Compound Forms:
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| acid rock n | (psychedelic music style) (música) | acid rock loc nom m |
| | The band plays acid rock. |
alternative rock,
alternative music n | (genre of rock music) | rock alternativo loc nom m |
| | The radio station plays a lot of alternative rock. |
| between a rock and a hard place expr | (facing two bad choices) | entre la espada y la pared expr |
between the devil and the deep blue sea,
between a rock and a hard place,
between Scylla and Charybdis expr | figurative (facing a dilemma) | entre la espada y la pared expr |
| curling rock n | (sport: heavy stone used in curling) | piedra de curling loc nom m |
| | Curling rocks are made of granite. |
| don't rock the boat interj | figurative (do not cause trouble) (coloquial) | no jodas loc interj |
| | The arrangements are already made, so don't rock the boat. |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no jodas. |
| | | no estorbes loc interj |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no estorbes. |
| | | no vengas a romper loc interj |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no vengas a romper. |
| | (MX, coloquial) | no hacer olas expr |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no hagas olas. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | no marear la perdiz expr |
| | Ya está todo arreglado, así que no marees la perdiz. |
| folded rock n | (rock formation created by pressure) | plegamientos rocosos loc nom mpl |
| | You can clearly see the layers of folded rock in the side of the cliff. |
| folk rock n | (music style) (voz inglesa, tipo de música) | folk rock loc nom m |
garage rock,
garage n | (music: rock style) | rock de garaje loc nom m |
| | Garage rock is a style of music that was first played in the mid-1960s. |
glacial meal,
rock flour n | (glacier product) | polvo de roca nm + loc adj |
| go rock climbing v expr | (scale mountains) | ir a escalar loc verb |
| | | ir de escalada loc verb |
| | Wendy went rock climbing in Snowdonia. |
| | Wendy fue a escalar a Snowdonia. |
| hard rock n | (heavy form of popular music) (música) | rock duro loc nom m |
| | I prefer easy listening and jazz to hard rock. |
| | Prefiero la música melódica y el jazz al rock duro. |
| | | rock pesado loc nom m |
| | (voz inglesa) | hard rock loc nom m |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El rock pesado es muy estridente. |
hit rock bottom,
hit bottom,
reach rock bottom v expr | figurative, informal (reach lowest, worst level) (figurado) | tocar fondo loc verb |
| | Mike hit rock bottom when he failed all his exams. |
hoodoo,
fairy chimney,
tent rock,
earth pyramid n | (rock formation) | chimenea de hadas loc nom f |
| | | señorita con tocado loc nom f |
| | | pirámide rocosa, torre rocosa loc nom f |
| igneous rock n | (rock formed from molten lava) | roca ígnea nf + adj |
| Little Rock | (geography) | Little Rock n propio f |
| mantle rock n | (physical geography) | manto nm |
| parent rock n | (geology: bedrock) | roca madre loc nom f |
| | Marble is formed from the parent rock of limestone. |
| | El mármol se hace con la roca madre piedra caliza. |
| Plymouth Rock n | (rock where Mayflower landed) | roca de Plymouth loc nom f |
| Plymouth Rock n | (town in Massachusetts, USA) | Plymouth n propio m |
| Plymouth Rock n | (American chicken breed) | gallina plymouth rock loc nom f |
| punk rock n | uncountable (anarchist music style) | punck rock loc nom m |
| | Punk rock was popular in the late 1970s. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (style of 1950s pop music) | rock and roll loc nom m |
| | | rock nm |
| | Rock and roll was considered scandalous in the early 1950s. |
| | Elvis Presley was perhaps the most famous rock 'n' roll performer ever. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (modern rock music) | rock nm |
| | I don't care for hip-hop or rap - I prefer rock and roll. |
| | No me interesa el hip-hop o el rap, prefiero el rock. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n as adj | (1950s pop style: music, singer) | de rock and roll loc adj |
| | | de rock loc adj |
| | Elvis Presley was perhaps the most famous rock 'n' roll performer ever. |
