roll Meaning | BeDict

noun

Roulis, roulement

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

Examples :

"Look at the roll of the waves."

Regarde le roulis des vagues.

noun

Roulade, culbute

A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

Examples :

"The gymnast performed a perfect roll during the competition. "

Le gymnaste a effectué une roulade parfaite pendant la compétition.

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noun

Rouleau

Something which rolls.

Examples :

"The bakery's display case showed a colorful roll of croissants. "

La vitrine de la boulangerie présentait un rouleau de croissants colorés.

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Déhanchement, démarche chaloupée

A swagger or rolling gait.

Examples :

"The young boy's roll as he walked to class was a little too showy. "

La démarche du jeune garçon en allant en classe était un peu trop démonstrative.

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Tonnerre, grondement

A heavy, reverberatory sound.

Examples :

"Hear the roll of cannon."

Écoutez le tonnerre du canon.

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noun

Roulement de tambour

The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.

Examples :

"The drummer's fast roll on the snare drum was so quick it sounded like a continuous buzzing noise. "

Le roulement rapide du tambour du batteur sur la caisse claire ressemblait à un bourdonnement continu.

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noun

Roulis

The oscillating movement of a nautical vessel as it rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down, as distinguished from the alternate rise and fall of bow and stern called pitching; or the equivalent in an aircraft.

Examples :

"The boat experienced a strong roll during the storm, making it difficult to stay balanced. "

Le bateau a subi un fort roulis pendant la tempête, ce qui rendait difficile de rester en équilibre.

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Gîte, roulis

The measure or extent to which a vessel rotates from side to side, on its fore-and-aft axis.

Examples :

"The boat's roll was quite severe during the storm. "

Le roulis du bateau était assez fort pendant la tempête.

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noun

Roulis

The rotation angle about the longitudinal axis.

Examples :

"Calculate the roll of that aircraft."

Calculez le roulis de cet avion.

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noun

Jet de dés

The act of, or total resulting from, rolling one or more dice.

Examples :

"Make your roll."

Fais ton jet de dés.

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noun

Une série de victoires, une bonne passe

A winning streak of continuing luck, especially at gambling (and especially in the phrase on a roll).

Examples :

"He is on a roll tonight."

Il est sur une bonne passe ce soir.

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Combat d'entraînement

A training match for a fighting dog.

Examples :

"The dog trainer organized a roll for the champion fighting dogs before the big competition. "

L'entraîneur de chiens a organisé un combat d'entraînement pour les chiens de combat champions avant la grande compétition.

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Roulis, esquimautage

(paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.

Examples :

"That was a good roll."

C'était un bon roulis.

"That was a good roll."

C'était un bon roulis.

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noun

Le canoë-kayak de redressement

(paddlesport) The skill of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized.

Examples :

"She has a bombproof roll."

Elle maîtrise le canoë-kayak de redressement à la perfection.

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verb

Rouler

To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

Examples :

"To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel."

Faire rouler une roue, une balle ou un tonneau.

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verb

Rouler, se rouler

To turn over and over.

Examples :

"The child will roll on the floor."

L'enfant va rouler sur le sol.

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verb

Faire une roulade, faire une culbute

To tumble in gymnastics; to do a somersault.

Examples :

"The gymnast rolled gracefully across the mat. "

Le gymnaste a fait une roulade gracieuse sur le tapis.

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verb

Enrouler, rouler

To wrap (something) round on itself; to form into a spherical or cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over.

Examples :

"To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball."

Enrouler une feuille de papier ; rouler de l'argile ou du mastic en boule.

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verb

Enrouler, rouler

To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to enwrap; often with up.

Examples :

"To roll up the map for shipping."

Pour enrouler la carte pour l'expédition.

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Rouler, enrouler

To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball.

Examples :

"The cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well."

Le tissu roule inégalement ; la neige roule bien.

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verb

Rouler

To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of rolling.

Examples :

"This river will roll its waters to the ocean."

Cette rivière va rouler ses eaux vers l'océan.

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verb

Débiter, proférer

To utter copiously, especially with sounding words; to utter with a deep sound; — often with forth, or out.

