rock in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rock in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roccia f

solid, molten rock

roccia viva, fusa

hewn out of solid rock

scavato or tagliato nella roccia

2. rock C (boulder):

rock

masso m

rock

macigno m

the ship hit the rocks

le nave urtò gli scogli

on the rocks NAUT

contro gli scogli or sulle rocce

on the rocks drink

on the rocks

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

essere in crisi

to be on the rocks fig marriage:

naufragare

3. rock (stone):

rock

pietra f

“falling rocks”

“caduta massi”

4. rock Brit (sweet):

rock

= grossa caramella dura di forma cilindrica su cui è scritto il nome della località turistica in cui è venduta

5. rock gener. pl (diamond):

rock inf

diamante m

6. rock inf:

rock (in drug addicts' slang) (crack)

crack m

II.rocks N

rocks npl vulg sl (testicles):

rocks

palle f

to get one's rocks off

spassarsela

III.rock¹ [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk]

caught between a rock and a hard place

trovarsi tra l'incudine e il martello

as firm or solid as a rock

saldo come la roccia

as hard as a rock

duro come un diamante

I.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] N

rock

rock m

rock before n band, concert, musician

rock

rock industry

del rock

rock music

rock m

II.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB trans

1. rock (move gently):

rock cradle

dondolare

rock baby, boat

cullare

she sat rocking herself in her chair

stava seduta dondolandosi sulla sedia

I rocked the baby to sleep

cullai il bambino per farlo addormentare

2. rock (shake):

rock tremor, bomb: town

scuotere, fare vibrare, sconquassare

rock scandal, revelation: party, government

fare tremare, turbare, scombussolare

rock waves: vessel

sballottare

III.rock² [Brit rɒk, Am rɑk] VB intr

1. rock (sway):

rock person, cradle:

dondolare

to rock to and fro, back and forth

ondeggiare su e giù, avanti e indietro

to rock with laughter

torcersi or sbellicarsi dalle risate

2. rock (shake):

rock earth, ground, building:

tremare

3. rock (dance):

to rock (away)

ballare

by midnight, the place is rocking inf

per mezzanotte, la serata si anima

rock bun [ˈrɒkbʌn], rock cake [ˈrɒkkeɪk] N Brit

rock bun

dolce m all'uvetta

hard rock [Brit, Am ˌhɑrd ˈrɑk] N MUS

hard rock

hard rock m

wall rock [Am ˈwɔl ˌrɑk] N GEOL

wall rock

roccia f incassante

rock carving [ˈrɒkˌkɑːvɪŋ] N

rock carving

incisione f rupestre

rock-bed [ˈrɒkbed] N

rock-bed

fondo m roccioso

rock face [Brit, Am ˈrɑk ˌfeɪs] N

rock face

parete f rocciosa

alternative rock N U

alternative rock

rock m alternativo

basic rock [ˌbeɪsɪkˈrɒk] N

basic rock

roccia f basica

rock in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rock in the English»Italian Dictionary

rock¹ [rɑ:k] N

1. rock GEO:

rock

roccia f

rock in sea

scoglio m

2. rock (music):

rock

rock m

Phrases:

to be stuck between a rock and hard place

essere tra l'incudine e il martello

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

to be on the rocks

andare a rotoli

whiskey on the rocks

whisky con ghiaccio

I.rock² [rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

dondolare

2. rock (shock):

rock

scuotere

II.rock² [rɑ:k] VB intr

rock

dondolare

rock climbing N

rock climbing

alpinismo m su roccia

rock salt N

rock salt

salgemma m

rock star N

rock star

rockstar f inv

acid rock N MUS

acid rock

rock m psichedelico inv

hard rock N MUS

hard rock

hard rock m

rock festival N

rock festival

festival m inv rock

rock band N

rock band

gruppo m rock

rock face N

rock face

parete f rocciosa

rock Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rock formation

formazione delle rocce

go climb a rock! inf

vai al diavolo!

a rock pool

una zona di mare tra gli scogli

to hit rock bottom

toccare il fondo

to be at rock bottom

essere al livello più basso

to rock the boat inf

agitare le acque

to hit rock bottom fig

toccare il fondo

to be (as) solid as a rock (person)

essere una roccia

to be (as) solid as a rock (relationship)

essere indistruttibile

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He climbed a high rock to reconnoiter, but could see nothing but some smoke rising from the ground.

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Volcanic eruptions can generally be characterized as either explosive eruptions, sudden ejections of rock and ash, or effusive eruptions, relatively gentle outpourings of lava.

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In its upper reaches peaty water flows over a bottom of shingle and rock and is fast flowing.

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After creating a pulley system, the cannon was used as a pile driver to compact the lava rock and earth and create a firm foundation.

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The festival helped promote many new hard rock and heavy metal acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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In deeper water it forms thin semicircular plates projecting horizontally from vertical rock faces or from under overhangs.

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Everybody would be snapped out of their programmed environment through this rock and roll-induced liberated selflessness.

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These creatures literally live within certain types of rock and travel as ink travels through a blotter.

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Local climbers informally refer to the rock as granite, which is a close relative to quartz monzonite.

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Overburden (waste rock) from the mine has polluted a nearby lake due to acid mine drainage.

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