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roca meaning in English

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roca noun
{f}

boulder [boulders](large mass of stone)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈboʊl.də(r)]
The catapult hurled the boulder over the castle walls. = La catapulta arrojó la roca hasta los muros del castillo.

rock [rocks](natural mineral aggregate)
noun
[UK: rɒk] [US: ˈrɑːk]
It was as hard as rock. = Estaba tan duro como una roca.

roca de jabón noun
{f}

soapstone(soft rock)
noun
[UK: ˈsəʊpstəʊn] [US: ˈsəʊpstəʊn]

roca encajante noun
{f}

host rocknoun
[UK: həʊst rɒk] [US: hoʊst ˈrɑːk]

roca madre noun
{f}

bedrock(underground solid rock)
noun
[UK: ˈbed.rɒk] [US: ˈbed.rɑːk]

roca metamórfica noun
{f}

metamorphic rock(one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth)
noun
[UK: ˌme.tə.ˈmɔː.fɪk rɒk] [US: ˌme.tə.ˈmɔːr.fɪk ˈrɑːk]

roca sedimentaria noun
{f}

sedimentary rock(one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth)
noun
[UK: ˌse.dɪ.ˈmen.tri rɒk] [US: ˌse.də.ˈmen.tə.ri ˈrɑːk]

roca ígnea noun
{f}

igneous rock(one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth)
noun
[UK: ˈɪɡ.nɪəs rɒk] [US: ˈɪɡ.niəs ˈrɑːk]

rocalla noun
{f}

rockery(section of a garden made from decorative rocks)
noun
[UK: ˈrɒk.ə.ri] [US: ˈrɒk.ə.ri]

rocambolesco adjective

rocambolesque(fantastic)
adjective

rocambolesco adjective
{m}

outlandish(strange or bizarre)
adjective
[UK: aʊt.ˈlæn.dɪʃ] [US: aʊˈt.læn.dɪʃ]

rocanrol noun
{m}

rock and roll(style of music)
noun

barroca proper noun
{f}

Baroque(period in architecture)
proper noun
[UK: bə.ˈrɒk] [US: bəˈrok]

broca noun
{f}

bit [bits](rotary cutting tool)
noun
[UK: bɪt] [US: ˈbɪt]

drill bit [drill bits](any cutter used in similar way)
noun
[UK: drɪl bɪt] [US: ˈdrɪl ˈbɪt]

twist drill [twist drills]noun
[UK: twɪst drɪl] [US: ˈtwɪst ˈdrɪl]

centrocampista noun
{m} {f}

midfielder [midfielders](player)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪd.fiːl.də(r)] [US: ˈmɪd.fiːl.dər]
The midfielder has twisted his ankle. = El centrocampista se ha torcido el tobillo.

clorofluorocarbono noun
{m}

chlorofluorocarbon(an organic compound with halogens in place of hydrogen)
noun
[UK: ˌklɔː.rəʊ.ˈflʊə.rəʊk.ɑː.bən] [US: ˌklɔːro.ʊ.ˈflʊəro.ʊk.ɑː.bən]

cristal de roca noun
{m}

rock crystal(clear quartz)
noun

crocante noun
{m}

brittle(confection of caramelized sugar and nuts)
noun
[UK: ˈbrɪt.l̩] [US: ˈbrɪt.l̩]

Cúpula de la Roca proper noun

Dome of the Rock(shrine in Jerusalem)
proper noun

derrocamiento noun
{m}

overthrow [overthrows](removal by force or threat of force)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈovərˌθro.ʊ]

derrocar verb

overthrow [overthrew, overthrown, overthrowing, overthrows](to bring about the downfall of)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈθrəʊ] [US: ˈovərˌθro.ʊ]

overturn [overturned, overturning, overturns](to overthrow)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈtɜːn] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈtɜːn]

supplant [supplanted, supplanting, supplants](to remove violently)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈplɑːnt] [US: sə.ˈplænt]

dextrocardia noun
{f}

dextrocardia [dextrocardias](abnormality)
noun
[UK: dˌekstrəkˈɑːdiə] [US: dˌekstrəkˈɑːrdiə]

Domo de la Roca proper noun

Dome of the Rock(shrine in Jerusalem)
proper noun

electrocardiografía noun
{f}

electrocardiography(the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms)
noun

electrocardiograma noun
{m}

electrocardiogram(trace of an electrocardiograph)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˌlek.trəʊˈk.ɑː.dɪəʊ.ɡræm] [US: ɪ.ˌlektro.ʊˈk.ɑː.dɪo.ʊ.ɡræm]
I have to shave your chest for the electrocardiogram. = Tengo que afeitarle el pecho para el electrocardiograma.

electrocardiógrafo noun
{m}

electrocardiograph [electrocardiographs](a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities)
noun
[UK: ɪ.ˌlek.trəʊˈk.ɑː.dɪəʊ.ɡræf] [US: ɪ.ˌlektro.ʊˈk.ɑːr.dɪo.ʊ.ɡræf]

enrocar verb

castle(chess)
verb
[UK: ˈkɑːs.l̩] [US: ˈkæs.l̩]
Sorry, John, you can't castle because my bishop controls the f1 square. Can't you move it somewhere else? = Lo siento, John, no puedes enrocar porque mi alfil controla la casilla f1. ¿No puedes moverlo a otro lugar?

enrocarse verb

dig in one's heels(to act in a determined manner)
verb

eritrocateresis noun
{f}

hemolysis(destruction of red blood cell)
noun

esporocarpo noun
{m}

fruiting body [fruiting bodies](fungal structure)
noun
[UK: ˈfruːt.ɪŋ ˈbɒ.di] [US: ˈfruːt.ɪŋ ˈbɑː.di]

estación de ferrocarril noun
{f}

railway station(place where trains stop)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪl.weɪ ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈreɪˌl.we ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

ferrocarril noun
{m}

railroad [railroads]noun
[UK: ˈreɪl.rəʊd] [US: ˈreɪlroʊd]
There were no railroads in Japan at that time. = En Japón no había ferrocarril en esa época.

railway [railways](track, consisting of parallel rails)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪl.weɪ] [US: ˈreɪˌl.we]
The new railway is not completed yet. = El nuevo ferrocarril aún no se ha completado.

ferrocarril de cercanía noun

commuter rail(railway)
noun

ferrocarril de cremallera noun
{m}

rack railway(railway that uses a rack and pinion mechanism)
noun
[UK: ræk ˈreɪl.weɪ] [US: ˈræk ˈreɪˌl.we]

ferrocarril regional noun

local train(train or train service serving all or almost all stations along its route)
noun
[UK: ˈləʊk.l̩ treɪn] [US: ˈloʊk.l̩ ˈtreɪn]

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