rock bun in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rock bun in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

rock bun

dolce m all'uvetta

Translations for rock bun in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bun [Brit bʌn, Am bən] N

1. bun FOOD:

bun (bread roll)

panino m dolce

bun (cake)

focaccina f

bun (cake)

ciambella f

currant bun

panino dolce all'uvetta

2. bun (hairstyle):

bun

crocchia f

bun

chignon m

to put, wear one's hair in a bun

raccogliere i capelli in, avere uno chignon

II.buns N

buns npl Am inf:

buns

chiappe f

III.bun [Brit bʌn, Am bən]

to have a bun in the oven inf, hum

= essere incinta

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 in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rock bun in the English»Italian Dictionary

bun [bʌn] N

1. bun (roll):

bun

panino m al latte

2. bun (knot of hair):

bun

chingnon m inv

3. bun pl sl (buttocks):

bun

culo vulg

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I am sure that most of us have tried making rock buns at some point of our lives.

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The trick here in terms of technique to create rock buns which don't live up to their name, is to handle the dough as little as possible.

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Other rock buns would have been made during a fit of summer holiday boredom, which did at least serve the purpose of introducing us to baking fundamentals.

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Or to be subject to social engineering before they're old enough to make rock buns?

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A rock bun is also a good basis for your imagination too, because it can if necessary feature rather complex and intense ingredients.

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I know that at their best rock buns can be tender, sweet and flavourful, but the difficulty lies in balancing the texture.

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