rock candy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rock candy in the English»French Dictionary

rock candy N Am

rock candy

friandise à base de sucre candi

Translations for rock candy in the English»French Dictionary

a stick of rock or candy/chalk/dynamite

un bâton de sucre d'orge/craie/dynamite

Translations for rock candy in the French»English Dictionary

sucre candi

rock candy Am

Translations for rock candy in the English»French Dictionary

I.candy [Brit ˈkandi, Am ˈkændi] N Am

1. candy (sweets):

candy

bonbons mpl

a piece of candy

un bonbon

2. candy (sweet):

candy

bonbon m

II.candy [Brit ˈkandi, Am ˈkændi] VB trans

candy (cook in sugar)

confire

candy (cover with sugar)

enrober [qc] de sucre

III.candy [Brit ˈkandi, Am ˈkændi] VB intr

candy

être confit

I.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roche f

solid/molten rock

roche dure/en fusion

hewn out of solid rock

taillé dans le roc

2. rock C (boulder):

rock

rocher m

the ship hit the rocks

le bateau a heurté les rochers or les récifs

on the rocks lit NAUT

sur les récifs

on the rocks drink:

avec des glaçons

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

aller à vau-l'eau

3. rock (stone):

rock

pierre f

‘falling rocks’

‘chute de pierres’

4. rock (Mus):

rock

rock m

rock attr band, concert, musician

rock

rock industry

du rock

rock music

rock m

5. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

sucre m d'orge

6. rock (diamond) inf:

rock gén pl

diam m inf

rock gén pl

diamant m

7. rock (crack):

rock inf

caillou m inf

rock inf

crack m

II.rocks N (testicles)

rocks npl vulg sl

couilles vulg sl

fpl to get one's rocks off

prendre son pied inf

III.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

1. rock (move gently):

rock cradle

balancer

rock baby, boat

bercer

she sat rocking herself in her chair

elle se balançait sur sa chaise

I rocked the baby to sleep

j'ai endormi le bébé en le berçant

2. rock (shake):

rock tremor, bomb: town

secouer

rock scandal, revelation: party, government

ébranler

rock waves: vessel

secouer

IV.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

1. rock (sway):

rock person, cradle:

se balancer

to rock to and fro/back and forth

se balancer de droite à gauche/d'avant en arrière

to rock with laughter

être secoué de rire

2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

trembler

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

danser le rock

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

vers minuit, la fête bat son plein

V.rock [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

caught between a rock and a hard place

pris entre le marteau et l'enclume

as firm or solid as a rock

solide comme le roc

as hard as a rock

dur comme du fer or le roc

rock candy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rock candy in the English»French Dictionary

I.candy [ˈkændi] N

1. candy (crystallized sugar):

candy

sucre m candi

2. candy Am (sweets):

candy

bonbon m

candy stick

sucette f

II.candy [ˈkændi] VB trans

candy

glacer

rock¹ [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] N

1. rock (substance):

rock

roche f

2. rock (stone):

rock

rocher m

to be solid as a rock

être solide comme un roc

3. rock Am, Aus (lump of stone):

rock

pierre f

4. rock no pl (solid sweet):

rock

≈ sucre m d'orge

Phrases:

on the rocks (experiencing difficulties)

en pleine débâcle

on the rocks (with ice)

avec des glaçons

I.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

balancer

rock a baby

bercer

to rock sb to sleep

bercer qn pour l'endormir

2. rock (shake):

rock person, house

secouer

Phrases:

to rock the boat inf

faire des vagues

II.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB intr

1. rock (undulate):

rock

se balancer

to rock back and forth

se balancer d'avant en arrière

2. rock (dance):

rock

danser le rock'n'roll

III.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] N MUS

rock

rock m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It's just rock candy with blue dye and it looks like the real thing.

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Tea is sweetened with "kluntjes", a rock candy sugar that melts slowly, allowing multiple cups to be sweetened.

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Another kind of candy, called rock candy, was easier to make.

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Does anyone ever actually eat rock candy?

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The soft membrane could be surrounded by a harder egg-like shell if necessary -- something made out of chocolate, rock candy, or even algae.

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In the case of the kitchen chemistry and physics class, the youngsters engaged in basic science by brewing kombucha and making rock candy.

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The recipe is simple, consisting of boiling the sweet potato for a long time with rock candy and ginger.

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Originally the song described a child being recruited into hobo life by tales of the big rock candy mountain.

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Instead, it resembles a cross between tanned human skin and rock candy.

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Rock candy was also used in the rock and rye, a popular drink during the middle of the 1800s.

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