Examples :

"The angry customer rolled out complaints about the poor service. "

Le client en colère a débité des plaintes concernant le mauvais service.

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verb

Rouler

To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers.

Examples :

"to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails."

Rouler un champ ; rouler la pâte ; rouler des rails en acier.

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verb

Étaler

To spread itself under a roller or rolling-pin.

Examples :

"The pastry rolls well."

La pâte s'étale bien.

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verb

Rouler

To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of, rollers or small wheels.

Examples :

"The bakery worker rolled the dough out on a large wooden board using a rolling pin. "

Le boulanger a étalé la pâte sur une grande planche de bois à l'aide d'un rouleau à pâtisserie.

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verb

Partir, se mettre en route

To leave or begin a journey.

Examples :

"The family rolled out of the house early to catch the train to the zoo. "

La famille est partie tôt de la maison pour prendre le train pour le zoo.

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verb

Concourir, rivaliser

To compete, especially with vigor.

Examples :

"The students rolled for the chance to present their project first. "

Les étudiants ont concouru pour avoir la chance de présenter leur projet en premier.

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verb

Tambouriner, rouler

To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to sound a roll upon.

Examples :

"The drummer rolled the cymbals, creating a loud, rhythmic sound. "

Le batteur a tambouriné sur les cymbales, créant un son fort et rythmé.

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verb

Rouler, dérouler

To apply (one line or surface) to another without slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface) into successive contact with another, in such a manner that at every instant the parts that have been in contact are equal.

Examples :

"The baker carefully rolled the dough out onto the countertop, ensuring each part touched the surface before the next. "

Le boulanger a soigneusement étalé la pâte sur le comptoir, en veillant à ce que chaque partie touche la surface avant la suivante.

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verb

Réfléchir, méditer

To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.

Examples :

"She rolled the problem over in her mind before deciding what to do. "

Elle a réfléchi au problème avant de décider quoi faire.

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verb

Se comporter, agir

To behave in a certain way; to adopt a general disposition toward a situation.

Examples :

"My brother often rolls easily into a negative mood when things don't go his way at school. "

Mon frère a souvent tendance à se mettre facilement de mauvaise humeur quand les choses ne se passent pas comme il le souhaite à l'école.

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verb

Jeter les dés

To throw dice.

Examples :

"The children eagerly rolled the dice to see who would go first in the game. "

Les enfants ont jeté les dés avec enthousiasme pour voir qui commencerait en premier dans le jeu.

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verb

Lancer les dés

To roll dice such that they form a given pattern or total.

Examples :

"If you roll doubles, you get an extra turn."

Si vous faites un double, vous avez droit à un tour supplémentaire.

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verb

Créer un nouveau personnage

To create a new character in a role-playing game, especially by using dice to determine properties.

Examples :

"To prepare for the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons game, Sarah rolled a new character. "

Pour se préparer au prochain jeu de Donjons et Dragons, Sarah a créé un nouveau personnage.

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Générer un nombre aléatoire, lancer

To generate a random number.

Examples :

"The computer program rolls a random number to decide which student will answer the next question. "

Le programme informatique génère un nombre aléatoire pour décider quel élève répondra à la prochaine question.

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verb

Rouler, tanguer

(of a vessel) To rotate on its fore-and-aft axis, causing its sides to go up and down. Compare with pitch.

Examples :

"The boat rolled violently as the waves crashed against its side. "

Le bateau tanguait violemment alors que les vagues s'écrasaient contre son flanc.

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verb

Naviguer, voguer

(in folk songs) To travel by sailing.

Examples :

"The sea captain would roll his ship to the island for supplies. "

Le capitaine de la mer ferait naviguer son navire vers l'île pour les approvisionnements.

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verb

Tabasser, frapper

To beat up; to attack and cause physical damage to.

Examples :

"The bully rolled the smaller boy in the schoolyard. "

Le tyran a tabassé le petit garçon dans la cour de l'école.

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Faire parler, faire avouer

To cause to betray secrets or to testify for the prosecution.

