rosca in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rosca in the Spanish»English Dictionary

rosca N f

1. rosca (de un tornillo, una tuerca):

rosca

thread

tapón de rosca

screw top

pasarse de rosca el tornillo se ha pasado de rosca

the screw isn't biting

pasarse de rosca el tornillo se ha pasado de rosca

I've/you've stripped the thread on the screw

te has pasado de rosca inf

you've gone too far

te has pasado de rosca inf

you've gone over the top inf

2. rosca:

rosca (bollo)

type of doughnut

rosca (pan)

bread roll (baked in a ring shape)

hacerle la rosca a alg. Spain inf

to butter sb up inf

hacerse una rosca

to curl up into a ball

no me como/no se come una rosca Spain inf

I never get/he never gets anywhere with women inf

3. rosca (círculo, grupo):

rosca Bol Col

clique

rosca Bol Col

set

es imposible conseguir un trabajo sin conocer a alguien en la rosca

it's impossible to get a job unless you know the right people

4. rosca Chil inf (riña, pelea):

rosca

fight

tuvo una rosca con el marido

she had a fight o row with her husband inf

rosca de Arquímedes N f

rosca de Arquímedes

Archimedes' screw

rosca de Reyes N f

rosca de Reyes → roscón de Reyes

See also roscón de Reyes

roscón de Reyes N m

roscón de Reyes

large ring-shaped cake baked for Epiphany

tapa de rosca N f

tapa de rosca

screw top

tapón de rosca N m

tapón de rosca

screw top

tapón de rosca

screw cap

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

casquillo de rosca/bayoneta

screw-in/bayonet fitting

Translations for rosca in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

screw-in

de rosca

screw top (for jar)

tapa f de rosca

screw top (for bottle)

tapón m de rosca

screw-top bottle

con tapón de rosca

screw-top jar

con tapa de rosca

twistoff

de media rosca

screw thread

hilo m de la rosca

screw thread

filete m de la rosca

rosca in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rosca in the Spanish»English Dictionary

rosca [ˈrros·ka] N f

1. rosca TECH:

rosca

thread

el tornillo se pasó de rosca

the screw broke the thread

2. rosca (forma de espiral):

rosca

coil

hecho una rosca

rolled up into a ball

hacerse rosca (gato, serpiente)

to roll up into a ball

3. rosca:

rosca (forma de anillo)

ring

rosca (bollo)

(ring-shaped) bread roll

rosca (torta)

sponge ring

rosca de Reyes Mex

Christmas cake eaten on Epiphany

Phrases:

no comerse una rosca

not to get off with anyone

hacer la rosca a alguien

to suck up to sb

pasarse de rosca

to go too far

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tapa de rosca

screw-top

taco de rosca

screw-in stud

Translations for rosca in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

screw top

tapón m de rosca

bagel

tipo de rosca de pan

thread

rosca f

the old boy network

la rosca Col

screw

rosca f

rosca Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for rosca in the Spanish»English Dictionary

rosca de desmontaje

rosca de desmontaje

extraction thread