| Additional Translations |
| roll [sth] vtr | (throw: dice) | lanzar⇒, tirar⇒ vtr |
| | | echar⇒ vtr |
| | Roll the dice and move your counter. |
| | Tira los dados y mueve tu ficha. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (throw: number on dice) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | If you roll a six, you can have another turn. |
| | Si sacas un seis, juegas otra vez. |
| roll⇒ vi | (throw dice) | lanzar⇒, tirar⇒ vi |
| | | lanzar los dados, tirar los dados loc verb |
| | | echar los dados loc verb |
| | It's your turn to roll. Here are the dice. |
| | Te toca lanzar. Toma los dados. |
| roll n | (ball of yarn) (lana) | ovillo nm |
| | (hilo) | carrete, carretel nm |
| | | madeja nf |
| | The cat loved playing with the roll of yarn. |
| | Al gato le encantaba jugar con el ovillo de lana. |
| | El hilo generalmente se vende en carretes. |
| | Al gato le encantaba jugar con la madeja de lana. |
| roll n | (canister: camera film) | rollo nm |
| | | carrete nm |
| | I have three more rolls, with twenty-four exposures each. |
| | Tengo tres rollos más, con veinticuatro fotografías cada uno. |
| | Tengo otros tres carretes de veinticuatro exposiciones cada uno. |
| roll n | (wad of paper money) | fajo nm |
| | (menos usado) | atado nm |
| | The parking attendant pulled out a roll of Euros to give us change. |
| | El aparcacoches sacó un fajo de euros para darnos cambio. |
| | El aparcacoches sacó un atado de euros para darnos cambio. |
| roll n | (ball of wire) | rollo nm |
| | | bobina nf |
| | There is a roll of wire on the construction site. |
| | Hay un rollo de cable en la zona de construcción. |
| | Hay una bobina de cable en la zona de construcción. |
| roll n | (scroll) | pergamino nm |
| | | rollo nm |
| | The ancient rolls were fragile. |
| | Los pergaminos antiguos eran frágiles. |
| | Los rollos antiguos eran frágiles. |
| roll n | (movement of ocean) | vaivén nm |
| | | movimiento nm |
| | The constant roll of the ocean made him seasick. |
| | El constante vaivén del océano hizo que se mareara. |
| | El constante movimiento del agua del océano hizo que se mareara. |
| roll n | (boat, plane: tipping movement) | inclinación nf |
| | The roll to the side really scared the passengers. |
| | La brusca inclinación lateral asustó mucho a los pasajeros. |
| roll n | (music, voice: trill) | trino nm |
| | When she sang, her rolls were perfection. |
| | Cuando ella cantaba, sus trinos eran perfectos. |
| roll n | (throw of dice) (dados) | lanzamiento nm |
| | (ES) | tirada nf |
| | It was a bad roll and he lost all his money. |
| | Fue un mal lanzamiento y perdió todo su dinero. |
| | Fue una mala tirada y perdió todo su dinero. |
| roll n | (throw of a bowling ball) (bolos) | lanzamiento nm |
| | | tirada nf |
| | That's a great roll - looks like it's heading for a strike! |
| | ¡Vaya lanzamiento! Parece que va a hacer un strike. |
| | ¡Vaya tirada! Parece que va a hacer un strike. |
| roll n | (roll call: register of names) | lista nf |
| | The teacher called roll every morning. |
| | La maestra pasaba lista todas las mañanas. |
| roll n | (fold of body fat) | rollo nm |
| | (ES) | michelín nm |
| | (poco común) | lorza nf |
| | You could see the rolls of fat when he lifted up his shirt! |
| | Podías verle los rollos de grasa cuando se levantaba la camiseta. |
| | Podías verle los michelines cuando se levantaba la camisa. |
| | Podías verle las lorzas de grasa cuando se levantaba la camisa. |
| roll n | (gymnastic movement) | voltereta nf |
| | (AR) | vuelta carnero loc nom f |
| | The gymnastics team practiced forward and backward rolls. |
| | El equipo de gimnasia practicó las volteretas hacia delante y hacia atrás. |
| | El equipo de gimnasia practicó la vuelta carnero hacia delante y hacia atrás. |
| roll n | (act of rolling) | revolcón nm |
| | There's nothing the horse likes better than a roll in the mud. |
