What does rosca in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rosca in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rosca in Spanish.

The word rosca in Spanish means thread, rosca, nut, suck up to, not score, get nowhere, wear down, wear out, cross the line, go too far. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rosca

thread

nombre femenino (muesca espiral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tienes que introducir toda la rosca del tornillo en la madera para que quede fijada la pata.
You have to get the entire thread of the screw into the wood to secure the leg.

rosca

nombre femenino (pastel redondo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encantan las roscas de Pascua rellenas de crema.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I love the Easter roscas filled with cream.

nut

nombre femenino (pieza redonda) (metal part)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa es la rosca que tienes que usar con ese tornillo.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. That is the nut that you have to use with that bolt.

suck up to

locución verbal (adular, usar influencias) (colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le está haciendo la rosca al jefe para que lo ascienda.
He is sucking up to the boss so that he'll give him a raise.

not score

locución verbal (ES: coloquial (no tener éxito en el amor) (mainly US)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Hace meses que no se come una rosca.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Juan works a lot that's why he does not get any.

get nowhere

locución verbal (ES: coloquial (no tener éxito en algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

wear down, wear out

locución verbal (tornillo: desgastarse)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
El tornillo ya no tenía fuerza porque se había pasado de rosca.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The candidate lost momentum and dropped out of the election.

cross the line, go too far

locución verbal (coloquial, figurado (persona: propasarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se pasan de rosca con sus bromas pesadas.
They are crossing the line with their sick jokes.

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