| rock band n | (heavy pop music group) | banda de rock nf + loc adj |
| | Geoff plays drums in a rock band. |
| | Geoff toca la batería en una banda de rock. |
| rock bass n | (fish) | perca de roca loc nom f |
| rock bottom n | figurative (lowest point) | fondo nm |
| | Dave was at rock bottom when his girlfriend left him. |
| | Dave tocó fondo cuando su novia lo dejó. |
| rock candy n | (confectionery in hard stick form) | caramelos nmpl |
| | Rock candy is very bad for the teeth. |
| | Los caramelos no son buenos para los dientes. |
| rock candy n | US, uncountable (sweet consisting of giant sugar crystals) | azúcar roca, azúcar piedra loc nom m |
| | When I was a kid we had a kit for growing rock candy from a sugar solution. |
| | Cuando era un niño teníamos un kit para hacer azúcar roca con una solución de azúcar. |
| rock climber n | ([sb] who scales mountains) | alpinista n común |
| | My friend the rock climber intends to scale Mount Everest this year. |
| | Mi amigo alpinista quiere escalar el Monte Everest este año. |
| | | escalador, escaladora nm, nf |
| | | montañista n común |
| | (AR) | andinista n común |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si escalas en la cordillera de los Andes, eres un andinista, pero si escalas en los Pirineos ¡eres un alpinista! |
| rock climbing n | (mountaineering) (montaña) | escalada nf |
| | | alpinismo nm |
| | Equipment for rock climbing is expensive at the professional level. |
| | El equipo de escalada para profesionales es caro. |
| rock cod n | (fish) | mero nm |
| rock crystal n | (mineral: clear quartz) | cristal de roca loc nom m |
| | | cuarzo cristalino loc nom m |
| | Rock crystal is mined in the Ural mountains. |
| | El cristal de roca se extrae de los montes Urales. |
rock dove,
rock pigeon n | (bird) | paloma bravía loc nom f |
| rock face n | (rock: exposed vertical surface) | pared de roca nf + loc adj |
| rock festival n | (live rock-music event) | festival de rock nm + loc adj |
| | Most rock festivals last at least two days. |
| | La mayoría de los festivales de rock duran al menos dos días. |
| rock garden n | (rockery) | jardín de rocas nm + loc adj |
| | | jardín rocoso nm + adj |
| | These plants are suitable for rock gardens. |
| | Estas plantas son aptas para un jardín de rocas. |
rock hard,
rock-hard adj | (very hard) | duro como una roca loc adj |
| | | duro como una piedra loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rock hyrax n | (animal) | damán roquero loc nom m |
| | | damán de El Cabo loc nom m |
| rock lobster n | (crustacean) | langosta espinosa loc nom f |
| rock maple | (sugar maple) | arce negro americano loc nom m |
| rock music n | (heavy form of pop music) (voz inglesa) | rock nm |
| | | música rock nf + adj |
| | Alex was listening to rock music in his bedroom. |
| | Alex estaba escuchando rock en su habitación. |
| rock on interj | slang (expressing approval) | ¡genial! interj |
| | “I'm going to get a new tattoo!” she exclaimed. "Rock on!" I replied. |
| | -Me voy a hacer un nuevo tatuaje. -¡Genial!, dije yo. |
| | (AR) | metele, dale interj |
| | -Voy a empezar un curso de cocina, dijo Rosa. -¡Metele, dale!, contesté. |
| rock pool n | (small body of seawater among rocks) (entre rocas) | charco nm |
| | My daughter was fascinated by the starfish in the rock pool. |
| | Mi hija estaba fascinada con la estrella de mar del charco. |
| | | estanque nm |
| | Mi hija estaba fascinada con la estrella de mar del estanque. |
| rock quarry n | (open pit) (de roca) | cantera nf |
| | The rock quarry is located in Eno State Park. |
| | La cantera está en el parque estatal Eno. |
| rock salmon n | (fish used for food) | mielga nf |
| rock salt n | (sodium chloride occurring in rocks) | halita nf |
| | | sal de roca loc nom f |
| | Rock salt is mined at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. |
| rock scorpion n | (arachnid that stings) | escorpión de las rocas loc nom m |
| | | escorpión plano loc nom m |
| | The rock scorpion is the longest scorpion in the world. |
| | El escorpión de las rocas es el escorpión más grande del mundo. |
| rock shrimp n | (freshwater crustacean) | camarón de piedra loc nom m |