| | No hay nada que le guste más al caballo que un revolcón en el lodo. |
| roll vi | (move by turning or revolving) | rodar⇒ vi |
| | The tank wheels rolled forward. |
| | Las ruedas del tanque rodaron hacia adelante. |
| roll vi | (move with undulations) | menearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | contonearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | moverse sinuosamente v prnl + adv |
| | He loved to watch the way she rolled along the street. |
| | Le encantaba mirar la forma en que ella se meneaba por la calle. |
| | Le encantaba mirar la forma en que ella se contoneaba por la calle. |
| | Le encantaba mirar la forma en que ella se movía sinuosamente por la calle. |
| roll vi | figurative (extend in undulations) | serpentear⇒ vi |
| | The hills of Tuscany roll for miles. |
| | Los montes de la Toscana serpenteaban por millas. |
| roll vi | figurative (time: elapse, pass) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | Time rolls on. |
| | El tiempo pasa. |
| roll vi | (wallow) | revolcarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The hippos loved to roll in the mud. |
| | A los hipopótamos les encanta revolcarse en el lodo. |
| roll vi | (thunder: sound) | retumbar⇒ vi |
| | | atronar⇒ vtr |
| | During the storm, the thunder rolled. |
| | Durante la tormenta, el trueno retumbó. |
| | Durante la tormenta, atronó un trueno. |
| roll vi | (drum: sound) | redoblar⇒ vi |
| | The trumpets blared and the drums rolled. |
| | Las trompetas atronaban y los tambores redoblaban. |
| roll vi | colloquial (get moving) | irse v prnl |
| | | moverse⇒ v prnl |
| | Are you ready to go? Let's roll. |
| | ¿Estás listo? Vámonos. |
| | ¿Estás listo para salir? ¡Movámonos! |
| roll [sth]⇒ vtr | (trill) | marcar⇒ vtr |
| | Many Americans find it hard to roll their Rs. |
| | A muchos estadounidenses se les dificulta marcar las erres. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (move up and down or side to side) (pintura) | pasar el rodillo loc verb |
| | He rolled the paint onto the wall very quickly. |
| | Pasó el rodillo por el muro con mucha rapidez. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (make sway) | mecer⇒ vtr |
| | The waves rolled the boat back and forth. |
| | Las olas mecían al bote hacia delante y hacia atrás. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (wrap around a cylinder) | enrollar⇒ vtr |
| | We rolled the hose after washing the car. |
| | Luego de lavar el automóvil enrollamos la manguera. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (form into a tube) | enrollar⇒ vtr |
| | | liar⇒ vtr |
| | I have seen photos of old Cubans rolling cigars. |
| | He visto fotos de viejos cubanos enrollando puros. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (envelop) | pasar por loc verb |
| | | rebozar⇒ vtr |
| | (rebozar en pan) | empanar⇒ vtr |
| | Next, you need to roll the chicken in the bread till it is coated. |
| | Luego tienes que pasar el pollo por el pan hasta que quede cubierto. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (flatten with a rolling pin) | estirar⇒ vtr |
| | First you need to roll the pizza dough. |
| | Primero tienes que estirar la masa de la pizza. |
| roll [sth] vtr | (flatten metal) | laminar⇒ vtr |
| | The workers rolled the metal into flat sheets. |
| | Los trabajadores laminaron el metal en una delgada hoja. |
| roll [sb]⇒ vtr | US, slang (rob) (vulgar) | afanar a vtr |
| | (coloquial) | levantarle algo a loc verb |
| | (MX, coloquial) | volarle algo a loc verb |
| | I wanted his watch, so I rolled him. |
| | Quería su reloj, así que lo afané. |
Locuciones verbales
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| roll about vi phrasal | UK (sway this way and that) | revolcarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
| | Los niños estaban revolcándose y jugando en la enorme cama. |
| roll along vi phrasal | (move on wheels) (vehículo) | marchar⇒ vi |
