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rocky ['rɒkɪ]∎ rocky outcrop affleurement m rocheux;∎ Cookery rocky road (ice cream, confectionery) = au chocolat, avec de la guimauve et des morceaux de noix(b) (unstable → situation) précaire, instable; (→ government) peu stable; (relationship, marriage) difficile;∎ it's been a rocky year for the oil industry ça a été une année difficile pour l'industrie pétrolière;∎ to have a rocky road ahead avoir des problèmes en perspective;∎ to go through a rocky patch traverser une période difficile2 noun►► the Rocky Mountains les montagnes fpl Rocheuses;Zoology Rocky Mountain goat chèvre f des montagnes Rocheuses;Medicine Rocky Mountain spotted fever fièvre f pourprée des montagnes Rocheuses
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