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| acid rock n | (psychedelic music style) (anglicisme) | acid rock nm |
| | The band plays acid rock. |
| | Le groupe joue de l'acid rock. |
alternative rock,
alternative music n | (genre of rock music) | rock alternatif nm |
| | The radio station plays a lot of alternative rock. |
| | La station de radio passe beaucoup de rock alternatif. |
| between a rock and a hard place expr | (facing two bad choices) | entre le marteau et l'enclume 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 le marteau et l'enclume loc adv |
| curling rock n | (sport: heavy stone used in curling) (Sports) | pierre de curling nf |
| | Curling rocks are made of granite. |
| | Les pierres de curling sont en granit. |
| don't rock the boat interj | figurative (do not cause trouble) | ne viens pas jouer les trouble-fête interj |
| | The arrangements are already made, so don't rock the boat. |
| | Tout est déjà planifié, alors ne viens pas jouer les trouble-fête. |
| | | pas de vagues ! interj |
| | Tout est déjà planifié, alors pas de vagues ! |
| folded rock n | (rock formation created by pressure) | pli rocheux nm |
| | You can clearly see the layers of folded rock in the side of the cliff. |
| | On distingue clairement les strates de plis rocheux dans cette falaise. |
| folk rock n | (music style) (anglicisme) | folk rock nm |
garage rock,
garage n | (music: rock style) (musique) | rock garage nm |
| | Garage rock is a style of music that was first played in the mid-1960s. |
| | Le rock garage est un genre musical qui a vu le jour au milieu des années 60. |
glacial meal,
rock flour n | (glacier product) (géologie) | farine glacière, farine de roche nf |
| go rock climbing v expr | (scale mountains) | faire de l'escalade loc v |
| | | faire de l'alpinisme loc v |
| | | faire de la varappe loc v |
| | Wendy went rock climbing in Snowdonia. |
| | Wendy est allée faire de l'escalade dans le parc de Snowdonia. |
| hard rock n | (heavy form of popular music) | hard rock nm |
| | I prefer easy listening and jazz to hard rock. |
hit rock bottom,
hit bottom,
reach rock bottom v expr | figurative, informal (reach lowest, worst level) (figuré) | toucher le fond loc v |
| | Mike hit rock bottom when he failed all his exams. |
| | Mike a touché le fond quand il a raté tous ses examens. |
hoodoo,
fairy chimney,
tent rock,
earth pyramid n | (rock formation) (Géologie) | cheminée des fées nf |
| | (Géologie) | demoiselle, demoiselle coiffée nf |
| igneous rock n | (rock formed from molten lava) (Géologie) | roche ignée, roche magmatique, roche éruptive nf |
| Little Rock | (geography) (ville américaine) | Little Rock n propre |
| mantle rock n | (physical geography) (Géologie) | manteau terrestre nm |
| parent rock n | (geology: bedrock) (Géologie) | roche mère nf |
| | Marble is formed from the parent rock of limestone. |
| | Le calcaire est la roche mère du marbre. |
| Plymouth Rock n | (rock where Mayflower landed) (Histoire des États-Unis) | Plymouth Rock nm propre |
| Plymouth Rock n | (town in Massachusetts, USA) (ville du Massachusetts) | Plymouth Rock n propre |
| Plymouth Rock n | (American chicken breed) (race de poule) | plymouth, plymouth rock nf |
| punk rock n | uncountable (anarchist music style) (Musique) | punk rock nm |
| | Punk rock was popular in the late 1970s. |
| | Le punk rock était populaire à la fin des années 70. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (style of 1950s pop music) (anglicisme : ancien) | rock and roll, rock 'n roll nm |
| | Rock and roll was considered scandalous in the early 1950s. |
| | Le rock and roll était considéré comme scandaleux au début des années 50. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (modern rock music) (anglicisme : moderne) | rock nm |
| | I don't care for hip-hop or rap - I prefer rock and roll. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n as adj | (1950s pop style: music, singer) (ancien) | de rock and roll, de rock 'n roll loc adj |
