| English | German | |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| General | build the tunnel they had to drill/bore through solid rock.' | Um den Tunnel zu bauen, musste man massiven Fels durchbohren. [v] |
| Idioms | ||
| Idioms | to live under a rock | hinterm Mond leben [v] |
| Colloquial | ||
| Colloquial | to be as dumb as a rock | strohdumm sein [v] |
| Colloquial | to rock out | abrocken [v] |
| Colloquial | to really rock it up | so richtig abhotten [v] |
| Politics | ||
| Politics | Politicians do not want to rock the boat on this issue. | Politiker wollen sich in dieser Frage nicht exponieren. |
| Environment | ||
| Environment | cataract (small waterfall from rock to rock) | mehrstufiger (kleiner) Wasserfall [m] |
| Transportation | ||
| Transportation | area prone to rock falls | Felssturzbreich [m] |
| Music | ||
| Music | to play rock music | Rockmusik spielen [v] |