| | | rodar⇒ vi |
| | | moverse⇒ v prnl |
| | The car was rolling along smoothly. |
| | El auto marchaba con suavidad. |
| roll along vi phrasal | figurative, informal (progress smoothly) (figurado) | ir sobre ruedas loc verb |
| | Everything seems to be rolling along without any problems. |
| | Todo parece ir sobre ruedas, sin problemas. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (turn over and over) | revolcarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | The two youngest kids were rolling about and playing on the large bed. |
| | Los dos niños más pequeños estaban revolcándose y jugando en la cama grande. |
roll around,
also UK: roll about vi phrasal | (sway this way and that) | rodar de un lado a otro loc verb |
| | | balancearse de un lado a otro loc verb |
| | (barco) | dar bandazos loc verb |
| | The passengers were rolling around as the bus sped along the winding road. |
| | Los pasajeros rodaban de un lado a otro mientras el autobús avanzaba por la carretera llena de curvas. |
| roll around vi phrasal | informal (event, time: come again) | presentarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | darse⇒ v prnl |
| | When the opportunity rolls around, I will take the holiday I always dreamed of. |
| | Cuando se presente la oportunidad voy a tomarme las vacaciones que siempre he soñado. |
roll [sth] back,
roll back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reduce: prices) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | They're not rolling back prices; they are still too high. |
| | No están reduciendo los precios, siguen estando altísimos. |
| | | retrotraer⇒ vtr |
| | No están retrotrayendo los precios, siguen estando altísimos. |
roll [sth] back,
roll back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (return to previous state) | volver a vi + prep |
| | Because of a glitch with the update, the producers of the software are rolling it back. |
roll [sth] back,
roll back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (postpone) | posponer⇒ vtr |
| | The new store isn't ready to trade yet, so the owner has rolled back the opening by three months. |
| roll back to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (revert) | restaurar⇒ vtr |
| | I rolled back to the previous version of the software and it worked fine. |
| | Restauré la versión anterior del software y funcionó bien. |
| roll by vi phrasal | literally (pass by on wheels) | pasar rodando loc verb |
| | A cart pulled by a donkey rolled by. |
| | Un carro llevado por un burro pasó rodando. |
| roll by vi phrasal | figurative (pass) (figurado) | pasar volando loc verb |
| | It seems like the years just rolled by, and suddenly I'm an old man. |
| | Parece que los años hubieran pasado volando y de repente soy un hombre mayor. |
| roll in vi phrasal | informal (arrive) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | You never know when some more bad news is going to roll in. |
| | Nunca se sabe cuándo pueden llegar más malas noticias. |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | caer⇒ vi |
| | Nunca se sabe cuándo pueden caer más malas noticias. |
| roll in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (have in abundance) (figurado, coloquial) | nadar en vi + prep |
| | (AR, figurado, coloquial) | tener para tirar para arriba, tener para tirar al techo loc verb |
| | I grew so many potatoes that I was rolling in them. |
| | Coseché tantas papas que nadaba en ellas. |
roll [sth] out,
roll out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (introduce [sth] new to public) | lanzar⇒, presentar⇒ vtr |
| | | introducir⇒ vtr |
| | The company plans to roll out its new product range in the spring. |
| | La compañía planea lanzar su nueva línea de productos en primavera. |
| roll over vi phrasal | (turn to other side) | darse vuelta loc verb |
| | | darse la vuelta loc verb |
| | His back injury made it difficult for him to roll over in bed. |
