rock

roca

Material natural duro que forma gran parte del suelo y las montañas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: stone

Expresiones frecuentes: solid rock, bare rock, rock face, rock formation

rock

Música de ritmo marcado, generalmente tocada con guitarras eléctricas y batería.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: rock music

Expresiones frecuentes: rock music, rock band, rock concert, classic rock

cubito de hielo, hielo

Trozo de hielo para enfriar bebidas; este sentido suele usarse en plural en inglés.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: ice cube

Expresiones frecuentes: rock of ice, large ice rock

balancearse, balancear

Moverse o hacer que algo se mueva con fuerza de lado a lado o hacia delante y atrás.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se 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.)

Sinónimos: sway, shake

Expresiones frecuentes: rock the boat, rock back, rock from side

sacudir, conmocionar

Afectar profundamente a alguien o algo, a menudo causando sorpresa desagradable o preocupación.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: shake, shock

Expresiones frecuentes: rock the community, rock someone's world, rock the government

lavar el mineral

Lavar material con metal en un recipiente en movimiento para separar las partes valiosas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: rock the ore, rock gold ore