| Principal Translations |
| roaring n | (wild animal's fierce cry) (fiera) | rugido nm |
| | | bramido nm |
| | The roaring of the lioness meant she was about to give birth. |
| | El rugido de la leona significaba que estaba a punto de dar a luz. |
| roaring adj | (wild animal: crying fiercely) (fiera) | rugidor adj |
| | | rugiente adj mf |
| | The roaring lion terrified the children. |
| | El león rugidor asustó a los chicos. |
| roaring adj | (fire: blazing) (fuego) | ardiente adj mf |
| | (fuego) | vivo/a adj |
| | (fuego) | avivado adj |
| | The roaring fire destroyed a dozen houses. |
| | El ardiente fuego destruyó una docena de casas. |
| roaring adj | informal (trade, business: successful) (negocio) | excelente adj mf |
| | (éxito) | descomunal adj mf |
| | (éxito) | tremendo/a adj |
| | Howard has a roaring business selling watches to tourists. |
| | Howard tenía un excelente negocio vendiéndole relojes a los turistas. |
| Principal Translations |
| roar n | (sound made by a lion) | rugido nm |
| | The lion's roar could be heard throughout the jungle. |
| | Se oía el rugido del león por toda la jungla. |
roar,
the roar of [sb] n | figurative (person, group: loud utterance) | clamor nm |
| | (figurado) | rugido nm |
| | The team was encouraged by the roar of the crowd. |
| | El equipo estaba envalentonado por el clamor de la gente. |
| roar⇒ vi | (lion, etc.: growl loudly) | rugir⇒ vi |
| | The lion saw the elephant and roared. |
| | El león vio al elefante y rugió. |
| roar at [sb] vi + prep | figurative (person: yell, shout) (figurado) | rugir a vtr + prep |
| | | gritar a vtr + prep |
| | | aullar a vtr + prep |
| | When Brian's boss discovered his mistake, she roared at him to come into her office. |
| | Cuando la jefe se enteró del error, le rugió a Brian para que fuera a su oficina. |
roar,
the roar of [sth] n | figurative (traffic, ocean, etc.: loud noise) (figurado) | rugido nm |
| | | bramido nm |
| | | estruendo nm |
| | I sat on the edge of the cliff and listened to the ocean's roar. |
| | Karen couldn't hear what Jon was saying above the roar of the traffic. |
| | Me senté al borde del acantilado a oír el rugido del océano. // Karen no podía oír lo que decía Jon por el rugido del tráfico. |
| roar vi | figurative (traffic: make loud noise) (figurado) | rugir⇒ vi |
| | | bramar⇒ vi |
| | The cars roared down the street. |
| | Los autos rugían por la calle. |
| roar vi | figurative (fire: burn fiercely) (figurado) | rugir⇒ vi |
| | The fire roared in the grate. |
| | El fuego rugía en la chimenea. |
| roar vi | figurative (laugh loudly) | carcajearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | reír⇒ vi |
| | Bill roared at Janet's joke. |
| | Bill se carcajeó con el chiste de Janet. |
| | Bill rió con el chiste de Janet. |