| | Su lesión en la espalda le impedía darse vuelta en la cama. |
| roll over vi phrasal | informal, figurative (surrender) | ceder⇒ vi |
| | | rendirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Do you think you can get me to roll over just by threatening me with a lawsuit? |
| | ¿Cree que voy a ceder porque me amenaza con demandarme? |
| roll over for [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (submit to) | entregarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | someterse a v prnl + prep |
| | | rendirse a v prnl + prep |
| | You can't always expect me to roll over for you. |
| | No puedes esperar que me entregue a ti. |
| | No puedes esperar que me someta a ti. |
| | No puedes esperar que me rinda a ti. |
roll [sth] up,
roll up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (wind into a scroll) | enrollar⇒ vtr |
| | He rolled up the certificates and kept them in a safe place. |
| | Enrolló los certificados y los puso en un lugar seguro. |
| roll up vi phrasal | (curl at edge) | enrollarse⇒ v prnl |
| | This sheet of paper won't stay flat. The edges keep rolling up. |
| | Esta hoja de papel no se aplana, los bordes siguen enrollándose. |
| roll up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (arrive) | llegar⇒ vi |
| | Just then, he rolled up in a shiny new car. |
| | Justo entonces, él llegó en un brillante auto nuevo. |
roll up to [sth],
roll up at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (arrive somewhere) | llegar a algo loc verb |
| | | rodar hasta algo loc verb |
| | The drivers rolled up to the starting line and waited for the race to begin. |
| | Los conductores llegaron a la línea de salida y esperaron a que empezara la carrera. |
| roll up vi phrasal | informal (make a cigarette) (cigarrillo) | armar⇒ vtr |
| | | liar⇒ vtr |
| | He finished rolling up and asked me for a light. |
| | Terminó de armar y me pidió fuego. |
Compound Forms:
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| a roll in the hay n | figurative, informal (sexual intercourse) (figurado, informal) | un revolcón expr |
| | (figurado, informal) | una revolcada expr |
| Arctic roll n | UK (dessert: ice cream in sponge cake) | rollo ártico loc nom m |
| | We're having Arctic roll for dessert. |
| backward roll n | (gymnastic movement) (gimnasia) | voltereta hacia atrás loc nom f |
| | The gymnast performed a backward roll. |
| barrel roll n | (aircraft maneuver: rotation) (Aeronáutica) | tonel nm |
| barrel-roll⇒ vi | (aircraft: perform a rotation) (Aeronáutica) | hacer un tonel loc verb |
| be on a roll v expr | figurative, informal (experience a run of success) | estar en racha, estar de buena racha loc verb |
| | | tener buena suerte loc verb |
| | I think I'll strip the wallpaper from another wall before bedtime; I'm on a roll! |
| | Creo que arrancaré el papel pintado de otra pared antes de irme a la cama, estoy en racha. |
| bog roll n | UK, informal (toilet tissue) | rollo de papel higiénico nm + loc adj |
| | (ES: coloquial) | rollo de papel del culo nm + loc adj |
| bread roll n | (small loaf) | panecillo nm |
| | (AR) | pancito nm |
| | Liz is baking a tray of bread rolls. |
| | Liz está horneando una bandeja de panecillos. |
| | Liz está horneando una bandeja de pancitos. |
| cabbage roll n | (cooked stuffed cabbage leaves) | repollo relleno nm |
| | The cabbage rolls were served in a tomato sauce. |
| | (Argentina) | niños envueltos nmpl |
call the roll,
call roll v expr | (take register of those present) | pasar lista loc verb |
| | | tomar lista loc verb |
| | (CO) | llamar a lista loc verb |
| | The teacher called the roll at the beginning of the class. |
cinnamon roll,
cinnamon bun n | (sweet pastry) | rollo de canela loc nom m |
| | Bake the cinnamon rolls for about 30 minutes. |
dice roll,
roll of the dice,
roll of the die n | (games, gambling: act of throwing dice) | tirada de dados nf + loc adj |