| | | camarón de roca loc nom m |
| | The taste of rock shrimp is closer to lobster than shrimp. |
| | El camarón de piedra tiene un sabor más parecido a la langosta que al camarón. |
| rock singer n | ([sb] who sings rock music) | cantante de rock n común + loc adj |
| | When I was a kid my favorite rock singer was Robert Plant. |
| | Cuando yo era un niño mi cantante de rock preferido era Robert Plant. |
rock slide,
rockslide n | (landslide on a rocky slope) | desprendimiento de rocas nm + loc adj |
| | Last night's rock slide completely flattened three houses. |
| | El desprendimiento de rocas que se produjo anoche sepultó tres casas por completo. |
| | | deslizamiento de rocas nm + loc adj |
| | El deslizamiento de rocas que se produjo anoche sepultó tres casas por completo. |
| | (de rocas) | alud nm |
| | El alud que se produjo anoche sepultó tres casas por completo. |
rock solid,
rock-solid adj | (strong, sturdy) | robusto/a, duro/a adj |
| | | fuerte adj mf |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The concrete walls of the building are rock-solid. |
| | Las paredes de concreto del edificio son robustas. |
rock solid,
rock-solid adj | figurative (convincing, dependable) (argumento) | sólido/a adj |
| | The witness's alibi was rock-solid. |
| | La coartada del testigo era sólida. |
| rock star n | (singer, musician: rock music) | estrella de rock nf + loc adj |
| | | rock star n común |
| rock star n | figurative, informal (hero, icon) (figurado) | estrella nf |
| | (voz inglesa, figurado) | rock star n común |
rock steady,
rock-steady adj | (not fluctuating) | firme adj mf |
| | | seguro/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rocksteady n | (music style: ska) (voz inglesa) | rocksteady nm |
| rock the boat v expr | figurative (cause trouble) | causar problemas loc verb |
| | | agitar las aguas loc verb |
| | Sam didn't dare to rock the boat by asking his boss for a pay raise. |
| rock [sb] to sleep v expr | (swing gently until asleep) | acunar⇒ vtr |
| | The father gently rocked his baby son to sleep. |
| rock wall | (wall of stones) | muro de piedra nm + loc adj |
| | | pared rocosa nf + adj |
rock wool,
mineral wool n | (insulating material) | lana de roca nf + loc adj |
| rock wren n | (small bird in western U.S.) | ratona de las rocas loc nom f |
| | | chivirín saltarroca loc nom m |
| rock-bottom prices npl | informal (extremely low costs) (bajos) | precios increíbles nmpl + adj |
| | (informal) | precios por los suelos loc nom mpl |
| | | precios mínimos nmpl + adj |
| | I don't know how they make any money with such rock-bottom prices. |
| | No sé cómo ganan dinero con esos precios increíbles. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: paper,
scissors,
stone n | (game) | piedra, papel o tijera loc nom m |
| | (PE) | yan ken po loc nom m |
| seaside rock n | UK, uncountable (long stick of hard candy) | barra de caramelo nf + loc adj |
| | Julian bought a stick of seaside rock as a souvenir when he went to Brighton. |
| | Julian compró una barra de caramelo como regalo cuando fue a Brighton. |
| sedimentary rock n | (rock formed from compacted minerals) | roca sedimentaria loc nom f |
| | Limestone is a sedimentary rock, mostly formed from the shells of marine animals. |
| | La piedra caliza es una roca sedimentaria formada por depósitos del calcio proveniente de los caparazones de animales marinos. |
| soft rock n | (music genre) | soft rock loc nom m |
spiny lobster,
rock lobster n | (crustacean: crayfish) | langosta espinosa loc nom f |
sugar maple,
rock maple n | (tree with sweet sap) | arce azucarero loc nom m |
| volcanic rock n | (rock solidified on Earth's surface) | roca volcánica loc nom f |
| | Pumice stone is a type of volcanic rock. |
| | La piedra pómez es un tipo de roca volcánica. |
| You rock! interj | slang (you are great) (AR, coloquial) | sos groso, sos grosa loc intrerj |
| | | eres genial loc interj |
| | Your painting is amazing—you rock! |
| | ¡Tus pinturas son increíbles, sos groso! |
| You rock! interj | slang (thank you) | qué genio, qué genia loc interj |
| | | qué grande loc interj |
| | | gracias interj |
| | You made lunch for me? You rock! |
| | ¿Me hiciste el almuerzo? ¡Qué genio! |