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- [rəʊl]
1. n1) (of paper, wire) rotolo, (of hair) chignon m inv , (of banknotes) mazzo, (of film) rullino, (of cloth) pezza, rotolo, (of fat, flesh) cuscinetto
a roll of film — un rullino fotografico
a toilet roll — un rotolo di carta igienica
2) (also: bread roll) paninocheese roll — panino al formaggio
3) (list) listato have 500 pupils on the roll — avere 500 iscritti (alla scuola)
4) (sound: of thunder) rombo, (of drums) rullio, rullo5) (movement: of ship, plane) rollio2. vt(ball) (far) rotolare, (road, lawn, pitch) cilindrare, rullare, (cigarette) rollare, (also: roll out) (pastry) spianare, stendere, (metal) laminareroll the meatballs in breadcrumbs — passare le polpette nel pangrattato
to roll one's eyes — roteare gli occhi
to roll one's r's — arrotare la erre
he can't roll his r's — ha la erre moscia
3. vi1) (turn over) rotolare, (dog, horse) rotolarsi, (in pain) contorcersiit rolled under the chair — è rotolato sotto la seggiola
tears rolled down her cheeks — le lacrime le scendevano sulle guance
the ball rolled into the net — la palla rotolò in rete
they're rolling in money or they're rolling in it fam — sono ricchi sfondati
2) (sound: thunder) rombare, (drum) rullare3) (ship) rollare•- roll by- roll in- roll on- roll out- roll up
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.