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roar1

UK: /rɔːr/ US: /rɔːr/

Translation

v [i]
›
⇨ rugir
The lion roared when it was caught in the net
El león rugió cuando quedó atrapado en la red
v [t, i]
›
⇨ gritar
› (el mar, el viento)
⇨ bramar
›to roar with laughter
soltar una carcajada
to roar {down/past} (un vehículo)
⇨ pasar haciendo ruido
(Definition of roar vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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