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rouleau ⇒ 1 (a) petit pain ⇒ 1 (b) roulement ⇒ 1 (c) liste ⇒ 1 (d) rouler ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a) avoir du roulis ⇒ 3 (b) tourner ⇒ 3 (c)

1 noun

(a) (of carpet, paper) rouleau m; (of banknotes) liasse f; (of tobacco) carotte f; (of butter) coquille f; (of fat, flesh) bourrelet m; (of tools) trousse f;

∎ a roll of film une pellicule photo

(b) (bread) petit pain m;

∎ ham/cheese roll sandwich m au jambon/fromage

(c) (movement → of ball) roulement m; (→ of dice) lancement m; (→ of car, ship) roulis m; (→ of plane) (in turbulence) roulis m; (in aerobatics) tonneau m; (→ of hips, shoulders) balancement m; (→ of sea) houle f; (somersault) galipette f;

∎ to have a roll on the ground (horse) se rouler par terre;

∎ to do a roll (in high jump) sauter en rouleau;

∎ to walk with a roll se balancer ou se dandiner en marchant;

∎ literary the roll of the ages le déroulement des époques;

∎ familiar to have a roll in the hay (have sex) se rouler dans le foin, se faire une partie de jambes en l'air;

∎ familiar to be on a roll être bien parti

(d) (list → of members) liste f, tableau m; Administration & Nautical rôle m; School liste f des élèves;

∎ to call the roll faire l'appel;

∎ to be on the roll (of club) être membre; British School faire partie des élèves;

∎ Law to strike sb off or from the rolls rayer qn du tableau;

∎ falling rolls baisse f d'effectifs;

∎ nominal roll liste f nominative;

∎ roll of honour Military liste f des combattants morts pour la patrie; School tableau m d'honneur

(e) (noise → of drum) roulement m; (→ of thunder) grondement m;

∎ I can hear the rolls of thunder/the far-off roll of a drum j'entends gronder le tonnerre/le roulement lointain d'un tambour

(f) American familiar drugs slang (ecstasy pill) ecsta f

2 transitive verb

(a) (ball) (faire) rouler; (dice) jeter, lancer; (cigarette, paper, carpet, umbrella) rouler; (coil) enrouler;

∎ to roll sth along the ground faire rouler qch sur le sol;

∎ to roll yarn into a ball faire des pelotes de laine;

∎ she rolled the child in a blanket elle a enroulé ou enveloppé l'enfant dans une couverture;

∎ the hedgehog rolled itself into a tight ball le hérisson s'est mis en boule;

∎ the dog rolled itself in the mud le chien s'est roulé dans la boue;

∎ to roll sth in or between one's fingers rouler qch entre ses doigts;

∎ the boy rolled the modelling clay into a long snake le garçon roula la pâte à modeler pour en faire un long serpent;

∎ he rolled his sleeves above his elbows il a roulé ou retroussé ses manches au-dessus du coude;

∎ to roll the presses faire tourner les presses;

∎ to roll dice (to play) jouer aux dés;

∎ to roll one's r's rouler les r;

∎ to roll one's hips/shoulders rouler les hanches/épaules;

∎ to roll one's eyes in fright rouler les yeux de frayeur;

∎ British to roll one's own (cigarettes) se rouler ses cigarettes;

∎ she's a company executive, wife and housekeeper all rolled into one elle cumule les rôles de cadre dans sa société, d'épouse et de ménagère;

∎ this room is a bedroom and study rolled into one cette pièce sert à la fois de chambre et de bureau

(b) (flatten → grass) rouler; (→ pastry, dough) étendre; (→ gold, metal) laminer; (→ road) cylindrer

(c) Cinema (camera) faire tourner;

∎ roll 'em! moteur!