| | Elvis Presley was perhaps the most famous rock 'n' roll performer ever. |
| | Elvis Presley fut peut-être l'artiste de rock and roll le plus connu qui soit. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n as adj | (relating to modern rock music) (moderne) | de rock loc adj |
| | I'd rather listen to a rock 'n' roll station than talk radio. |
| rock band n | (heavy pop music group) | groupe de rock nm |
| | Geoff plays drums in a rock band. |
| | Geoff joue de la batterie dans un groupe de rock. |
| rock bass n | (fish) (poisson) | crapet de roche nm |
| rock bottom n | figurative (lowest point) | le niveau le plus bas loc v |
| | | to hit/reach rock bottom : être au plus bas loc v |
| | | to hit/reach rock bottom : toucher le fond loc v |
| | Dave was at rock bottom when his girlfriend left him. |
| | Dave a touché le fond quand sa copine l'a quitté. |
| rock candy n | (confectionery in hard stick form) | sucre d'orge nm |
| | Rock candy is very bad for the teeth. |
| | Le sucre d'orge est mauvais pour les dents. |
| rock candy n | US, uncountable (sweet consisting of giant sugar crystals) | sucre candi nm |
| | When I was a kid we had a kit for growing rock candy from a sugar solution. |
| rock climber n | ([sb] who scales mountains) | alpiniste nmf |
| | | varappeur, varappeuse nm, nf |
| | | grimpeur, grimpeuse nm, nf |
| | My friend the rock climber intends to scale Mount Everest this year. |
| | Mon ami grimpeur a l'intention d'escalader l'Everest cette année. |
| rock climbing n | (mountaineering) | escalade nf |
| | | varappe nf |
| | Equipment for rock climbing is expensive at the professional level. |
| | Au niveau professionnel, l'équipement d'escalade coûte cher. |
| rock cod n | (fish) | rascasse nf |
| rock crystal n | (mineral: clear quartz) | cristal de roche nm |
| | Rock crystal is mined in the Ural mountains. |
| | Le cristal de roche est extrait dans l'Oural. |
rock dove,
rock pigeon n | (bird) | pigeon biset nm |
| rock face n | (rock: exposed vertical surface) | paroi rocheuse nf |
| rock festival n | (live rock-music event) | festival de rock nm |
| | Most rock festivals last at least two days. |
| | La plupart des festivals de rock durent au moins deux jours. |
| rock garden n | (rockery) | rocaille nf |
| | | jardin de rocaille nm |
| | These plants are suitable for rock gardens. |
rock hard,
rock-hard adj | (very hard) | dur comme la roche, dur comme la pierre loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rock hyrax n | (animal) (mammifère) | daman, daman du Cap nm |
| rock lobster n | (crustacean) | langouste nf |
| rock maple | (sugar maple) | érable à sucre nm |
| rock music n | (heavy form of pop music) | rock nm |
| | Alex was listening to rock music in his bedroom. |
| | Alex écoutait du rock dans sa chambre. |
| rock on interj | slang (expressing approval) | cool interj |
| | | continue comme ça interj |
| | “I'm going to get a new tattoo!” she exclaimed. "Rock on!" I replied. |
| | « Je vais me faire faire un nouveau tatouage ! », s'écria-t-elle. « Cool ! », lui ai-je répondu. |
| rock pool n | (small body of seawater among rocks) (petite) | flaque laissée par la mer, flaque d'eau salée nf |
| | (Géologue, technique) | bâche nf |
| | (grande, pour s'y baigner) | piscine naturelle (dans les rochers, dans la roche) nf |
| | My daughter was fascinated by the starfish in the rock pool. |
| | Ma fille était fascinée par les étoiles de mer qui vivaient dans les flaques d'eau salée. |
| rock quarry n | (open pit) | carrière à ciel ouvert nf |
| | The rock quarry is located in Eno State Park. |
| | La carrière à ciel ouvert est située dans l'Eno State Park. |
| rock salmon n | (fish used for food) (poisson) | saumonette nf |
| | (plus courant) | roussette nf |
| rock salt n | (sodium chloride occurring in rocks) | sel gemme nm |
| | Rock salt is mined at Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland. |