Examples :

"The spy rolled the secrets of the company to the FBI. "

L'espion a fait avouer les secrets de l'entreprise au FBI.

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verb

Révéler des secrets, trahir

To betray secrets.

Examples :

"He rolled on those guys after being in jail two days."

Il a trahi ces types après avoir été en prison deux jours.

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verb

Être sous l'influence de MDMA

To be under the influence of MDMA (a psychedelic stimulant, also known as ecstasy).

Examples :

"After the party, Sarah felt she had rolled. "

Après la fête, Sarah a senti qu'elle était sous l'influence de MDMA.

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verb

Filmer

(of a camera) To (cause to) film.

Examples :

"The photographer rolled the film in the camera to document the school play. "

Le photographe a filmé la pièce de théâtre de l'école pour la documenter.

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verb

Déborder, dribbler

To slip past (a defender) with the ball.

Examples :

"The soccer player rolled past the defender and scored a goal. "

Le joueur de football a dribblé le défenseur et a marqué un but.

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verb

Rouler

To have a rolling aspect.

Examples :

"the hills rolled on"

Les collines roulaient.

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Rouler, tourner

To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution.

Examples :

"The years roll on."

Les années passent.

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Rouler, se dérouler

To move, like waves or billows, with alternate swell and depression.

Examples :

"The waves rolled in, one after another, with each crest towering high before sinking back down. "

Les vagues roulaient, l'une après l'autre, chaque crête se dressant haut avant de retomber.

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Affecter, impacter

To move and cause an effect on someone

Examples :

"The loud music from the party next door rolled into our living room, making it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

La musique forte de la fête d'à côté a affecté notre salon, rendant difficile la concentration sur mes devoirs.

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verb

Gronder, rouler

To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise.

Examples :

"The thunder rolled and the lightning flashed."

Le tonnerre grondait et les éclairs ont brillé.

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Rouler, faire rouler

To utter with an alveolar trill.

Examples :

"My grandfather would roll his "r's" when he told stories about his childhood. "

Mon grand-père roulait ses 'r' quand il racontait des histoires sur son enfance.

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verb

Emballer dans du papier toilette

To enrobe in toilet-paper (as a prank or spectacle).

Examples :

"The mischievous children decided to roll their teacher in toilet paper for April Fool's Day. "

Les enfants espiègles ont décidé d'emballer leur professeur dans du papier toilette pour le poisson d'avril.

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verb

Personnaliser, adapter

To create a customized version of.

Examples :

"The students rolled their own study plan to better prepare for the upcoming exam. "

Les étudiants ont personnalisé leur propre plan d'étude pour mieux se préparer à l'examen à venir.

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verb

Combattre, rouler

To engage in sparring in the context of jujitsu or other grappling disciplines.

Examples :

"The martial arts student rolled with his partner to practice jujitsu techniques. "

L'étudiant en arts martiaux a combattu avec son partenaire pour pratiquer les techniques de jujitsu.

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noun

Rouleau

That which is rolled up.

Examples :

"a roll of fat, of wool, paper, cloth, etc."

Un rouleau de graisse, de laine, de papier, de tissu, etc.

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Rouleau, parchemin

A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.

Examples :

"The teacher unrolled the ancient scroll, revealing the important historical document. "

Le professeur déroula le parchemin ancien, révélant l'important document historique.

"The teacher unfurled the ancient roll of papyrus, revealing a list of important dates. "

Le professeur a déroulé le rouleau de papyrus antique, révélant une liste de dates importantes.

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Registre, liste, rôle

An official or public document; a register; a record

Examples :

"The school's student roll shows that 25 students are absent today. "

Le registre des élèves de l'école indique que 25 élèves sont absents aujourd'hui.

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Liste, registre

A catalogue or list

Examples :

"The teacher gave us a roll of students who were absent today. "

Le professeur nous a donné une liste des élèves absents aujourd'hui.

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Rouleau

A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form.

Examples :

"a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon"

un rouleau de moquette ; un rouleau de ruban

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Cigare, rouleau

A cylindrical twist of tobacco.

