| Principal Translations |
| roller n | usually plural (tube for curling hair) | rulo nm |
| | (AR) | rulero nm |
| | (MX, CH) | tubo nm |
| | Fay swore when the doorbell rang while she had her hair in rollers. |
| | Fay insultó cuando el timbre sonó mientras ella llevaba puestos los rulos. |
| roller n | (machinery: transport element) | rodillo nm |
| | The luggage moved along the rollers of the conveyer belt. |
| | Las maletas se movían por los rodillos de la cinta transportadora. |
| roller n | usually plural (machine: cylindrical moving part) (máquina) | rodillo nm |
| | The fabric passed between the rollers. |
| | La tela pasó entre los rodillos. |
| roller n | usually plural (small wheel) | ruedita nf |
| | The heavy machine was on rollers so that it could easily be moved. |
| | La pesada máquina iba sobre rueditas para moverla más fácilmente. |
| roller n | (wheel on roller-skate) (patín) | rueda nf |
| | One of the rollers on Peter's skates is broken. |
| | Una rueda de los patines de Peter está rota. |
Compound Forms:
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| high roller n | US (gambler who bets high sums) | derrochador, derrochadora nm, nf |
| | (mucho dinero) | jugador empedernido, jugadora empedernida nm, nf + adj |
| holy roller n | slang (evangelist, born-again preacher) | fanático religioso loc nom m |
| | | pentecostal nm |
needle bearing,
needle roller bearing n | (type of roller bearing) | rodamiento de agujas loc nom m |
| paint roller n | (tool for rolling paint onto walls) | rodillo de pintura, rodillo de pintar nm + loc adj |
| | A paint roller is useful for painting large areas. |
| | I am using a paint roller to paint the wall of my bedroom. |
| | Un rodillo de pintar es útil para pintar grandes áreas. // Estoy usando un rodillo de pintura para pintar la pared de mi habitación. |
| road roller n | (machine that flattens roads) (AmL) | aplanadora nf |
| | (ES) | apisonadora nf |
| road roller n | ([sb] who operates flattening machine) (AmL) | conductor de aplanadora, conductora de aplanadora loc nm, loc nf |
| | (ES) | conductor de apisonadora, conductora de apisonadora loc nm, loc nf |
| roller bearing n | (machinery) | cojinete de rodillos nm + loc adj |
| | | rodamiento de rodillos nm + loc adj |
| roller chain n | (engineering: chain with rollers) | cadena de rodillos nf + loc adj |
roller coaster,
roller-coaster n | (fairground ride) | montaña rusa loc nom f |
| | It is estimated that 200 million people a year ride rollercoasters. |
| | Se calcula que unos 200 millones de personas suben a montañas rusas cada año. |
roller coaster,
roller-coaster n | figurative (repeated rise and fall) (figurado) | montaña rusa loc nom f |
| | My journey from market trader to millionaire was a real rollercoaster. |
| | Mi camino desde agente de bolsa hasta millonario ha sido una auténtica montaña rusa. |
roller coaster ride,
roller-coaster ride n | figurative (turbulent experience) (figurado) | montaña rusa loc nom f |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La apertura del nuevo negocio fue una montaña rusa de éxitos y fracasos. |
| roller derby n | (rollerskating competition) (voz inglesa) | roller derby loc nom m |
| roller hockey n | (team sport played on rollerskates) | hockey sobre patines grupo nom |
| | Roller hockey is different than ice hockey because players wear roller skates instead of ice skates. |
| roller joint n | (mechanics: type of connection) | juntura móvil loc nom f |
| roller shutter n | (style of retractable door) | puerta con persiana loc nom f |
| | | persiana enrollable loc nom f |
| roller skater n | (person who skates) | patinador, patinadora nm, nf |
| roller skates npl | (wheeled shoes for skating) | patines nmpl |
| | (voz inglesa) | rollers nmpl |
| | The new generation of roller skates are called roller-blades. |
| | The children were wearing their new roller skates. |
| | Los patines de nueva generación se conocen como patines en línea. |
roller skating,
also UK: roller-skating n | (skating with wheeled boots) | patín en línea loc nom m |
| | | patinaje sobre ruedas nm + loc adj |
| | I loved roller skating as a child. |
| | Cuando era niña me encantaba el patín en línea. |
roller-skate,
roller skate n | usually plural (skate with wheels) (AR, coloquial) | rollers nmpl |
| | | patín nm |
roller-skate,
roller skate vi | (skate on wheels) (voz inglesa) | skate nm |
| | | patineta nf |
skating rink,
roller skating rink,
roller-skating rink,
roller rink n | (arena for roller skating or rollerblading) | pista de patinaje nf + loc adj |
| | On Friday evenings at the skating rink, they play disco music and we skate round and round. |
| steamroller n | (vehicle used for flattening) (AmL) | aplanadora nf |
| | (ES) | apisonadora nf |
| | Make sure there is no trash near the street; a steamroller will be coming through tomorrow. |
| steamroller n | figurative (destructive process) | proceso arrollador nm + adj |
| | The economic recession served as a steamroller for the company, and unfortunately it went bankrupt. |