rocks in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rocks 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

rocks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rocks 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

Translations for rocks in the Italian»English Dictionary

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masso

rock

caduta -i

falling rocks

rocks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a Scotch on the rocks

un whisky con ghiaccio

to be at rock bottom

essere al livello più basso

to run ashore/onto the rocks NAUT

incagliarsi/finire sulle rocce

to hit rock bottom fig

toccare il fondo

as solid as a rock

saldo come una roccia

to be on the rocks

andare a rotoli

whiskey on the rocks

whisky con ghiaccio

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

essere una roccia

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

essere indistruttibile

the waves battered against the rocks

le onde si frangevano sulle rocce

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rocks with feldspathoids are silica-undersaturated, because feldspathoids can not coexist in a stable association with quartz.

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Rocks of the former group bear geochemical signatures implying island arc and back-arc basin provenance.

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Rocks are turbidites, block in matrix mlange, chert, and volcanics.

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Rocks exhibiting foliation include the standard sequence formed by the prograde metamorphism of mudrocks; slate, phyllite, schist and gneiss.

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Rocks include pebbly mudstone, conglomerate siltstone and shale.

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Rocks that characterize this region include: limestone, dolostone, slate, shale, sandstone, siltstone, and some scattered basalt.

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Rocks should vary in size and color but from each other, but not have bright colors, which would lack subtlety.

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Rocks were, as today, considered valueless.

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Rocks that are rich in kaolinite are known as kaolin or china clay.

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Rocks were then placed in a v-shape formation to try to prevent erosion, much like the groyne.

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