rocks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rocks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rock¹ [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] N

1. rock U (substance):

rock

roca f

igneous/volcanic rock

roca ígnea/volcánica

a great lump of rock

una roca enorme

hewn from the rock

tallado en la roca viva

as hard as rock

duro como una piedra

2.1. rock C (crag, cliff):

rock

peñasco m

rock

peñón m

my wife was like a rock throughout that time

mi esposa fue mi puntal durante toda esa época

the Rock (of Gibraltar)

el Peñón (de Gibraltar)

as solid as a rock

firme or sólido como una roca

2.2. rock C (in sea):

rock

roca f

rock

escollo m

the ship ran onto the rocks

el barco encalló en las rocas

on the rocks Scotch on the rocks

whisky con hielo

their marriage is on the rocks

su matrimonio anda muy mal

the business went on the rocks when she left

el negocio se fue a pique cuando ella se fue

2.3. rock C (boulder):

rock

roca f

“danger falling rocks”

“desprendimiento de rocas”

“danger falling rocks”

zona de derrumbe

2.4. rock C (stone):

rock

piedra f

to throw rocks

tirar piedras

to get one's rocks off Am sl

tirar sl

to get one's rocks off Am sl

coger Mex RioPl Ven vulg sl

to get one's rocks off Am sl

follar Spain vulg sl

to have rocks in one's head Am sl

faltarle a alguien un tornillo

3. rock C (jewel):

rock sl

piedra f

4. rock U Brit FOOD:

rock

barra de caramelo de colores

I.rock² [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] VB intr

1. rock (gently):

rock

mecerse

rock

balancearse

the boat rocked gently on the waves

el barco se mecía suavemente en las olas

2. rock (violently):

rock building/ground:

sacudirse

rock building/ground:

estremecerse

to rock with laughter

desternillarse de risa

3. rock MUS:

rock

rocanrolear

rock

bailar rock

II.rock² [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] VB trans

1. rock (gently):

rock cradle

mecer

rock child

acunar

she rocked the child in her arms

acunó al niño en sus brazos

he rocked Louise to sleep

acunó a Louise hasta que se durmió

2. rock (violently):

rock

sacudir

rock

estremecer

the scandal rocked New York

el escándalo convulsionó or conmocionó a Nueva York

III.rock² [Am rɑk, Brit rɒk] N U (music)

rock

rock m

heavy/soft rock

rock duro/blando

heavy/soft rock attr band/singer/star/concert

de rock

heavy/soft rock music

rock

glam rock N U

glam rock

rock m glam

hard rock N U

hard rock

rock m duro

I.rock-bottom [Am ˈˌrɑk ˈbɑdəm, Brit rɒkˈbɒtəm] ADJ

rock-bottom prices

precios mpl bajísimos or de saldo

II.rock bottom N

to hit/reach rock bottom

tocar fondo

our morale has reached rock bottom

nuestra moral ha tocado fondo

our morale has reached rock bottom

tenemos la moral por los suelos

rock climber N

rock climber

escalador m / escaladora f (de rocas)

rock climbing N U

rock climbing

escalada f en roca

rock crystal N U

rock crystal

cristal m de roca

rock candy N U Am

rock candy

barra de caramelo de colores

rock garden N

rock garden → rockery

See also rockery

rockery <pl rockeries> [Am ˈrɑkəri, Brit ˈrɒk(ə)ri] N

rockery

jardín o parte de un jardín con rocas y plantas alpestres

rocks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rocks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rock¹ [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] N

1. rock GEO:

rock

roca f

rock in sea

escollo m

2. rock (music):

rock

rock m

Phrases:

to be between a rock and hard place

estar entre la espada y la pared

as solid as a rock

duro como una piedra

to be on the rocks

estar sin blanca

whisky on the rocks

whisky con hielo

I.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB trans

1. rock (swing):

rock

mecer

2. rock (shock):

rock

sacudir

II.rock² [rɒk, Am rɑ:k] VB intr

rock

balancearse

rock bun N, rock cake N Brit, Aus

rock bun

galleta gruesa con pasas u otras frutas secas

rock festival N

rock festival

festival m de rock

rock salt N no pl

rock salt

sal f gema

rock band N

rock band

grupo m de rock

rock climber N

rock climber

escalador(a) m (f)

rock climbing N no pl

rock climbing

escalada f en roca

rock star N

rock star

estrella f del rock

rock music N no pl

rock music

música f rock

rocks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be between a rock and hard place

estar entre la espada y la pared

as solid as a rock

duro como una piedra

to be on the rocks

estar sin blanca

whisky on the rocks

whisky con hielo

a Scotch on the rocks

un whisky con hielo

a Scotch on the rocks

un whisky en las rocas Mex

to be (as) solid as a rock

ser duro como una piedra

to run ashore/onto the rocks NAUT

embarrancar

the waves battered against the rocks

las olas azotaban las rocas

that man is as solid as a rock

ese hombre es una roca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rocks jut out of the earth all over the site.

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

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Rocks were, as today, considered valueless.

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

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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 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 include pebbly mudstone, conglomerate siltstone and shale.

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

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