Translations for „rocks“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

rock¹ [rɑːk, Brit rɒk] N

1. rock GEO:

rock

rocha f

2. rock fig:

to be on the rocks

estar em apuros m pl

whisky on the rocks

uísque com gelo m

I . rock² VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock baby

embalar

2. rock (shock):

rock

sacudir

II . rock² VB intr

rock

balançar

III . rock² N MUS

rock (and roll)

rock (and roll)

rock bottom N

rock bottom

ínfimo(-a) m (f)

rock bottom

mínimo(-a) m (f)

at rock bottom

no fundo m do poço

to hit rock bottom

chegar ao fundo do poço

rock garden N

rock garden

jardim m decorado com pedras

Usage examples with rocks

whisky on the rocks

uísque com gelo m

to be on the rocks

estar em apuros m pl

the wave dashed the ship against the rocks

a onda arremessou o navio contra as rochas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rocks, sticks, corrugated wash boards, and other rudimentary tools were often used to help in the washing process.

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

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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 may reach the bottom of the glacier and begin to scrape along the earth.

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Rocks include pebbly mudstone, conglomerate siltstone and shale.

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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 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 are placed into a tumbling barrel with varying degrees of abrasive grit and or water.

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