rock Meaning | BeDict

noun

Rocher

A formation of minerals, specifically:

Examples :

"The mountain climber carefully studied the rock formation before beginning her ascent. "

L'alpiniste a soigneusement étudié la formation rocheuse avant de commencer son ascension.

noun

Rocher

A large hill or island having no vegetation.

Examples :

"Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl."

Pearl Rock, près de Cape Cod, doit son nom au fait que le soleil du matin le fait briller comme une perle.

geology geography nature world environment essential

noun

Rocher, pilier

Something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another.

Examples :

"My grandmother is a rock for my family. "

Ma grand-mère est un pilier pour ma famille.

character person thing essential

noun

Glaçon

A lump or cube of ice.

Examples :

"The ice sculpture was made from a large, clear rock of ice. "

La sculpture de glace était faite à partir d'un gros glaçon clair.

drink substance essential

noun

Bâton de sucre, sucre cuit

A type of confectionery made from sugar in the shape of a stick, traditionally having some text running through its length.

Examples :

"My little sister loves to eat rock candy after dinner. "

Ma petite sœur adore manger du sucre cuit après le dîner.

food tradition essential

noun

Crack

A crystallized lump of crack cocaine.

Examples :

"The dealer offered him a rock in exchange for the phone. "

Le dealer lui a offert du crack en échange du téléphone.

substance essential

noun

Crétin, imbécile

An unintelligent person, especially one who repeats mistakes.

Examples :

"My brother is a real rock when it comes to remembering his appointments; he keeps forgetting them. "

Mon frère est un véritable crétin quand il s'agit de se souvenir de ses rendez-vous ; il les oublie sans cesse.

character person human essential

noun

Afrikaner

An Afrikaner.

Examples :

"My grandfather is a rock; he's a proud Afrikaner. "

Mon grand-père est un Afrikaner ; il est un fier Afrikaner.

race person culture language nation essential

noun

Joueur extrêmement conservateur

An extremely conservative player who is willing to play only the very strongest hands.

Examples :

"The rock on the poker team only played when they had a royal flush or a straight flush. "

Le joueur extrêmement conservateur de l'équipe de poker ne jouait que lorsqu'il avait une quinte flush royale ou une quinte flush.

game sport essential

noun

Rocher

Any of several fish:

Examples :

"The aquarium contained several colorful rock fish. "

L'aquarium contenait plusieurs poissons de roche colorés.

fish essential

noun

Ballon de basket-ball

A basketball.

Examples :

"Yo homie, pass the rock!"

Yo l'ami, passe-moi le ballon de basket !

sport essential

noun

Pierre

(rock paper scissors) A closed hand (a handshape resembling a rock), that beats scissors and loses to paper. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

Examples :

"My brother chose rock in our game of rock-paper-scissors. "

Mon frère a choisi pierre dans notre jeu de pierre-papier-ciseaux.

game entertainment essential

noun

Balle de cricket

A cricket ball, especially a new one that has not been softened by use

Examples :

"The cricket team's new rock is very hard and bouncy. "

La nouvelle balle de cricket de l'équipe est très dure et rebondissante.

sport essential

noun

Cristal

A crystal used to control the radio frequency.

Examples :

"The radio technician carefully adjusted the rock to improve the station's reception. "

Le technicien radio a soigneusement ajusté le cristal pour améliorer la réception de la station.

electronics frequency signal device communication technology essential

noun

Balancement, oscillation

An act of rocking; a rocking motion; a sway.

Examples :

"The baby's gentle rock helped soothe her to sleep. "

Le léger balancement du bébé l'a aidée à s'endormir.

action essential

verb

Balancer, bercer

To move gently back and forth.

Examples :

"Rock the baby to sleep."

Balancez le bébé pour qu'il s'endorme.

action essential

verb

Balancer, secouer

To cause to shake or sway violently.

Examples :

"The earthquake rocked the classroom, making the desks shake violently. "

Le tremblement de terre a secoué la salle de classe, faisant violemment trembler les bureaux.

action physics energy essential

verb

Balancer, bercer

To sway or tilt violently back and forth.

Examples :

"The boat rocked at anchor."

Le bateau se balançait au mouillage.

action physics essential

verb

Berner, travailler au berceau

(of ore etc.) To be washed and panned in a cradle or in a rocker.

Examples :

"The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection."

Les minerais avaient été bernés et disposés pour inspection.

geology material mineral process agriculture essential

verb

Bouleverser, émouvoir, enthousiasmer

To disturb the emotional equilibrium of; to distress; to greatly impact (most often positively).

Examples :

"Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal."

Downing Street a été bouleversée par un autre scandale sexuel.

emotion mind action essential

verb

Réussir, bien fonctionner

To do well or to be operating at high efficiency.

Examples :

"The team's new strategy is rocking their performance in the project; they're meeting all deadlines and exceeding expectations. "

La nouvelle stratégie de l'équipe réussit dans le projet ; ils respectent tous les délais et dépassent les attentes.

achievement business essential

verb

Faire l'amour, baiser

To make love to or have sex with.

Examples :

"The couple secretly rocked in the park after school. "

Le couple a secrètement fait l'amour dans le parc après l'école.

sex action human essential

noun

Rock

A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums and vocals.

Examples :

"My brother loves to listen to rock music while he studies. "

Mon frère adore écouter du rock pendant qu'il étudie.

music entertainment style essential

verb

Faire du rock, jouer du rock

To play, perform, or enjoy rock music, especially with a lot of skill or energy.

