{"id":15202,"date":"2025-04-25T16:08:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T22:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=15202"},"modified":"2025-05-01T23:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:35:15","slug":"like-a-rolling-stone-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/like-a-rolling-stone-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"like a rolling stone: beautiful vocabulary u should know from bob dylan (&#038; timoth\u00e9e chalamet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>a complete unknown<\/strong><\/em>, starring <strong>timoth\u00e9e chalamet<\/strong>, tells the story of <strong>bob dylan<\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/rise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rise<\/a> to fame in folk music and his subsequent shift to rock music. the title is a line from dylan&#8217;s most famous song,<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/like-a-rolling-stone-bob-dylan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em> like a rolling stone<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. i was happy to see the global public&#8217;s renewed interest in <em>like a rolling stone<\/em> because of the valuable vocabulary contained in the lyrics. it&#8217;s featured a pair of recent <strong>tiktoks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/complete-unknown.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15246 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/complete-unknown-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"a poster for the movie a complete unkown starring timoth\u00e9e chalamet--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--like a rolling stone\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><em>the title a complete unknown is a lyric in the chorus of like a rolling stone <\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in addition to the most important vocabulary that this first tiktok explores, the contrast of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/used-to-simple-form-of-verb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>used to ge<\/strong><\/em>t<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-used-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>get used to<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, there are also definitions for <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/widely-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>widely<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/diss-track-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>diss track<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/look-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>look up<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <em><strong>lonely<\/strong><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-adjective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>get juiced<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <em><strong>juxtaposition<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>bob&#8217;s your uncle<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/kinda-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>kinda<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/superlatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>superlative<\/strong><\/a> (finest), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/taught-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>taught<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/might-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>might<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>ever<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/awesome-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>awesome<\/strong><\/em><\/a> all appear in the vocabulary and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/though-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">though<\/a> they don&#8217;t include a definition,\u00a0 there are other examples here on <strong>richyrocks.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7477838652844920119\" data-video-id=\"7477838652844920119\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> an unforgettable <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> lesson in the lyrics of like a rolling stone <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\u309a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7%E3%82%9A?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7\u309a<\/a> <a title=\"yourpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yourpage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#yourpage<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"englishlearning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlearning?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlearning<\/a> <a title=\"englishlanguage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlanguage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlanguage<\/a> <a title=\"ingl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"likearollingstone\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/likearollingstone?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#likearollingstone<\/a> <a title=\"bobdylan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bobdylan?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bobdylan<\/a> <a title=\"acompleteunknown\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/acompleteunknown?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#acompleteunknown<\/a> <a title=\"timotheechalamet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/timotheechalamet?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#timotheechalamet<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7477838645220150021?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; richyrocksenglish<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>the objective of this second tiktok is to emphasize that it is actually <strong><em>erroneous<\/em><\/strong> (wrong) to translate the spanish word <em>compromiso<\/em> as <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/compromise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>compromise<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/commitment-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>commitment<\/em><\/a> is the right translation) and it&#8217;s usually erroneous to translate the spanish word <em>realizar<\/em> as <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/realize-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>realize<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. both words appear in the second verse of<em> like a rolling stone<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7479285644372528439\" data-video-id=\"7479285644372528439\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> compromise IS NOT compromiso and realize is (usually) not realizar <a title=\"spanglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/spanglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#spanglish<\/a> <a title=\"yourpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yourpage?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#yourpage<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\u309a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7%E3%82%9A?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7\u309a<\/a> <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"ingl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"likearollingstone\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/likearollingstone?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#likearollingstone<\/a> <a title=\"bobdylan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bobdylan?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#bobdylan<\/a> <a title=\"timotheechalamet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/timotheechalamet?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#timotheechalamet<\/a> <a title=\"acompleteunknown\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/acompleteunknown?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#acompleteunknown<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7479285655006071607?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; richyrocksenglish<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>the idiom <em><strong>make a dea<\/strong><\/em>l (an agreement or arrangement) is mentioned in the video too. u may recognize <em>make a deal<\/em> from an important moment in popular series stranger things. u can hear it clearly in the lyrics of <strong>kate bush<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>running up that hill<\/em>; listen at 1:40 in this video for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if<\/span> i only <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">could<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">i&#8217;d make<\/span> a deal with god<\/em>. the lyric is also an example of <strong>2nd conditional<\/strong> (it&#8217;s hypothetical&#8211;she can&#8217;t make a deal with god)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Max\u2019s Song (Full Scene) | Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill | Stranger Things | Netflix\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bV0RAcuG2Ao\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>the first verse of <strong>tracy chapman<\/strong>&#8216;s classic <strong><em>fast car<\/em><\/strong> also contains an example of <em>make a deal<\/em>. can u identify it?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tracy Chapman - Fast Car (Official Music Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AIOAlaACuv4\" width=\"731\" height=\"411\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>have u seen <em>a complete unknown<\/em>? are u a fan of the song <em>like a rolling stone<\/em>? or do u prefer one of the other songs that talk about<em> making a deal<\/em>? share your feelings under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a complete unknown, starring timoth\u00e9e chalamet, tells the story of bob dylan&#8216;s rise to fame in folk music and his subsequent shift to rock music.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[3,30,4],"tags":[588,5831,2139,2138,5815,5833,2345,5834,5590,3790,5830,365,5832,2232,3846,2010,5828,1699,1916,5835,5836,1629,1902,242,5829,357,2040],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/complete-unknown-e1746152131663.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15202"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15202"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15254,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15202\/revisions\/15254"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}