||||
| rock bottom | le niveau le plus bas | ||||||||
| rock bun (UK) | nm | rocher (culinaire) | |||||||
| rock candy (US) | adj | sucre candi | |||||||
| rock candy | nm | sucre d'orge | |||||||
| rock climber | nm | varappeur | |||||||
| rock climbing | nf | escalade | |||||||
| rock climbing | nf | varappe (sport) | |||||||
| rock crusher | concasseur de roches | ||||||||
| rock crystal | cristal de roche | ||||||||
| rock drill | pigeon biset | ||||||||
| rock face | nf | paroi | |||||||
| rock festival | festival rock | ||||||||
| rock garden | nf | rocaille | |||||||
| rock lobster | nf | langouste | |||||||
| rock maple | érable à sucre | ||||||||
| rock music | musique rock | ||||||||
| rock n' roll | rock'n'roll | ||||||||
| rock oil | nm | pétrole | |||||||
| rock painting | nf | peinture rupestre | |||||||
| rock partridge | nm | bartavelle (oiseau) | |||||||
| rock salmon | nf | roussette (requin) | |||||||
| rock salt | nm | sel gemme | |||||||
| rock shelter | abri sous roche | ||||||||
| rock singer | chanteur rock | ||||||||
| rock slide | nm | éboulis (de rochers) | |||||||
| rock star | nf | vedette | |||||||
| rock wren | troglodyte des rochers | ||||||||
| rock-and-roll | nm | rock'n'roll | |||||||
| rock-bottom | le plus bas | ||||||||
| rock-bottom prices | des prix défiant toute concurrence | ||||||||
| rock-climber | nm | varappeur | |||||||
| rock-climbing | nf | varappe (Sport) | |||||||
| rock-drilling | nm | forage de roches | |||||||
| rock-forming | nf | formation rocheuse | |||||||
| rock-hard | adj | dur comme de la roche | |||||||
| rock-rose | nm | ciste de crête | |||||||
| rock-rose | nm | ciste | |||||||
| rock-steady | adj | rigide | |||||||
| rock-work | nf | rocaille | |||||||
| sedimentary rock | nf | roche sédimentaire | |||||||
| solid as a rock | adj | solide comme le roc | |||||||
| solid rock | nf | masse rocheuse | |||||||
| steep rock (edge) | nf | falaise | |||||||
| steep rock (edge) | nf | falaise (escarpement rocheux) | |||||||
| volcanic rock | nf | roche volcanique | |||||||
| wall rock | nf | roche encaissante | |||||||
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