roll

roll: I 1. [rəul] noun
1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulou, sul

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) franzeluţă

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rostogolire

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) (mişcare de) ruliu

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bubuit

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) halcă

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) duruit
2. verb
1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) a (se) rostogoli

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) a se mişca/a merge pe roţi

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) a face sul

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) a (se) întoarce

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) a face în formă de minge

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) a înfăşura

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) a netezi; a întinde (cu un rulou)

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) a se legăna

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) a bubui; a durui

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) a roti

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) a rula, a merge cu maşina

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) a se rostogoli (pe)

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) a se scurge

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- roller
- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb
(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.)

- rolling-pin
- roll in
- roll up II
(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) catalog, listă

- roll-call

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Synonyms:

Turn, make revolve, Revolve, rotate, turn, wheel, whirl, gyrate, whirl round, go round, turn round, Volume, scroll, document / Run, flow, glide / Whirl, wheel, revolve, Run on wheels, Chronicle, record, history, annals / Revolve, turn about (in one's mind), Revolve, perform a revolution, List, register, catalogue, inventory, schedule, official document / Wrap round (one part on another), Turn, move circularly, Loaf of bread (small, and rolled up while in the dough) / Bind, involve, inwrap, infold, Rock from side to side, be tossed about, Rocking (as of a vessel in a heavy sea) / Press, level, smooth, flatten, Move (as billows), Prolonged, deep sound / Drive, impel forward, Fluctuate, move tumultuously, Cylinder, roller / Emit, give expression to, Fall over and over, tumble, Round mass / Wheel, trundle, Wallow, welter, tumble about

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