- rosca
- f.1 thread.2 ring (shape) (de anillo).3 sponge cake (cooking). (Mexican Spanish)4 threading.5 doughnut, bread roll.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: roscar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: roscar.* * *rosca► nombre femenino1 (de tornillo) thread2 COCINA doughnut3 (carnosidad) roll of fat4 (anilla) ring\FRASEOLOGÍAhacer la rosca a alguien familiar to suck up to somebodyno comerse una rosca familiar not to get anywhere with men / womenpasarse de rosca (tornillo) to have a crossed thread 2 (pasarse) to go too farrosca de Arquímedes Archimedes' screw* * *noun f.thread* * *SF1) [de humo] ring, spiral
estaba hecho una rosca — he was all curled up in a ball
2) (Culin) ring-shaped roll, ring-shaped pastry, ≈ doughnutrosca de Reyes — LAm ring-shaped cake ( eaten on January 6 )
See:ver nota culturelle DÍA DE REYES in rey3) [de tornillo] thread; [de espiral] turnpasarse de rosca — [tornillo] to have a crossed thread; [persona] to go too far, overdo it
4) (Anat) (=hinchazón) swelling; [de grasa] roll of fat5) And (Pol) ruling clique, oligarchy6) Cono Sur [para llevar carga] pad7) Cono Sur (Naipes) circle of card players8) Cono Sur (=discusión) noisy argument; (=jaleo) uproar, commotionse armó una rosca — there was uproar
* * *femenino1) (de tornillo, tuerca) threadtapón de rosca — screw top
pasarse de rosca: el tornillo se pasó de rosca the screw isn't biting; te has pasado de rosca — (fam) you've gone too far
2) (bollo) type of doughnut; (pan) bread roll (baked in a ring shape)hacerse una rosca — to curl up into a ball
3) (Bol, Col) (círculo, grupo) clique, setconocer a gente en la rosca — to know the right people
4) (Chi fam) (riña, pelea) fight* * *femenino1) (de tornillo, tuerca) threadtapón de rosca — screw top
pasarse de rosca: el tornillo se pasó de rosca the screw isn't biting; te has pasado de rosca — (fam) you've gone too far
2) (bollo) type of doughnut; (pan) bread roll (baked in a ring shape)hacerse una rosca — to curl up into a ball
3) (Bol, Col) (círculo, grupo) clique, setconocer a gente en la rosca — to know the right people
4) (Chi fam) (riña, pelea) fight* * *roscafeminineA (de un tornillo, una tuerca) threadtapón de rosca screw toppasarse de rosca: el tornillo se ha pasado de rosca the screw isn't biting, I've/you've stripped the thread on the screwte has pasado de rosca (fam); you've gone too far, you've gone over the top (colloq)Compuesto:rosca de ArquímedesArchimedes' screwB (bollo) type of doughnut; (pan) bread roll (baked in a ring shape)hacerle la rosca a algn (Esp fam); to butter sb up (colloq)hacerse una rosca to curl up into a ballno me como/no se come una rosca (Esp fam); I never get/he never gets anywhere with women (colloq)Compuesto:rosca de Reyesroscón de Reyes (↑ roscón)C (Bol, Col) (círculo, grupo) clique, setes imposible conseguir un trabajo sin conocer a alguien en la rosca it's impossible to get a job unless you know the right peopleD (Chi fam) (riña, pelea) fighttuvo una rosca con el marido she had a fight o row with her husband (colloq)* * *
rosca sustantivo femeninoa) (de tornillo, tuerca) thread;◊ tapón de rosca screw top;
pasarse de rosca: el tornillo se pasó de rosca the screw isn't biting;
te has pasado de rosca (fam) you've gone too farb) (Bol, Col) (círculo, grupo) clique, set
rosca sustantivo femenino
1 Culin ring-shaped cake o bread roll
2 (de un tornillo, tuerca, etc) thread
tapón de rosca, screw top
♦ Locuciones: hacerle la rosca a alguien, to butter up: os hace la rosca, he's just buttering you up
no comerse una rosca, not to get anywhere with women/men
pasarse de rosca, (un tornillo) to have a stripped thread
(una persona) to go too far
'rosca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tapón
- casquillo
- tapa
English:
screw
- screw top
- thread
* * *rosca nf1. [de tornillo] thread;un tapón de rosca a screw top;un tornillo de rosca a screw;CompFampasarse de rosca [persona] to go over the top2. [forma] [de anillo] ring;[espiral] coil3. [de pan] = ring-shaped bread roll;Méx [bizcocho] sponge cake;CompEsp Famhacerle la rosca a alguien to suck up to sb;CompFamnunca se come una rosca he never gets off with anyoneCompAm rosca de Reyes = ring-shaped pastry eaten on 6 January4. [en fútbol] curl, bend;pase/remate de rosca curling pass/shot5. Andes, RP Fam [círculo de personas] clique6. Chile [almohadilla] pad7. CSur Fam [discusión, pelea] fight* * *roscaf1 TÉC thread;pasarse de rosca de tornillo have its thread stripped; fig go too far, overstep the mark2 GASTR fampastry similar to a donut;hacer la rosca a alguien butter s.o. up, sweet-talk s.o.;no comerse una rosca fam have no luck with the opposite sex* * *rosca nf1) : thread (of a screw)una tapa a rosca: a screw top2) : ring, coil* * *rosca n1. (de tornillo) thread2. (de pan) ring-shaped roll
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.