Translations for „roll about“ in the English » German Dictionary

roll about VB intr

1. roll about:

roll about (move around axis, turn over)

herumrollen

roll about (wallow)

sich acc herumwälzen

to roll about in the grass/on the floor

sich acc im Gras/auf dem Boden [herum]wälzen

to roll about with laughter

sich acc vor Lachen kugeln inf

2. roll about (move unsteadily):

roll about ship

schlingern

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to roll about with laughter

sich acc vor Lachen kugeln inf

to roll about in the grass/on the floor

sich acc im Gras/auf dem Boden [herum]wälzen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Winter training for the soldiers isn't a walk in the park, but rather a roll about in the snow.

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I play rough and tumble with him, we roll about.

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There was nothing rock and roll about this situation.

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The only thing rock and roll about my hair's natural texture is its self-destructive tendencies.

nymag.com

The nanocar is able to roll about because the fullerene wheel is fitted to the alkyne axle through a carbon-carbon single bond.

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Four ruby-red strawberries lazily roll about in a pool of maple syrup.

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People who pretend their chair has a gearshift and a steering wheel, making vrooming noises with their mouth as they spin and roll about.

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The force of the crash caused the boxy fire truck to roll about 150 feet and hurled inmates out of the vehicle and onto the pavement, officials said.

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The eggs are transparent, pale pink or amber, and being semi-buoyant and not sticky like those of other herrings, they roll about on the bottom with the current.

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When the seeds are about ripe, the fruit remain attached to the peduncles, but the stem of the umbel detaches, permitting the globes to roll about in the wind.

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