(d) American familiar (rob) dévaliser^□, faire les poches à (une personne ivre ou endormie)

3 intransitive verb

(a) (ball, coin etc) rouler;

∎ to roll on the ground/in the grass (person, animal) se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe;

∎ to roll in the mud (gen) se rouler dans la boue; (wallow) se vautrer dans la boue;

∎ his eyes rolled in horror il roulait des yeux horrifiés;

∎ the ball rolled under the car/down the stairs la balle roula sous la voiture/en bas de l'escalier;

∎ the boulders rolled down the mountainside les rochers dévalaient la montagne;

∎ the car rolled down the hill/the slope la voiture dévalait la colline/la pente;

∎ the ball rolled along the floor la balle roulait sur le sol;

∎ the parade rolled slowly past the window le défilé passait lentement devant la fenêtre;

∎ the bus rolled into the yard le bus est entré dans la cour;

∎ the car rolled to a halt la voiture s'est arrêtée lentement;

∎ tears rolled down her face des larmes roulaient sur ses joues;

∎ sweat rolled off his back la sueur lui dégoulinait dans le dos;

∎ to roll with the punches (boxer) encaisser les coups de l'adversaire; figurative encaisser;

∎ familiar to be rolling in money or rolling in it rouler sur l'or, être plein aux as;

∎ he had them rolling in the aisles il les faisait mourir de rire

(b) (ship) avoir du roulis; (plane → with turbulence) avoir du roulis; (→ in aerobatics) faire un tonneau ou des tonneaux; Astronomy tourner sur soi-même

(c) (camera, machine) tourner;

∎ to keep the cameras/the presses rolling laisser tourner les caméras/les presses;

∎ Television & Cinema roll! moteur!;

∎ the credits started to roll (of film) le générique commença à défiler;

∎ figurative the wheels never stop rolling les roues ne s'arrêtent jamais de tourner;

∎ figurative OK, we're ready to roll! bon, on est prêt, allons-y!;

∎ figurative to get or to start things rolling mettre les choses en marche;

∎ Theatre to keep the show rolling faire en sorte que le spectacle continue;

∎ let the good times roll que la fête continue

(d) (drums) rouler; (thunder) gronder; (voice) retentir; (music) retentir, résonner; (organ) résonner, sonner

(e) American familiar drugs slang

∎ to be rolling être sous ecsta

►► Cars roll bar arceau m de sécurité;

roll call appel m;

∎ to take (the) roll call faire l'appel;

roll collar col m roulé;

roll film pellicule f en bobine;

roll neck col m roulé

➲ roll about

1 separable transitive verb

∎ to roll sth about faire rouler qch

2 intransitive verb

(marble, ball etc) rouler ça et là; (ship) rouler;

∎ to roll about on the floor or ground/grass (person) se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe;

∎ to roll about with laughter se tordre de rire, se tenir les côtes

➲ roll along

1 separable transitive verb

(hoop, ball) faire rouler; (car, wheelbarrow) pousser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (river) couler; (car) rouler;

∎ the car was rolling along at 140 km/h la voiture roulait à 140

(b) (project) avancer

(c) familiar (visit) passer^□, se pointer;

∎ let's roll along to Jake's place si on se pointait chez Jake?, si on débarquait chez Jake?

➲ roll around = roll about

➲ roll away

1 separable transitive verb

(take away) emmener; (put away) ranger

2 intransitive verb

(car, clouds) s'éloigner; (marble, ball etc) rouler au loin; (mist) se retirer;

∎ the hills rolled away into the distance les collines disparaissaient au loin;

∎ the ball rolled away into the street la balle a roulé jusque dans la rue;

∎ suddenly all my troubles simply rolled away subitement tous mes ennuis s'éloignèrent

➲ roll back

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (push back → carpet) rouler, enrouler; (→ blankets) replier; (→ enemy, difficulties) faire reculer; (→ trolley, wheelchair) reculer;

∎ the doctor rolled the wheelchair back against the wall le médecin recula la chaise roulante contre le mur;

∎ to roll back the frontiers of science faire reculer les frontières de la science

(b) (time) faire reculer;

∎ it would be nice to roll back the years ce serait bien de revenir des années en arrière

