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рок — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
  • fate noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
  • fortune noun A very large amount of money or wealth.
  • rock noun A hard natural mineral material, or a piece of it such as a stone or boulder.

Senses

рок is used for these senses in English:

  • doom Destiny, especially terrible.
  • fate The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  • fate The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
  • fortune Destiny, especially favorable.
  • rock (music genre) A style of music characterized by basic drum-beat, generally 4/4 riffs, based on (usually electric) guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards (often), and vocals.
  • rock music (music) A broad genre of popular music, including especially those styles ultimately derived from rock and roll, employing electrical amplification, heavy use of guitars, 4/4 time with strong percussive rhythm on beats two and four (backbeat), and usually themes of bold wildness, rebellion, and sexuality.

doom — full definition

  1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
  2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

fate — full definition

  1. noun The power thought to control everything that happens, seen as unavoidable; also, the eventual outcome awaiting someone or something.
  2. verb To determine or decide something in advance, as if by destiny.
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