French word

rock

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁɔk/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrock

Example

Tu aimes le rock ?

Do you like rock?

Illustration for rock (rock)

More examples

Il joue du rock à la guitare.

He plays rock on the guitar.

Core concept

The amplified band music of electric guitars, steady drums, and forceful rhythmic momentum.

Common phrases

  • écouter du rock

    listen to rock

  • un fan de rock

    a rock fan

  • un groupe de rock

    a rock band

Similar words

pop: A widely accessible music genre with catchy melodies.
jazz: An instrumental music genre centered on improvisation and a swinging feel.
rap: A music genre centered on rhythmically delivering rhyming words.
blues: A traditional music genre featuring repeated patterns and melancholy lyrics.

Definition in French

Genre musical populaire axé sur des guitares électriques amplifiées, une batterie présente et des morceaux au tempo souvent soutenu.

Word origin

English rock and roll was shortened to rock as a genre name, and French adopted rock as the name of this musical style.

Usage tips

  • The expression écouter du rock uses du because the genre is generally treated as an uncountable musical substance.

Opposites

  • musique classiqueclassical musicnoun

Related words

  • rockeurrock musiciannoun
  • rockeusefemale rock musiciannoun
  • rockerrockernoun

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