roll on

continuer à avancer, continuer à rouler

Continuer à se déplacer vers l'avant, généralement sur des roues ou en roulant sur soi-même.

En anglais simple : To keep moving forward, usually on wheels or by turning over.

• The train rolled on.
• Our cart rolled on down the narrow road.
• The ball kept rolling on until it reached the wall.

Synonymes : continue, keep moving

Contraires : stop

Expressions courantes : roll on slowly, roll on ahead, roll on forward

s’écouler, passer

Continuer à passer, en parlant du temps.

En anglais simple : If time does this, it continues to pass.

• The years rolled on.
• As the months rolled on, we heard less from him.
• Time rolls on, and the village keeps changing.

Synonymes : pass, go by, elapse

Expressions courantes : roll on slowly, roll on endlessly

appliquer au rouleau, charger en faisant rouler

Appliquer quelque chose sur une surface ou le mettre en place en le faisant rouler.

En anglais simple : To put something onto a surface, or move it into place, by rolling.

• He rolled on some deodorant.
• We rolled on a fresh coat of paint.
• The workers rolled the cargo on to the waiting ship.

Comment l'utiliser : roll something on (She rolled the paint on in a thin layer.); roll something on to something (They rolled the heavy cart on to the trailer.)

Expressions courantes : roll on paint, roll on deodorant, roll on something

dénoncer, balancer

Révéler aux autorités les crimes de quelqu'un, souvent parce qu'on subit des pressions.

En anglais simple : To tell the authorities about someone’s crimes, often because you are under pressure.

• He rolled on his partner.
• The police hoped one suspect would roll on the others.
• She rolled on the gang in exchange for a shorter sentence.

Comment l'utiliser : roll on someone (He refused to roll on his partner when the police questioned him.)

Synonymes : inform on, snitch on

Expressions courantes : roll on someone, roll on friends

vivement

S'emploie pour exprimer son enthousiasme pour un événement à venir et souhaiter qu'il arrive vite.

En anglais simple : Used to say that you are excited about a future event and want it to happen soon.

• Roll on summer!
• Only two more exams left. Roll on Friday!
• This has been a long week. Roll on the weekend!

Comment l'utiliser : roll on + future time/event (Roll on the weekend! I need a rest.)

Synonymes : can’t wait

Expressions courantes : roll on summer, roll on Friday, roll on tomorrow