to rock

French translation: durcir, raffermir

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English term or phrase:to rock, to tone
French translation:durcir, raffermir
Entered by: Laura Fuhriman

17:58 Apr 4, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation / fitness
English term or phrase: to rock
to rock
to tone
Laura Fuhriman
Local time: 05:41
durcir/raffermir
Explanation:
les muscles
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Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 12:41
Grading comment
Merci

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Summary of answers provided
4 +2durcir/raffermir
Jean-Luc Dumont
4 +1basculer
RHELLER


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
durcir/raffermir


Explanation:
les muscles

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 12:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martine Etienne
1 hr

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
1 hr

agree  Nicole Dargere
2 hrs

disagree  Michèle Landis (X): to rock = balancer
2 hrs
  -> i agree that "to rock" usually means "balancer" but seems here it is used as a fitness jargon and likely to mean: to tone muscles as in rock hard muscles
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
basculer


Explanation:
tonifier: to tone

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 05:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cldumas (X): to rock is a specific motion in fitness and means basculer or "faire la bascule"
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