Translations for „rock“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

rock¹ [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] N

1. rock geo:

rock

скала́ f

2. rock (music):

rock

рок m

Phrases:

to be between a rock and hard place

быть в безвы́ходном положе́нии

as solid as a rock

твёрдый как ка́мень

to be on the rocks fig

быть „на мели́”

to be on the rocks fig

быть без гроша́

whisky on the rocks

ви́ски nt со льдо́м

I . rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

ука́чивать

rock

кача́ть

2. rock (shock):

rock

огорча́ть

rock

потряса́ть

Phrases:

to rock the boat inf

создава́ть опа́сное положе́ние

II . rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB intr

rock

шата́ться

rock

пока́чиваться

rock band N

rock band

рок-гру́ппа f

rock bottom N

rock bottom

ни́жний преде́л m

prices have hit rock bottom

це́ны дости́гли ни́жнего преде́ла

she is at rock bottom

она́ на преде́ле отча́яния

rock bun N, rock cake N Brit, Aus

rock bun

пече́нье nt из круто́го те́ста

rock climber N

rock climber

скалола́з m

rock climbing N no pl

rock climbing

скалола́зание nt

rock face N

rock face

гру́бая облицо́вка f

rock festival N

rock festival

фестива́ль m рок-му́зыки

rock garden N Am

rock garden

альпина́рий m

rock music N no pl

rock music

рок-му́зыка f

rock plant N BOT

rock plant

ска́льное расте́ние nt

rock salt N no pl

rock salt

ка́менная соль f

rock star N

rock star

рок-звезда́ f

rock-and-roll N no pl

rock-and-roll

рок-н-ро́лл m

Usage examples with rock

rock formation

го́рная поро́да f

to hit rock bottom fig

дости́гнуть преде́ла

to rock the boat inf

создава́ть опа́сное положе́ние

as solid as a rock

твёрдый как ка́мень

prices have hit rock bottom

це́ны дости́гли ни́жнего преде́ла

she is at rock bottom

она́ на преде́ле отча́яния

to be (as) solid as a rock

твёрдый как скала́

to be between a rock and hard place

быть в безвы́ходном положе́нии

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Three cirques have eroded there in a sequence of agglomerated, fragmented rock and volcanic breccia associated with pillow-lavas overlain by more coherent, solid lavas.

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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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It's corn-fed and aged for 21 days before being roasted in rock salt and transferred to domed stainless steel carts and carved.

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There is hiking, biking, fishing, ice fishing, camping, rock and ice climbing, canoeing and other boating forms, parasailing.

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

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We had no future anyways, so let's just be in a rock band!

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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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This species grows in open habitat where there is little competition from other plants, such as rock outcrops, stretches of sand, or open woods.

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