(c) American (prices) casser

(d) (bring back) ramener

2 intransitive verb

(waves) se retirer; (car) reculer, rouler en arrière; (memories, time) revenir;

∎ her eyes rolled back in her head ses yeux se révulsèrent

➲ roll by intransitive verb

(a) (time) s'écouler, passer

(b) (car) passer

➲ roll down

1 separable transitive verb

(blind, car window) baisser; (sleeves) redescendre; (blanket) replier

2 intransitive verb

(tears, sweat) couler;

∎ to roll down a hill (car, children) débouler une pente;

∎ the tears rolled down his cheeks les larmes coulaient le long de ses joues

➲ roll in

1 separable transitive verb

(bring in) faire entrer; (barrel, car) faire entrer en roulant;

∎ to roll the ball in (in hockey) remettre la balle en jeu

2 intransitive verb

(a) (car) entrer; (waves) déferler; (mist, clouds, train) arriver

(b) (pour in → money, crowds) affluer

(c) familiar (person → arrive) se pointer; (→ come back) rentrer^□ ;

∎ they finally rolled in at three o'clock in the morning ils sont finalement rentrés à trois heures du matin;

∎ she rolled in to work three hours late elle s'est amenée au travail avec trois heures de retard

(d) (in hockey) remettre la balle en jeu

➲ roll off

1 separable transitive verb

Typography (print) imprimer

2 inseparable transitive verb

∎ Typography to roll off the presses sortir des presses

3 intransitive verb

(fall on floor) rouler par terre;

∎ the top rolled off into the bath le bouchon a roulé dans la baignoire;

∎ to roll off the shelf/the table rouler de l'étagère/de la table;

∎ sweat was rolling off his back la sueur lui coulait dans le dos;

∎ cars are rolling off the production line les voitures sortent de la chaîne de production

➲ roll on

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (paint) appliquer au rouleau; (deodorant) appliquer

(b) (stockings) enfiler

2 intransitive verb

(a) (ball) continuer à rouler

(b) (time) s'écouler

(c) British familiar

∎ roll on Christmas! vivement (qu'on soit à) Noël!^□ ;

∎ roll on the day when I'm my own boss! vivement que je sois mon propre patron!^□

➲ roll out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (ball) rouler (dehors); (car) rouler ou pousser dehors; (map) dérouler; (pastry) étendre (au rouleau);

∎ we rolled the lawnmower out into the garden nous avons sorti la tondeuse dans le jardin

(b) (produce → goods, speech) débiter

(c) (launch → product) lancer; (extend → new scheme) étendre; (→ production) accroître;

∎ the new scheme will be rolled out nationwide le nouveau système s'étendra à tout le pays

2 intransitive verb

sortir;

∎ to roll out of bed (person) sortir du lit;

∎ the ball rolled out from under the sofa la balle est sortie de sous le canapé;

∎ the train rolled out of the station le train quitta la gare;

∎ familiar we rolled out of the pub at midnight nous sommes sortis du pub à minuit^□

➲ roll over

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (person, animal, object) retourner

(b) Finance (credit, interest rates) renouveler

2 inseparable transitive verb

rouler sur; (of car) écraser

3 intransitive verb

(person, animal) se retourner; (car) faire un tonneau;

∎ to roll over and over (in bed) se retourner plusieurs fois; (car) faire une série de tonneaux

➲ roll past

1 inseparable transitive verb

passer devant

2 intransitive verb

passer

➲ roll round intransitive verb

(season etc) arriver

➲ roll up

1 separable transitive verb

(map, carpet) rouler; (sleeves) retrousser; (trousers) remonter, retrousser; (blind, car window) remonter;

∎ to roll sth up in a blanket enrouler ou envelopper qch dans une couverture

2 intransitive verb

(a) (carpet) se rouler; (blind) remonter;

∎ the map keeps rolling up on its own impossible de faire tenir cette carte à plat;