Examples :

"Let’s rock!"

Faisons du rock !

music entertainment essential

verb

Déchirer, assurer

To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.

Examples :

"Chocolate rocks."

Le chocolat déchire.

achievement ability entertainment music essential

verb

Enthousiasmer, exciter

To thrill or excite, especially with rock music

Examples :

"The concert really rocked the students; they were all energized and excited. "

Le concert a vraiment enthousiasmé les étudiants ; ils étaient tous énergiques et excités.

music entertainment essential

verb

Déchirer, assurer

To do something with excitement yet skillfully

Examples :

"I need to rock a piss."

Il faut que j'aille pisser.

action ability achievement entertainment style essential

verb

Porter avec style, assurer

To wear (a piece of clothing, outfit etc.) successfully or with style; to carry off (a particular look, style).

Examples :

"She rocked the new outfit to the school dance, looking amazing. "

Elle a assuré avec sa nouvelle tenue au bal de l'école, elle était magnifique.

style wear appearance essential

noun

Fusaie

Distaff.

Examples :

"My grandmother's spinning wheel, a beautiful antique, showcased the rock of her distaff skills. "

Le rouet de ma grand-mère, une belle antiquité, mettait en valeur la fusaie de ses talents.

utensil material essential

noun

La laine sur le rouet

The flax or wool on a distaff.

Examples :

"The spinner carefully separated the rock from the rest of the flax. "

La fileuse a soigneusement séparé la laine sur le rouet du reste du lin.

material utensil essential

noun

Roc

An enormous mythical bird in Eastern legend.

Examples :

"The legend of the Roc, an enormous mythical bird, was often told to children at bedtime stories. "

La légende du Roc, un énorme oiseau mythique, était souvent racontée aux enfants dans les histoires du soir.

mythology bird story essential

noun

Rocuronium

Rocuronium.

Examples :

"The doctor administered the rock to the patient to help them relax during the surgery. "

Le médecin a administré du rocuronium au patient pour l'aider à se détendre pendant la chirurgie.

medicine substance essential

Meanings

Rocher

Examples :

"The mountain climber carefully studied the rock formation before beginning her ascent. "

L'alpiniste a soigneusement étudié la formation rocheuse avant de commencer son ascension.

Rocher

Examples :

"Pearl Rock near Cape Cod is so named because the morning sun makes it gleam like a pearl."

Pearl Rock, près de Cape Cod, doit son nom au fait que le soleil du matin le fait briller comme une perle.

Rocher, pilier

Examples :

"My grandmother is a rock for my family. "

Ma grand-mère est un pilier pour ma famille.

Glaçon

Examples :

"The ice sculpture was made from a large, clear rock of ice. "

La sculpture de glace était faite à partir d'un gros glaçon clair.

Bâton de sucre, sucre cuit

Examples :

"My little sister loves to eat rock candy after dinner. "

Ma petite sœur adore manger du sucre cuit après le dîner.

Crack

Examples :

"The dealer offered him a rock in exchange for the phone. "

Le dealer lui a offert du crack en échange du téléphone.

Crétin, imbécile

Examples :

"My brother is a real rock when it comes to remembering his appointments; he keeps forgetting them. "

Mon frère est un véritable crétin quand il s'agit de se souvenir de ses rendez-vous ; il les oublie sans cesse.

Afrikaner

Examples :

"My grandfather is a rock; he's a proud Afrikaner. "

Mon grand-père est un Afrikaner ; il est un fier Afrikaner.

Joueur extrêmement conservateur

Examples :

"The rock on the poker team only played when they had a royal flush or a straight flush. "

Le joueur extrêmement conservateur de l'équipe de poker ne jouait que lorsqu'il avait une quinte flush royale ou une quinte flush.

Rocher

Examples :

"The aquarium contained several colorful rock fish. "

L'aquarium contenait plusieurs poissons de roche colorés.

Ballon de basket-ball

Examples :

"Yo homie, pass the rock!"

Yo l'ami, passe-moi le ballon de basket !

Pierre

Examples :

"My brother chose rock in our game of rock-paper-scissors. "

Mon frère a choisi pierre dans notre jeu de pierre-papier-ciseaux.

Balle de cricket

Examples :

"The cricket team's new rock is very hard and bouncy. "

La nouvelle balle de cricket de l'équipe est très dure et rebondissante.

Cristal

Examples :

"The radio technician carefully adjusted the rock to improve the station's reception. "

Le technicien radio a soigneusement ajusté le cristal pour améliorer la réception de la station.

Balancement, oscillation

Examples :

"The baby's gentle rock helped soothe her to sleep. "

Le léger balancement du bébé l'a aidée à s'endormir.

Balancer, bercer

Examples :

"Rock the baby to sleep."

Balancez le bébé pour qu'il s'endorme.

Balancer, secouer

Examples :

"The earthquake rocked the classroom, making the desks shake violently. "

Le tremblement de terre a secoué la salle de classe, faisant violemment trembler les bureaux.

Balancer, bercer

Examples :

"The boat rocked at anchor."

Le bateau se balançait au mouillage.

Berner, travailler au berceau

Examples :

"The ores had been rocked and laid out for inspection."

Les minerais avaient été bernés et disposés pour inspection.

Bouleverser, émouvoir, enthousiasmer

Examples :

"Downing Street has been rocked by yet another sex scandal."