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| Engelska | Svenska |
roller coaster,
roller-coaster n | (fairground ride) | berg- och dalbana, berg-och-dalbana s |
| It is estimated that 200 million people a year ride rollercoasters. |
roller coaster,
roller-coaster n | figurative (repeated rise and fall) (bildlig) | berg- och dalabana, berg-och-dalbana s |
| My journey from market trader to millionaire was a real rollercoaster. |
roller coaster ride,
roller-coaster ride n | figurative (turbulent experience) (bildlig) | bergochdalbana, berg-och-dalbana s |
| en tur på en bergochdalbana s |
| roller skate n | usually plural (skate with wheels) | rullskridskor s |
| These children's roller skates have adjustable straps. |
roller-skate,
also US: rollerskate vi | (skate on wheels) | åka rullskridskor vitr + spl |
| Mel roller-skates competitively, so she is really good at spins and jumps. |
roller skating,
also UK: roller-skating n | (skating with wheeled boots) | rullskridsko, rullskridskoåkning s |
| I loved roller skating as a child. |
skating rink,
roller skating rink,
roller-skating rink,
roller rink n | (arena for roller skating or rollerblading) | rullskridskobana s |
| On Friday evenings at the skating rink, they play disco music and we skate round and round. |
| steamroller n | (vehicle used for flattening) | ångvält s |
| Make sure there is no trash near the street; a steamroller will be coming through tomorrow. |
| steamroller n | figurative (destructive process) (bildlig) | ångvält s |
| The economic recession served as a steamroller for the company, and unfortunately it went bankrupt. |
