Translations for „roly-poly“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . roly-poly [ˌrəʊliˈpəʊli, Am ˌroʊliˈpoʊ-] N

1. roly-poly no pl esp Brit FOOD:

roly-poly

≈ Strudel m (gebacken oder gedämpft)

2. roly-poly Aus BOT (tumbleweed):

roly-poly

Steppenläufer m

roly-poly

Steppenhexe f

II . roly-poly [ˌrəʊliˈpəʊli, Am ˌroʊliˈpoʊ-] ADJ hum inf

roly-poly

rundlich

roly-poly baby

moppelig FRG inf

roly-poly child

pummelig

roly-poly N

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roly-poly inf

Kugelassel f

roly-poly inf

Rollassel f

roly-poly ˈpud·ding N no pl esp Brit

roly-poly pudding

≈ Strudel m (gebacken oder gedämpft)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But two tonnes is still two tonnes, and if you go barrelling into corners you ought to expect it to go all roly-poly.

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The charming roly-poly, cigar-chomping, beer-drinking curler might have been successful years ago.

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The train falls on its side and, looking like a supersonic roly-poly, glides past the viewpoint of the camera.

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Unlike modern armadillos, their shells were generally made from one solid piece -- they didn't have the articulated armour that makes their modern cousins so roly-poly.

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The bottom of a roly-poly toy is round, roughly a hemisphere.

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The innovative design of this combustion-powered robot, based on a roly-poly toy, and how it...

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The food is utterly delicious -- buckets of chips, little chipolatas with mustard mayonnaise, jam roly-poly.

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But enhancements for 2017 don't mask the weak, vibrating three-cylinder engine that delivers sluggish acceleration or the clumsy roly-poly handling.

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But the roly-poly comic didn't actually want a hand-made suit.

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The actor, with his roly-poly build, was a frequent choice of directors who wanted to add comedy to serious movies.

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