root

Pronúncia: ruːt
    noun
  1. also figurative arrel.
  2. Grammar radical.
  3. cube root arrel (cúbica \ terça).
  4. square root arrel (quadrada \ segona).
  5. root and branch completament, del tot.
  6. money is the root of all evil el diner és l'origen de tots els mals.
  7. the root of the problem is that... el quid del problema és que...
  8. to lie at the root of... ser la causa de...
  9. what lies at the root of his attitude? quin és el motiu de la seva actitud?
  10. to pull a plant up by the root arrencar una planta de soca-rel.
  11. to put down one's root in a country arrelar-se en un país, establir-s'hi per sempre.
  12. to (strike \ take) root arrelar-se, posar arrels.
  13. to strike at the root of an evil tallar un mal d'arrel.
    14. adjective
  14. root idea idea (bàsica \ essencial).
  15. root cause causa primera.
    16. transitive verb
  16. [plant] fer arrelar.
  17. to root out arrabassar, arrencar de soca-rel, desarrelar.
  18. figurative extirpar, suprimir del tot.

  19. to (be \ remain) rooted to the spot restar clavat en terra (de por, d'esbalaïment, etc.) .
  20. it is firmly rooted in all minds that... tothom està fermament convençut que...
  21. a rooted prejudice un prejudici molt arrelat.
    22. intransitive verb
  22. Botany (criar \ posar) arrels, arrelar.
  23. to root about [pig] fotjar, grufar.
  24. (idem) figurative buscar d'una banda a l'altra (for something alguna cosa).
  25. to root (among \ in) papers [of person] (furgar \ remenar) entre la paperassa.
  26. to root for figurative donar suport a, animar.