Rock

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Intransitive verb 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Transitive verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 2 German 2.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ɹɒk/

Noun

rock (plural rocks )

1. A reasonably small to moderate sized piece of stone.
2. Style of music characterized by basic drum-beat based, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, drums, and vocals (generally with bass guitar). Originally a shortening of Rock and Roll but since adopting a slightly different meaning, as a simpler, more modern, metal-like genre, Rock and Roll generally left referring to earlier forms such as the nineteen-fifties, notably more swing-oriented style.
3. (Uncountable or mass noun) The substance that stones are made of (whilst solid). (The face of the cliff is solid rock.)
4. A large grassless hill or island.
5. A type of hard candy in the form of a stick (UK).
6. Someone who comforts another person.
7. A swing forward or back.
8. (slang, American): A crystalized lump of crack cocaine

Translations

• Czech: skála f (1, 3)
• Dutch: steen m (1,3), rock m (2), kandij (5), suikerstok (5)
• Finnish: kivi (1, 3); rokki , rock (2)
• French: roche m (1), rock m (2)
• German: Stein m (1), Gestein m (3), Kandiszucker m (5)
• Greek: πέτρο (1)
• Interlingua: rocca (1,3); rock (2)

  carraig f2

• Italian: roccia f (1), rock m (2)
• Latin: petrus (1), rock (2)
• Portuguese: rocha f (1,3); rock m (2)
• Romanian: piatră f, rocă f
• Russian: скала f (skala)

  skala f (1, 3)

• Slovene: skala f (1, 3), rock m (2), kamenina f (3)

Intransitive verb

rock (rocked , rocked)

1. To play, perform, or enjoy rock and roll music, especially with a lot of skill or with a lot of energy.
2. (Slang) To be something favourable, skillful or positive: to be superlatively good. e.g. "Chocolate rocks."
3. To swing back and forth. (The boat rocked at anchor.)

Antonyms

• to suck (2)

Translations

• Dutch: wiegen (3), schommelen (3)
• Finnish: rokata (1, 2); jyrätä (2); keinua (3)
• German: schwanken (3)
• Interlingua: sonar rock (1); exceller (2); balanciar se, oscillar , vacillar (3)
• Portuguese: tocar rock (1); ser excelente , ser ótimo (2); balançar (-se), oscilar , vacilar (3)
• Tupinambá: bibi

Transitive verb

1. To move (something) back and forth. (Rock the baby to sleep.)

Translations

• Dutch: wiegen
• Finnish: keinuttaa
• French: bercer
• German: erschüttern
• Interlingua: balanciar , (a baby in a cradle:) cunar
• Portuguese: balançar , (a baby:) embalar

Related terms

• rocker
• rocking chair
• rock and roll

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German

Noun

Rock m (plural Röcke )

1. A skirt (women's garment).