| dive roll n | (gymnastics: leaping forward roll) | rol adelante con zambullida loc nom m |
| | The gymnast ended her performance with a dive roll. |
drum roll,
drumroll n | (fast continuous drumming) | redoble de tambor nm |
| | There was a drum roll before the winners were announced. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Lo anunciaron con un redoble de tambor. |
| egg roll n | US (Chinese food) | rollito primavera loc nom m |
| | (AR) | arrolladito primavera loc nom m |
| | Egg rolls filled with vegetables and shredded pork are a common appetizer in Chinese-American restaurants. |
| | Los rollitos primavera rellenos de vegetales y cerdo trozado son un aperitivo común en los restaurantes chinos americanos. |
electoral register,
electoral roll n | (law: list of voters) | registro electoral nm + adj inv |
| | | censo electoral nm + adj inv |
| | (AR) | padrón electoral nm + adj inv |
| | Make sure your name is on the electoral register otherwise you won't be able to vote. |
| electoral roll n | (list of registered voters) | censo electoral nm |
| | If you are not on the electoral roll, you will not be able to vote. |
| | | padrón electoral nm + adj |
| | Si no estás en el padrón electoral, no podrás votar. |
| forward roll n | (gymnastic movement) (hacia adelante) | voltereta nf |
| | The gymnasts were practising their forward rolls. |
| heads will roll expr | figurative (people will be fired) | rodarán cabezas expr |
| | | van a rodar cabezas expr |
| | Heads will roll when the manager finds out who broke the machine. |
| | Rodarán cabezas cuando el gerente descubra quién rompió la máquina. |
| honor roll n | US (list: top students) | cuadro de honor loc nom m |
| | | lista de mejores alumnos nf + loc adj |
| | Chris often got on the honor roll in high school. |
| | Cris a menudo entraba en el cuadro de honor de su escuela. |
jelly roll (US),
Swiss roll (UK) n | (dessert: sponge cake filled with jam) | brazo de gitano loc nom m |
| | (AR, UY) | arrollado nm |
| | I found a recipe for jelly rolls. |
| | Encontré una receta para preparar brazo de gitano. |
jelly roll,
jellyroll n | vulgar, informal, US (lover) | amante n común |
| | | ligue nm |
jelly roll,
jellyroll n | vulgar, informal, US (sex) (coloquial) | polvo nm |
jelly roll,
jellyroll n | vulgar, informal, US (vagina) (ES, vulgar) | coño nm |
| | (AR, vulgar) | concha nf |
| kaiser roll n | US (type of bread roll) (AR) | pebete nm |
| | Kaiser rolls are popular in the United States and Canada. |
| | El pebete es popular en los Estados Unidos y en Canadá. |
| | | pan vienés, pan de Viena loc nom m |
| | El pan vienés es popular en los Estados Unidos y en Canadá. |
| kitchen roll n | UK (paper towels, collectively) | papel de cocina loc nom m |
| | | papel absorbente nm + adj mf |
| | (CR, GT) | papel mayordomo loc nom m |
| leaf roll | (plant pathology) | virus del enrrollamiento de las hojas lov nom m |
| make heads roll v expr | figurative (dismiss employees, subordinates) (figurado) | hacer rodar cabezas loc verb |
| muster roll n | (military: personnel list) (literalmente) | lista de personal militar nf + loc adj |
parliamentary roll call,
parliamentary roll-call n | UK (government list) | votación nominal parlamentaria loc nom f |
| | A parliamentary roll call was used to require MPs to be present during a vote on the legislation. |
| rent roll n | (document listing tenants) | lista de inquilinos nf |
| | The rent roll shows the rental rate for each of the landlord's properties. |
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. |
| roll again vi | (throw dice once more) (dados) | volver a lanzar, volver a tirar loc verb |
| | | lanzar de nuevo, tirar de nuevo loc verb |
| | In Acey-Deucy Backgammon, when a player rolls doubles, he can make his move, then roll again. |
| | En el backgammon, cuando un jugador saca dobles, puede mover y volver a lanzar. |