Examples :

"My grandfather carefully rolled a tobacco roll before his morning coffee. "

Mon grand-père a soigneusement roulé un cigare avant son café du matin.

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Petit pain

A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled or doubled upon itself; see also bread roll.

Examples :

"For breakfast, we had a delicious plate of warm rolls. "

Pour le petit-déjeuner, nous avons mangé une délicieuse assiette de petits pains chauds.

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Rôle, fonction

Part; office; duty; rôle.

Examples :

"My sister's roll in the family is to help with dinner preparation. "

Le rôle de ma sœur dans la famille est d'aider à la préparation du dîner.

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noun

Rouleau

A measure of parchments, containing five dozen.

Examples :

"The library had a large roll of parchment, containing 60 sheets. "

La bibliothèque avait un grand rouleau de parchemin, contenant 60 feuilles.

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Le canoë-kayak de redressement

(paddlesport) An instance of the act of righting a canoe or kayak which has capsized, without exiting the watercraft, or being assisted.

Examples :

"After the sudden gust of wind, the canoe capsized, but the student quickly rolled it back upright. "

Après la soudaine rafale de vent, le canoë s'est renversé, mais l'étudiant l'a rapidement redressé.

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Meanings

Roulis, roulement

Examples :

"Look at the roll of the waves."

Regarde le roulis des vagues.

Roulade, culbute

Examples :

"The gymnast performed a perfect roll during the competition. "

Le gymnaste a effectué une roulade parfaite pendant la compétition.

Rouleau

Examples :

"The bakery's display case showed a colorful roll of croissants. "

La vitrine de la boulangerie présentait un rouleau de croissants colorés.

Déhanchement, démarche chaloupée

Examples :

"The young boy's roll as he walked to class was a little too showy. "

La démarche du jeune garçon en allant en classe était un peu trop démonstrative.

Tonnerre, grondement

Examples :

"Hear the roll of cannon."

Écoutez le tonnerre du canon.

Roulement de tambour

Examples :

"The drummer's fast roll on the snare drum was so quick it sounded like a continuous buzzing noise. "

Le roulement rapide du tambour du batteur sur la caisse claire ressemblait à un bourdonnement continu.

Roulis

Examples :

"The boat experienced a strong roll during the storm, making it difficult to stay balanced. "

Le bateau a subi un fort roulis pendant la tempête, ce qui rendait difficile de rester en équilibre.

Gîte, roulis

Examples :

"The boat's roll was quite severe during the storm. "

Le roulis du bateau était assez fort pendant la tempête.

Roulis

Examples :

"Calculate the roll of that aircraft."

Calculez le roulis de cet avion.

Jet de dés

Examples :

"Make your roll."

Fais ton jet de dés.

Une série de victoires, une bonne passe

Examples :

"He is on a roll tonight."

Il est sur une bonne passe ce soir.

Combat d'entraînement

Examples :

"The dog trainer organized a roll for the champion fighting dogs before the big competition. "

L'entraîneur de chiens a organisé un combat d'entraînement pour les chiens de combat champions avant la grande compétition.

Roulis, esquimautage

Examples :

"That was a good roll."

C'était un bon roulis.

"That was a good roll."

C'était un bon roulis.

Le canoë-kayak de redressement

Examples :

"She has a bombproof roll."

Elle maîtrise le canoë-kayak de redressement à la perfection.

Rouler

Examples :

"To roll a wheel, a ball, or a barrel."

Faire rouler une roue, une balle ou un tonneau.

Rouler, se rouler

Examples :

"The child will roll on the floor."

L'enfant va rouler sur le sol.

Faire une roulade, faire une culbute

Examples :

"The gymnast rolled gracefully across the mat. "

Le gymnaste a fait une roulade gracieuse sur le tapis.

Enrouler, rouler

Examples :

"To roll a sheet of paper; to roll clay or putty into a ball."

Enrouler une feuille de papier ; rouler de l'argile ou du mastic en boule.

Enrouler, rouler

Examples :

"To roll up the map for shipping."

Pour enrouler la carte pour l'expédition.

Rouler, enrouler