| Sammansatta former: |
| Engelska | Svenska |
hoodoo,
fairy chimney,
tent rock,
earth pyramid n | (rock formation) | jordpelare, jordpyramid |
| Anmärkning: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordpyramid |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (style of 1950s pop music) | rock'n'roll, rocknroll s |
| rockmusik, rock s |
| Rock and roll was considered scandalous in the early 1950s. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n | (modern rock music) | rock, rockmusik s |
| I don't care for hip-hop or rap - I prefer rock and roll. |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n as adj | (music, singer) (förled) | rock and roll- adj |
rock and roll,
rock 'n' roll n as adj | (relating to modern rock music) (förled) | rock-, rock and roll- adj |
| I'd rather listen to a rock 'n' roll station than talk radio. |
| rock bottom n | figurative (lowest point) | absoluta botten adj + s |
| (bildlig) | svart hål adj + s |
| Dave was at rock bottom when his girlfriend left him. |
| rock candy n | (confectionery in hard stick form) | hårt godis s |
| (ungefärlig översättning) | polkagris s |
| Rock candy is very bad for the teeth. |
| rock candy n | US, uncountable (sweet consisting of giant sugar crystals) | kandisocker, bröstsocker s |
| When I was a kid we had a kit for growing rock candy from a sugar solution. |
| rock climbing n | (mountaineering) | bergsklättring s |
| bergsbestigning s |
| Equipment for rock climbing is expensive at the professional level. |
| rock festival n | (live rock-music event) | rockfestival s |
| Most rock festivals last at least two days. |
| rock music n | (heavy form of pop music) | rockmusik s |
| (vardagligt) | rock s |
| Alex was listening to rock music in his bedroom. |
| rock on interj | slang (expressing approval) (vardagligt) | kör interj |
| gör det interj |
| go for it interj |
| “I'm going to get a new tattoo!” she exclaimed. "Rock on!" I replied. |
| rock the boat v expr | figurative (cause trouble) | ställa till med trubbel vbal uttr |
| (bildlig) | sätta ngn i klistret vbal uttr |
| Sam didn't dare to rock the boat by asking his boss for a pay raise. |
| rock-bottom prices npl | informal (extremely low costs) (vardagligt) | bottenpriser spl |
| I don't know how they make any money with such rock-bottom prices. |
rock,
paper,
scissors,
also UK: "paper,
scissors,
stone" n | (game) | sten, sax, påse s |