| roll back the years v expr | figurative (return to earlier) | volver el tiempo atrás loc verb |
| | The band rolled back the years when they played their old hits. |
| roll back time v expr | figurative (return to earlier) | volver el tiempo atrás loc verb |
| | | retrotraerse en el tiempo loc verb |
| | You can roll back time only in your memory or in your imagination. |
| | Sólo se puede volver el tiempo atrás con los recuerdos o con la imaginación. |
| roll bar | (vehicle: transverse bar) | barra antivuelco nf + adj |
| roll cage | (racing cars) | jaula de seguridad nf + loc adj |
| roll call n | (register of names read aloud) | pasaje de lista grupo nom |
| | | pasar lista loc verb |
| | The squadron turned out for roll call. |
| | El escuadrón se levantó para el pasaje de lista. |
| | El escuadrón se levantó para cuando pasaran lista. |
| roll call n | figurative (long list of names) | nómina, lista nf |
| | I'm a long way down the roll call so my chances of getting the job are small. |
| | Estoy muy abajo en la lista así que mis posibilidades de conseguir el trabajo son pocas. |
| roll down [sth] vi + prep | (droplet: move downwards) | rodar por, caer por vi + prep |
| | A tear rolled down the little girl's cheek. |
| | Una lágrima rodó por la mejilla de la niña. |
| roll down [sth] vi + prep | (move down a slope) | rodar⇒ vi |
| | The marble rolled down the ramp. |
| | La canica rodó por la rampa. |
| roll [sth] down [sth] vtr + prep | (push down a slope) | hacer rodar por loc verb + prep |
| | Dan rolled the ball down the hill. |
| | Dan hizo rodar la pelota por la colina. |
roll [sth] down,
roll down [sth] vtr + adv | (open: car window) | bajar⇒ vtr |
| | | abrir⇒ vtr |
| | Estelle rolled down the car window. |
| | Estela bajó la ventanilla del coche. |
roll [sth] down,
roll down [sth] vtr + adv | (close: window shade) | bajar⇒ vtr |
| | | desenrollar⇒ vtr |
| | Barbara rolled down the window shade. |
| | Bárbara bajó las cortinas. |
| roll down n | (economy: lower strike price option) | bajar⇒ vtr |
| roll film n | (photographic film on a spool) | carrete nm |
| | | rollo de película fotográfica nm + loc adj |
| roll number n | UK (building society) | número de una lista, número de socio, número de la clase, etc. loc nom m |
| | Some building society accounts have a roll number. |
| roll of film n | (spool of film for a camera) | rollo fotográfico nm + adj |
| | | rollo de película nm + loc adj |
| | | carrete nm |
| | Digital cameras have made rolls of film obsolete. |
| | When she was taking pictures, she had to stop to change a roll of film. |
| | Las cámaras digitales han dejado obsoletos los rollos fotográficos. |
roll of honor (US),
roll of honour (UK) n | (list of heroes) | cuadro de honor loc nom m |
| | Soldiers killed during the First World War have been commemorated in a roll of honour. |
| | Los soldados asesinados durante la Primera Guerra Mundial fueron conmemorados en un cuadro de honor. |
| roll off vi + prep | (round object: fall off [sth]) (objeto redondo) | rodar⇒ vi |
| | The ball rolled off the porch. |
| roll [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (cause [sth] round to fall off [sth]) | hacer rodar de loc verb + prep |
| | Roll the marble off the table—the cat will chase it! |
roll off the tongue,
trip off the tongue v expr | (be easy to pronounce) | ser fácil de decir loc verb |
| | | ser fácil de pronunciar loc verb |
| roll on interj | informal (impatience, longing) | que llegue interj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the term is or modifies a noun |
| | It's been a terrible week at work. Roll on Friday evening! |
| | Ha sido una semana terrible en el trabajo, ¡que llegue el viernes a la noche! |
| roll-on n | (product applied with a roller ball) | rolón nm |
| | This pain-relief gel is available as a roll-on. |
| roll-on adj | (applied with a roller ball) | de rolón loc adj |
| | I prefer roll-on deodorants to sprays. |
