rolar

v.

to wander around, to roam around, to walk about, to ambulate.

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1. VT

1) And, Cono Sur (=mencionar) to touch on, mention, mention in conversation

la conversación roló la religión — the conversation touched on religion

2) Méx (=pasar) to pass from hand to hand

2. VI

1) [viento] to veer round

2) Cono Sur (=ser arribista) to be a social climber

3) And, Cono Sur (=hablar) to talk, converse (con with)

4) And, Cono Sur (=alternar con) to associate, be in contact (con with)

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) viento (en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj) to back; (en sentido de las manecillas del reloj) to veer

b) barco to roll

2) (Méx fam) (dar vueltas) to wander around

2.

rolar vt (Méx fam) <persona> to move

lo rolaron de turno — he was put on a different shift

rolarla de algo — (Méx fam) to work as something

3.

rolarse v pron (recípr) (Méx fam) (turnarse)

nos estamos rolando para cuidarlo — we're taking it in turns to look after him

tenemos que rolarnos el libro — we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) viento (en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj) to back; (en sentido de las manecillas del reloj) to veer

b) barco to roll

2) (Méx fam) (dar vueltas) to wander around

2.

rolar vt (Méx fam) <persona> to move

lo rolaron de turno — he was put on a different shift

rolarla de algo — (Méx fam) to work as something

3.

rolarse v pron (recípr) (Méx fam) (turnarse)

nos estamos rolando para cuidarlo — we're taking it in turns to look after him

tenemos que rolarnos el libro — we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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rolar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «viento» (en sentido contrario a las manecillas del reloj) to back; (en sentido de las manecillas del reloj) to veer

2 «barco» to roll

B (Méx fam) (dar vueltas) to wander around

salimos a rolar por allí we went out for a wander o we went out and wandered around

anda rolando de un pariente a otro she has been shunted from one relative to another (colloq)

C (Chi frml) (Der) to appear

que rola a fojas tres/en autos which appears on page three/in the dossier

■ rolar

vt

(Méx fam) ‹persona› to move

hay que rolarlo de sitio we'll have to move him o put him somewhere else

lo rolaron en sus funciones/en el turno he was given different duties/put on a different shift

rolarla de algo (Méx fam); to work as sth

■ rolarse

v pron

(recípr)

(Méx fam) (turnarse): nos estamos rolando para cuidarlo we're taking it in turns to look after him

tenemos que rolarnos el libro we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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rolar (conjugate rolar) verbo intransitivo (Méx fam) (dar vueltas) to wander around
verbo transitivo (Méx fam) ‹persona› to move
rolarse verbo pronominal (recípr) (Méx fam) (turnarse) to take turns;

◊ tenemos que rolarnos el libro we have to take turns with the book o pass the book around

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rolar vi

1. [embarcación] to roll

2. [viento] [en sentido de las agujas de reloj] to veer;

[en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj] to back

3. Chile, Perú [relacionarse] to mix, to socialize

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rolar

v/i del viento come around