roll

rouler, faire rouler

Avancer en tournant sur une surface, ou faire avancer quelque chose de cette façon.

En anglais simple : To move, or make something move, by turning over repeatedly along a surface.

• The ball rolled away.
• She rolled the barrel down the path.
• We watched the wheels roll along the track.

Comment l'utiliser : roll down/across/along something (The ball rolled across the floor.)

Expressions courantes : roll down, roll a ball, roll away

rouler, enrouler

Donner à quelque chose une forme de boule, de tube ou de paquet en le roulant.

En anglais simple : To turn or wrap something into a round shape, tube, or bundle.

• Roll the paper into a tube.
• He rolled the carpet up carefully.
• She rolled the dough into small balls.

Comment l'utiliser : roll something into something (She rolled the paper into a tube.); roll something up (Roll the mat up after your exercise.)

Expressions courantes : roll something up, roll into balls, roll a carpet, roll a sheet

petit pain

Petit pain, souvent rond, prévu pour une seule personne.

En anglais simple : A small piece of bread, often round, made for one person to eat.

• I ate a roll with butter.
• The bakery sells fresh rolls every morning.
• Would you like a cheese roll for lunch?

Synonymes : bun, bread roll

Expressions courantes : bread roll, fresh roll, crusty roll

rouleau

Paquet arrondi formé en enroulant un matériau sur lui-même.

En anglais simple : A round bundle of material made by wrapping it around itself.

• We need another roll of paper.
• The shop sells cloth in large rolls.
• She cut a strip from the roll of fabric.

Comment l'utiliser : a roll of something (I bought a roll of tape.)

Expressions courantes : roll of paper, roll of cloth, toilet roll, roll of banknotes

tonneau

Tour complet d’un avion sur lui-même autour de l’axe allant du nez à la queue.

En anglais simple : A complete sideways turn of an aircraft around the line running from its nose to its tail.

• The pilot performed a roll.
• We watched the plane complete three rolls.
• A smooth roll requires careful control of the aircraft.

Expressions courantes : barrel roll, aerobatic roll, perform a roll