rock

roccia

Materiale naturale duro che forma gran parte del terreno e delle montagne.

In inglese semplice: The hard natural material that makes up much of the ground and mountains.

• The tunnel goes through solid rock.
• Rain slowly wears away the rock.
• Different layers of rock are visible in the cliff.

Sinonimi: stone

Espressioni comuni: solid rock, bare rock, rock face, rock formation

rock, musica rock

Musica dal ritmo marcato, solitamente suonata con chitarre elettriche e batteria.

In inglese semplice: A type of music with a strong beat, usually played with electric guitars and drums.

• I listen to rock every day.
• She sings in a rock band.
• Do you prefer rock or jazz?

Sinonimi: rock music

Espressioni comuni: rock music, rock band, rock concert, classic rock

cubetto di ghiaccio

Pezzo di ghiaccio per raffreddare una bevanda; in inglese questo senso si usa solitamente al plurale.

In inglese semplice: A piece of ice used to keep a drink cold, usually mentioned in the plural.

• I ordered whisky on the rocks.
• Would you like your bourbon on the rocks?
• The rocks in my glass had almost melted.

Sinonimi: ice cube

Espressioni comuni: rock of ice, large ice rock

dondolare, far oscillare

Muoversi o far muovere qualcosa con forza da un lato all’altro o avanti e indietro.

In inglese semplice: To move, or make something move, strongly from side to side or backwards and forwards.

• The boat rocked in the wind.
• A strong wave rocked the ship.
• Hold the ladder so it does not rock.

Come si usa: rock back and forth (The small boat rocked back and forth in the storm.); rock from side to side (The bus rocked from side to side on the rough road.)

Sinonimi: sway, shake

Espressioni comuni: rock the boat, rock back, rock from side

scuotere, sconvolgere

Colpire profondamente qualcuno o qualcosa, spesso provocando shock o preoccupazione.

In inglese semplice: To affect someone or something very strongly, often by causing shock or worry.

• The news rocked our family.
• A major scandal has rocked the government.
• Her brilliant performance rocked my world.

Come si usa: be rocked by something (The town was rocked by the mayor's sudden arrest.)

Sinonimi: shake, shock

Espressioni comuni: rock the community, rock someone's world, rock the government

lavare il minerale

Lavare materiale contenente metallo in un recipiente in movimento per separarne le parti preziose.

In inglese semplice: To wash material containing metal in a moving container to separate the valuable pieces.

• The miners rocked the ore.
• Gravel was rocked to separate the gold.
• They rocked the material in a wooden cradle.

Espressioni comuni: rock the ore, rock gold ore