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`rock` in Latin

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rock

  1. noun
    • hard mineral material of earth
      saxum
      He threw a rock into the river. — Saxum in flumen iecit.
      lapis
      A rock blocked the path. — Lapis viam obstruxit.
      petra
      The climber scaled the rock. — Ascensor petram ascendit.
    • [musical], genre of popular music
      musica rock [musical]
      He listens to rock every day. — Cotidie musicam rock audit.
    • [slang, colloquial], diamond or large gemstone
      gemma [slang, colloquial]
      She showed off her new rock. — Novam gemmam suam ostendit.
    • [figurative], source of strength or support
      firmamentum [figurative]
      He is the rock of the family. — Ipse est familiae firmamentum.
      columen [figurative]
      She was my rock during hard times. — Tempestatibus difficilibus mihi columen erat.
  2. verb
    • to move gently back and forth
      quatio
      She rocked the baby to sleep. — Infantem ad somnum quatiebat.
      nutare
      The boat rocked on the waves. — Navis in fluctibus nutabat.
    • [figurative, idiomatic], to impress or perform excellently
      praestare [figurative, idiomatic]
      You really rocked that performance! — Illam exhibitionem vere praestitisti!
      splendere [figurative, idiomatic]
      She rocked the stage last night. — Heri nocte in scaena splenduit.