roll

roll
roll [rəʊl]
1. noun
   a. [of cloth, paper] rouleau m ; [of banknotes] liasse f ; [of fat] bourrelet m
   b. ( = bread roll) petit pain m
   c. ( = movement) [of ship] roulis m ; [of sea] houle f
   d. [of thunder, drums] roulement m
   e. ( = register) liste f
• we have 60 pupils on our roll(s) nous avons 60 élèves inscrits
• to call the roll faire l'appel
   f. to be on a roll ( = prospering) (inf) avoir le vent en poupe
2. intransitive verb
   a. ( = turn over) rouler
• to roll over and over [object, person] rouler
• stones rolled down the hill des pierres ont roulé jusqu'au pied de la colline
• his car rolled to a stop sa voiture s'arrêta doucement
• the children were rolling down the slope les enfants dévalaient la pente en roulant
• tears were rolling down her cheeks les larmes coulaient sur ses joues
• the newspapers were rolling off the presses les journaux tombaient des rotatives
• heads will roll des têtes vont tomber
• the horse rolled in the mud le cheval s'est roulé dans la boue
• he's rolling in it (inf) il roule sur l'or
• she is trainer and manager rolled into one elle est entraîneur et manager tout à la fois
   b. [ship] rouler
   c. [film cameras] tourner
3. transitive verb
[+ barrel, ball] faire rouler ; [+ cigarette] rouler ; [+ pastry, dough] abaisser au rouleau
• to roll one's eyes rouler des yeux
• to roll one's r's rouler les r
• to roll string into a ball enrouler de la ficelle en pelote
4. compounds
► roll bar noun arceau m de sécurité
► roll call noun appel m
• to take a roll call faire l'appel ► roll-neck noun (British) [of sweater] col m roulé adjective
• roll-neck(ed) à col roulé ► roll-up (inf) noun
(British) cigarette f roulée
► roll about intransitive verb
[person, dog] se rouler par terre
► roll in intransitive verb
[contributions, suggestions] affluer
• he rolled in half an hour late (inf) il s'est amené (inf) avec une demi-heure de retard► roll on intransitive verb
[vehicle] continuer de rouler
• roll on the holidays! (inf) (British) vivement les vacances !► roll out separable transitive verb
[+ pastry] abaisser au rouleau ; [+ metal] laminer
► roll over
1. intransitive verb
[person, animal] (once) se retourner (sur soi-même) ; (several times) se rouler
2. separable transitive verb
[+ person, animal, object] retourner
► roll up separable transitive verb
[+ cloth, paper] rouler
• to roll up one's sleeves retrousser ses manches
* * *
[rəʊl] 1.
noun
1) (of paper, cloth) rouleau m; (of banknotes) liasse f; (of flesh) bourrelet m

a roll of film — une pellicule

2) (bread) petit pain m

cheese roll — sandwich m au fromage

3) (of ship, train) roulis m
4) (in gymnastics) roulade f
5) Aviation tonneau m
6) Games (of dice) lancer m
7) (of drums) roulement m; (of thunder) grondement m
8) (register) liste f

electoral roll — listes électorales

to call the roll — faire l'appel

2.
transitive verb
1) (push) rouler [ball, log]

to roll something away — rouler quelque chose pour l'éloigner (from de)

2) (make)

to roll something into a ball — faire une boulette de [paper]; faire une boule de [clay, dough]; faire une pelote de [wool]

3) (flatten) étendre [dough]; rouler [lawn]; laminer [metal]
4) (turn)

to roll one's eyes — rouler des yeux

5) faire tourner [camera, presses]
6) Games faire rouler [dice]
7) Linguistics

to roll one's ‘r’s — rouler les ‘r’s

3.
intransitive verb
1) (move) rouler (onto sur)

to roll backwards — reculer

to roll down — [car, rock] dévaler [hill]

to roll into — entrer en [station]; entrer dans [city]

to roll off — tomber de

2) (rotate) [car, plane] faire un tonneau; [eyes] rouler dans leurs orbites
3) (sway) [ship] tanguer
4) (reverberate) [thunder] gronder; [drum] rouler
5) (function) [camera, press] tourner
Phrasal Verbs:
••

heads will roll! — des têtes vont tomber!

roll on the holidays! — vivement les vacances!

to be rolling in it — (colloq) rouler sur l'or

to be X and Y rolled into one — être à la fois X et Y


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