∎ to roll up into a ball se rouler en boule

(b) familiar (arrive → guests) rappliquer, se pointer, s'amener; (→ customers, spectators) rappliquer en foule;

∎ roll up! roll up! approchez!^□

1 rotolo: a roll of cloth [of wallpaper], un rotolo di tela [di carta da parati]; rolls of flesh [of fat], rotoli di ciccia [di grasso]

2 (fotogr.) rullino; rotolo: roll film, pellicola in rullino; a roll of film, un rotolo di pellicola

3 rocchio

4 (= bread roll) panino: a ham roll, un panino al prosciutto; roll and butter, panino con burro; Can I have a cheese and pickle roll, please?, mi dà un panino con formaggio e sottaceti, per favore?

5 nei composti, per es.: jam roll, rotolo di pan di Spagna con la marmellata; swiss roll, rotolo di pan di Spagna ripieno ( di crema, marmellata, ecc.); spring roll, involtino primavera ( piatto cinese)

6 (archit.) cartoccio ( di capitello ionico)

7 ( di tamburi) rullo; rullio: a drum roll, un rullo di tamburo

8 ( di dadi) lancio

9 (naut., aeron., miss.) rollio; rollata

10 elenco; lista; (leg.) ruolo (ad es., di cause), verbale: a long roll of heroes, una lunga lista di eroi; the roll of honour, il ruolo d'onore; the roll of saints, la lista dei santi

11 ( di tuono, cannone) rombo

12 (aeron.) frullo; vite orizzontale

13 ondeggiamento; dondolio

14 (mecc.) rullo; cilindro: finishing roll, cilindro finitore

15 (tipogr., = printing roll) cilindro per stampa

16 ( slang USA, Austral.) rotolo di banconote; mazzetta; ( per estens.) contanti, soldi (di q.)

17 ( sport: basket, pallavolo) rullata

18 ( lotta) rotolamento

19 ( ginnastica) capovolta: a forward [backward] roll, una capovolta in avanti [all'indietro]

20 (pl.) (mecc.) laminatoio: breaking-down rolls, laminatoio sbozzatore

21 – the Rolls, ( un tempo) l'Archivio di Stato; ( ora) l'Albo degli avvocati

● (autom.) roll-bar ► rollbar □ (autom.) roll cage, scocca di protezione ( dell'abitacolo) □ roll call, appello: to have a roll call, fare l'appello ( nominale) □ ( slang, scherz.) a roll in the hay (o in the sack), sesso; zicchete-zacchete □ a roll of butter, una scaglia curva di burro; un panetto (cilindrico) di burro □ (archit.) roll moulding, modanatura convessa □ ( basket) roll pass, passaggio della palla rullata ( sul parquet) □ to be on a roll, (fam.) passare un periodo buono; andare a gonfie vele □ to call the roll, fare l'appello □ to strike sb. off the roll, radiare q. dall'albo (professionale); ( per estens.) espellere q. da un'associazione.

A v. i.

1 rotolare; rotolarsi: The ball rolled into the goalmouth, il pallone è rotolato in porta; The children were rolling on the grass, i bambini si rotolavano sull'erba; The egg rolled off the table, l'uovo è rotolato giù dal tavolo; to roll off the bed, rotolare giù dal letto

2 ( di un veicolo) andare; muoversi: The train rolled into the station, il treno è entrato in stazione; The car rolled gently down the hill, l'auto scendeva a bassa velocità dalla collina; The cars rolled off the ferry, le macchine uscivano dal traghetto; Tanks were rolling along the streets of the city, dei carri armati percorrevano le strade della città

3 ( della nebbia, del fumo, delle onde, ecc.) avanzare (ondeggiando): Mist rolled over the hills, la nebbia avanzava sulle colline; The smoke rolled away, il fumo si è disperso; The waves were rolling against the boat, le onde si infrangevano contro la barca

4 (= to roll up) avvolgersi; avvilupparsi: to roll (up) into a ball, appallottolarsi, raggomitolarsi: The hedgehog rolled up into a ball, il porcospino si è appallottolato