roll out [sth],
roll [sth] out vtr + adv | (unroll [sth]) | desenrollar⇒ vtr |
| | The geography teacher rolled out a map of the world on the desk. |
| | El profe de geografía desenrolló un mapa mundi en el escritorio. |
roll out [sth],
roll [sth] out vtr + adv | (flatten with a rolling pin) (culinaria) | estirar con rodillo loc verb |
| | Roll out the pastry thin and even. |
| | Estira la pasta con un rodillo hasta que quede fina y pareja. |
rollout,
roll-out n | (aircraft: first public viewing) | lanzamiento nm |
| | The rollout of the first Concorde took place in 1967. |
| | El lanzamiento del primer Concorde se llevó a cabo en 1967. |
rollout,
roll-out n | (launch of a program or product) (de sistema, de programa) | implementación nf |
| | (de producto) | lanzamiento nm |
| | The supermarket's rollout of 500 self-checkout machines went smoothly. |
| | La implementación de 500 cajas automáticas que hizo el supermercado salió muy bien. |
rollout,
roll-out n | (American football maneuver) (anglicismo) | roll out loc nom m |
| | The quarterback executed a perfect rollout. |
| | El mariscal ejecutó un roll out perfecto. |
| roll out of bed v expr | US, Informal (get up from bed) | salir de la cama loc verb |
| | | levantarse de la cama loc verb |
| | | levantarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The professor's hair was always a mess, as if he'd just rolled out of bed. |
| | The children normally roll out of bed late on Saturdays. |
| | El profesor estaba siempre despeinado como si recién saliera de la cama. // Los niños normalmente salen de la cama tarde los domingos. |
| roll [sth] over vtr + adv | figurative, often passive (jackpot: add to next draw) | pasar⇒ vtr |
| | If nobody wins the lottery, the prize is rolled over to the following week's draw. |
| | Si nadie gana la lotería el premio pasa al pozo de la próxima semana. |
| roll over [sth] vi + prep | (internet: move cursor over) | pasarle el cursor por encima a algo loc verb |
| | Roll over the image and you'll see it change. |
| | Pásale el cursor por encima a la imagen y verás como cambia. |
| roll [sth] over [sth] vtr + prep | (cursor: move over) | pasarle algo por encima a algo loc verb |
| | The image changes when you roll the cursor over it. |
| | La imagen cambia cuando le pasas el cursor por encima. |
| roll over vi + prep | (wheel, etc.: run over) | pisar⇒ vtr |
| | | pasar por encima loc verb |
| | Ouch! Your bicycle wheel just rolled over my foot! |
| | ¡Ay! La llanta de tu bicicleta me pisó el pie. |
| roll [sth] over into [sth] v expr | figurative (profits: reinvest) | reinvertir⇒ vtr |
| | I took the money I made on my first rental property and rolled it over into a second. |
| | Tomé el dinero que gané con la primera renta de mi propiedad y lo reinvertí en otra. |
| roll over [sb] vi + prep | figurative (sport: defeat) | aplastar a vtr + prep |
| | | darle una paliza a loc verb + prep |
| | (fútbol) | golear a vtr + prep |
| | In the final game, Brazil rolled over Canada 15 to 2. |
| | En la final, Brasil aplastó a Canadá 15 a 2. |
| Roll up! interj | dated (Come and see!) | ¡acérquense! interj |
| | | ¡pase y vea! loc interj |
| | The stallholder called out, "Roll up! Roll up! All ladies' shoes now half price!" |
| | El vendedor gritó: "¡Acérquense, acérquense todas las damas, zapatos a mitad de precio!" |
| roll up your sleeves v expr | (sleeves: push, fold up) (literal) | arremangarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I rolled up my sleeves so that they wouldn't get stained with paint. |
| | Me arremangué para no ensuciarme la camisa con pintura. |
| roll up your sleeves v expr | figurative (prepare for work) (figurado) | arremangarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It's time to roll up my sleeves and get to work on my income tax returns. |
| | Es tiempo de arremangarme y ponerme a trabajar en mi devolución de impuestos. |