| | Le sel gemme est extrait à Carrickfergus en Irlande du Nord. |
| rock scorpion n | (arachnid that stings) | scorpion Hadogenes troglodytes nm |
| | The rock scorpion is the longest scorpion in the world. |
| | Le scorpion Hadogenes troglodytes est le plus long scorpion au monde. |
| rock shrimp n | (freshwater crustacean) | crevette des rochers nf |
| | The taste of rock shrimp is closer to lobster than shrimp. |
| | La crevette des rochers a un goût plus proche de celui du homard que de la crevette. |
| rock singer n | ([sb] who sings rock music) | chanteur de rock, chanteuse de rock nm, nf |
| | When I was a kid my favorite rock singer was Robert Plant. |
| | Quand j'étais petit, mon chanteur de rock préféré était Robert Plant. |
rock slide,
rockslide n | (landslide on a rocky slope) | éboulement nm |
| | Last night's rock slide completely flattened three houses. |
| | L'éboulement d'hier a complètement détruit trois maisons. |
| | | chute de pierres nf |
rock solid,
rock-solid adj | (strong, sturdy) | extrêmement solide loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The concrete walls of the building are rock-solid. |
| | Les murs de béton de l'immeuble sont extrêmement solides. |
rock solid,
rock-solid adj | figurative (convincing, dependable) (figuré) | en béton loc adj |
| | The witness's alibi was rock-solid. |
| | Le témoin avait un alibi en béton. |
| rock star n | (singer, musician: rock music) (anglicisme) | rock star nf |
| rock star n | figurative, informal (hero, icon) (figuré) | légende nf |
| | | le meilleur, la meilleure nm, nf |
rock steady,
rock-steady adj | (not fluctuating) | extrêmement stable loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rocksteady n | (music style: ska) (anglicisme, style de musique) | rocksteady nm |
| rock the boat v expr | figurative (cause trouble) (figuré) | faire des vagues loc v |
| | | faire des histoires loc v |
| | 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) | endormir en berçant loc v |
| | The father gently rocked his baby son to sleep. |
| | Le père endormit son fils en le berçant doucement. |
| rock wall | (wall of stones) | paroi rocheuse nf |
rock wool,
mineral wool n | (insulating material) | laine de roche nf |
| rock wren n | (small bird in western U.S.) (oiseau) | troglodyte des rochers nm |
| rock-bottom prices npl | informal (extremely low costs) | prix très bas, prix cassé nm |
| | I don't know how they make any money with such rock-bottom prices. |
| | Je ne sais pas comment ils arrivent à faire de l'argent avec des prix aussi bas. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: paper,
scissors,
stone n | (game) (jeu) | pierre-feuille-ciseaux nm |
| | | pierre-papier-ciseaux nm |
| | (Can) | roche-papier-ciseaux nm |
| | | chifoumi, shifoumi nm |
| seaside rock n | UK, uncountable (long stick of hard candy) | sucre d'orge nm |
| | Julian bought a stick of seaside rock as a souvenir when he went to Brighton. |
| sedimentary rock n | (rock formed from compacted minerals) | roche sédimentaire nf |
| | Limestone is a sedimentary rock, mostly formed from the shells of marine animals. |
| soft rock n | (music genre) (anglicisme, genre musical) | soft rock nm |
spiny lobster,
rock lobster n | (crustacean: crayfish) (crustacé) | langouste nf |
sugar maple,
rock maple n | (tree with sweet sap) (Botanique : arbre) | érable à sucre nm |
| volcanic rock n | (rock solidified on Earth's surface) | roche volcanique nf |
| | Pumice stone is a type of volcanic rock. |
| | La pierre ponce est un type de roche volcanique. |
| You rock! interj | slang (you are great) (familier, jeune) | Tu assures !, Tu déchires ! interj |
| | | Tu es génial ! interj |
| | Your painting is amazing—you rock! |
| | Ta toile est magnifique, tu assures ! |
| You rock! interj | slang (thank you) (familier, jeune) | Tu assures ! interj |
| | | Tu es génial ! interj |
| | You made lunch for me? You rock! |
| | Tu m'as fait à déjeuner ? Tu es génial ! |