roach

a small insect that is often found in dirty places and is considered a pest

cucaracha

• a roach

Collocations get rid of the roaches · kill a roach

• They found cockroaches in the kitchen.

  Encontraron cucaracas en la cocina.

a slang term for marijuana or a cigarette containing marijuana

marihuana, porro

• smoke a roach

Collocations roll a joint with the last bit of weed called a roach · pass around the roaches

• He was smoking a roach.

  Estaba fumando un porro.

a slang term for a baseball player who is not very good and may be sent to the minor leagues or dropped from the team

jugador de béisbol mediocre, fracaso en el béisbol

• be a roach

Collocations a player who is not good enough to play in the major leagues · sent down to the minors as a roach

• He was considered a roach and sent down to the minor league.

  Se consideró un fracaso en el béisbol y lo enviaron a las ligas menores.

a slang term for a person who is not very good at something or who does not fit in with others

persona mediocre, fracaso social

• be a roach

Collocations a person who doesn't fit in with the group · considered a failure by their peers

• She was seen as a social roach and avoided by her classmates.

  Ella era vista como un fracaso social y evitada por sus compañeros de clase.