rock'n'roll

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rock'n'roll

(ˈrɒk ənˈroʊl)
n.

1. rock ² (def. 10).

v.i.

2. rock ² (def. 4).

[1950–55]

rock′'n'roll′er, rock′-'n'-roll′er, n.

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Noun

rock'n'roll - a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western; "rock is a generic term for the range of styles that evolved out of rock'n'roll."

rock and roll, rock music, rock 'n' roll, rock-and-roll, rock

popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

heavy metal music, heavy metal - loud and harsh sounding rock music with a strong beat; lyrics usually involve violent or fantastic imagery

art rock, progressive rock - a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for listening and not dancing

acid rock, psychedelic rock - a musical style that emerged in the 1960s; rock music inspired by or related to drug-induced experience

punk rock, punk - rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock

backbeat - a loud steady beat

Translations

rock'n'roll

[ˌrɒkənˈrəʊl] = rock and rollrock opera n → opéra m rockrock pool n → flaque f dans les rochersrock salt n (for cooking) → gros sel mrock-solid rock solid [ˌrɒkˈsɒlɪd] adj

(= very hard) → complètement solidifié(e)

(= reliable) [defence, proof] → en béton
a man of rock-solid integrity → un homme d'une intégrité absolue
The firm is rock-solid financially → Financièrement, l'entreprise est solide comme un roc.rock star n → rock star f
He's a rock star → C'est une rock star.rock-steady [ˌrɒkˈstɛdi] adj [hand, voice] → parfaitement assuré(e); [camera, gun] → parfaitement stable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rock³

(rok) noun

(also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody. She likes rock; (also adjective) a rock band.

ˌrock'n'ˈroll noun

(also ˌrock-and-ˈroll) a simpler, earlier form of rock music.

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