5 avvoltolarsi: Pigs like to roll in the mud, ai maiali piace avvoltolarsi nel fango

6 – to roll onto ( anche to roll over onto) girarsi: Roll onto your back, giratevi e mettetevi supini; She rolled onto her stomach, si è messa sulla pancia

7 scorrere: Tears were rolling down her cheeks, le lacrime le scorrevano sulle guance; Rain rolled down the window, la pioggia scorreva sulla finestra

8 (naut., aeron., miss.) rollare: The ship rolled heavily, la nave rollava a più non posso

9 ( per estens.) camminare dondolandosi; barcollare; ondeggiare: He rolled down the street singing, barcollava lungo la strada cantando

10 ( di un tamburo) rullare

11 ( del tuono, della voce, ecc.) rimbombare

12 ( del terreno, del paesaggio) essere ondulato: The hills rolled on to the horizon, le colline si estendevano con il loro profilo ondulato fino all'orizzonte

13 ( di apparecchi, cinecamere, telecamere, ecc.) cominciare a ronzare; essere (o entrare) in funzione: The cameras were rolling, le cineprese erano in funzione

14 ruotare; roteare; ( di titoli su schermo) scorrere (dal basso in alto): The horse's eyes were rolling and he was sweating, il cavallo aveva gli occhi che roteavano e sudava

15 (fam.) andarsene; muoversi; darsi una mossa (fam.): Let's roll!, diamoci una mossa!; Are you ready to roll?, sei pronto ad andare?

B v. t.

1 (far) rotolare: They rolled the tyre across the yard, hanno fatto rotolare la gomma attraverso il cortile; We rolled the car into the garage, abbiamo spinto la macchina in garage; ( hockey) to roll the ball back into play, rimettere in gioco la palla ( dal fallo laterale); ( golf) to roll in a putt, imbucare

2 girare: They rolled him onto his back, lo hanno girato e messo supino

3 arrotolare; avvolgere: to roll one's trousers above one's knees, arrotolarsi i calzoni fin sopra le ginocchia; to roll up a carpet, arrotolare un tappeto; to roll a cigarette, arrotolarsi una sigaretta; to roll a snowball, fare una palla di neve; to roll wool into a ball, fare un gomitolo di lana; Roll the dough into a ball, fate una palla con la pasta

4 (far) ruotare; roteare: She rolled her eyes at us, ci ha guardati roteando gli occhi

5 ( parlando) arrotare (la «r»): I can't roll my r's, non riesco ad arrotare la erre

6 gettare, lanciare (i dadi): to roll a two, fare due (ai dadi)

7 (aeron.) fare rollare ( un aereo)

8 (tecn.) rullare; spianare con un rullo; cilindrare: to roll a road, cilindrare una strada; to roll a lawn, spianare un prato con un rullo

9 (= roll out) stendere, tirare ( la sfoglia: con un mattarello)

10 (mecc.) rullare

11 (metall.) laminare: rolled gold, oro laminato

12 (tipogr.) inchiostrare a rullo

13 (ind. tess., ind. cartaria) calandrare

14 ( slang USA) derubare ( un ubriaco, uno che dorme, ecc.)

15 ( slang USA) rapinare

● (fam.: a teatr., ecc.) to roll in the aisles, rotolarsi (o sbellicarsi) dal ridere □ (fam.) to roll one's own, farsi le sigarette da sé □ to roll with the punch (o with the punches), ( boxe) accompagnare il colpo (o i colpi), assorbire il colpo con un arretramento o uno spostamento; (fig.) fare buon viso a cattiva sorte, adattarsi □ ( di cose o persone) rolled into one, combinati; fusi insieme: a sports programme and a quiz show rolled into one, un programma sportivo combinato con un quiz □ to be rolling in money (o in it), avere soldi a palate; nuotare nell'oro □ (fig. fam.) to start (o to set) the ball rolling, dare l'avvio ( a un progetto, un lavoro); dare inizio a qc.; iniziare qc. □ (fam. ingl.) Roll on Sunday!, non vedo l'ora che arrivi domenica! □ (prov.) A rolling stone gathers no moss, pietra mossa non fa muschio; chi non mette radici non fa fortuna.

SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics

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The young Eastman was a clerk-bookkeeper in the Rochester Savings Bank when in 1877 he took up photography. Taking lessons in the wet-plate process, he became an enthusiastic amateur photographer. However, the cumbersome equipment and noxious chemicals used in the process proved an obstacle, as he said, "It seemed to be that one ought to be able to carry less than a pack-horse load." Then he came across an account of the new gelatine dry-plate process in the British Journal of Photography of March 1878. He experimented in coating glass plates with the new emulsions, and was soon so successful that he decided to go into commercial manufacture. He devised a machine to simplify the coating of the plates, and travelled to England in July 1879 to patent it. In April 1880 he prepared to begin manufacture in a rented building in Rochester, and contacted the leading American photographic supply house, E. \& H.T.Anthony, offering them an option as agents. A local whip manufacturer, Henry A.Strong, invested $1,000 in the enterprise and the Eastman Dry Plate Company was formed on 1 January 1881. Still working at the Savings Bank, he ran the business in his spare time, and demand grew for the quality product he was producing. The fledgling company survived a near disaster in 1882 when the quality of the emulsions dropped alarmingly. Eastman later discovered this was due to impurities in the gelatine used, and this led him to test all raw materials rigorously for quality. In 1884 the company became a corporation, the Eastman Dry Plate \& Film Company, and a new product was announced. Mindful of his desire to simplify photography, Eastman, with a camera maker, William H.Walker, designed a roll-holder in which the heavy glass plates were replaced by a roll of emulsion-coated paper. The holders were made in sizes suitable for most plate cameras. Eastman designed and patented a coating machine for the large-scale production of the paper film, bringing costs down dramatically, the roll-holders were acclaimed by photographers worldwide, and prizes and medals were awarded, but Eastman was still not satisfied. The next step was to incorporate the roll-holder in a smaller, hand-held camera. His first successful design was launched in June 1888: the Kodak camera. A small box camera, it held enough paper film for 100 circular exposures, and was bought ready-loaded. After the film had been exposed, the camera was returned to Eastman's factory, where the film was removed, processed and printed, and the camera reloaded. This developing and printing service was the most revolutionary part of his invention, since at that time photographers were expected to process their own photographs, which required access to a darkroom and appropriate chemicals. The Kodak camera put photography into the hands of the countless thousands who wanted photographs without complications. Eastman's marketing slogan neatly summed up the advantage: "You Press the Button, We Do the Rest." The Kodak camera was the last product in the design of which Eastman was personally involved. His company was growing rapidly, and he recruited the most talented scientists and technicians available. New products emerged regularly—notably the first commercially produced celluloid roll film for the Kodak cameras in July 1889; this material made possible the introduction of cinematography a few years later. Eastman's philosophy of simplifying photography and reducing its costs continued to influence products: for example, the introduction of the one dollar, or five shilling, Brownie camera in 1900, which put photography in the hands of almost everyone. Over the years the Eastman Kodak Company, as it now was, grew into a giant multinational corporation with manufacturing and marketing organizations throughout the world. Eastman continued to guide the company; he pursued an enlightened policy of employee welfare and profit sharing decades before this was common in industry. He made massive donations to many concerns, notably the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and supported schemes for the education of black people, dental welfare, calendar reform, music and many other causes, he withdrew from the day-to-day control of the company in 1925, and at last had time for recreation. On 14 March 1932, suffering from a painful terminal cancer and after tidying up his affairs, he shot himself through the heart, leaving a note: "To my friends: My work is done. Why wait?" Although Eastman's technical innovations were made mostly at the beginning of his career, the organization which he founded and guided in its formative years was responsible for many of the major advances in photography over the years.

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