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rough
(rŭf)adj. rough·er, rough·est
1.
a. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth: planed the board so it was no longer rough.
b. Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket.
2.
a. Difficult to travel over or through: the rough terrain of the highlands.
b. Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.
c. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather: a rough winter.
d. Unpleasant or difficult: had a rough time during the exam.
3.
a. Characterized by or done with violence or forcefulness: a sport noted for rough play; a package that received rough handling.
b. Boisterous, disorderly, or given to violence: ran with a rough crowd.
c. Characterized by violence or crime: lives in a rough neighborhood.
d. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.
4. Harsh to the ear: a rough raspy sound.
5. Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.
6. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed: a rough drawing; rough carpentry.
n.
1. The surface or part of something that is uneven or coarse: felt the rough of his chin.
2.
a. Rugged overgrown terrain.
b. Sports The area of a golf hole in which the grass is left unmowed or is cut to a length longer than that of the fairway.
3.
a. A disorderly, unrefined, or unfinished state.
b. A difficult or disagreeable aspect or condition of something: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.
4. A person given to violent or disorderly behavior; a rowdy.
tr.v. roughed, rough·ing, roughs
1.
a. To treat roughly or with physical violence: roughed up his opponent.
b. Sports To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness, often in violation of the rules: was ejected from the game for roughing the passer.
2. To prepare or indicate in an unfinished form: rough out a house plan.
adv.
Idiom: In a rough manner; roughly: The engine began to run rough and faltered.
rough it
To live without the usual comforts and conveniences: roughed it in a small hunting shack.
[Middle English, from Old English rūh.]
rough′er n.
rough′ly adv.
rough′ness n.
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rough
(rʌf)adj
1. (of a surface) not smooth; uneven or irregular
2. (of ground) covered with scrub, boulders, etc
3. denoting or taking place on uncultivated ground: rough grazing; rough shooting.
4. shaggy or hairy
5. turbulent; agitated: a rough sea.
6. (of the performance or motion of something) uneven; irregular: a rough engine.
7. (of behaviour or character) rude, coarse, ill mannered, inconsiderate, or violent
8. harsh or sharp: rough words.
9. informal severe or unpleasant: a rough lesson.
10. (of work, a task, etc) requiring physical rather than mental effort
11. informal ill or physically upset: he felt rough after an evening of heavy drinking.
12. unfair or unjust: rough luck.
13. harsh or grating to the ear
14. harsh to the taste
15. without refinement, luxury, etc
16. not polished or perfected in any detail; rudimentary; not elaborate: rough workmanship; rough justice.
17. not prepared or dressed: rough gemstones.
18. (of a guess, estimate, etc) approximate
19. informal Austral (of a chance) not good
20. (Phonetics & Phonology) having the sound of h; aspirated
21. rough on informal chiefly
a. severe towards
b. unfortunate for (a person)
22. the rough side of one's tongue harsh words; a reprimand, rebuke, or verbal attack
n
23. rough ground
24. (Art Terms) a sketch or preliminary piece of artwork
25. an unfinished or crude state (esp in the phrase in the rough)
26. (Golf) the rough golf the part of the course bordering the fairways where the grass is untrimmed
27. (Tennis) tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form an uneven line
28. (Squash & Fives) tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form an uneven line
29. (Badminton) tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form an uneven line
30. informal a rough or violent person; thug
31. the unpleasant side of something (esp in the phrase take the rough with the smooth)
adv
32. in a rough manner; roughly
33. sleep rough to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
vb
34. (tr) to make rough; roughen
35. (tr; foll by out, in, etc) to prepare (a sketch, report, piece of work, etc) in preliminary form
36. rough it informal to live without the usual comforts or conveniences of life
[Old English rūh; related to Old Norse ruksa, Middle Dutch rūge, rūwe, German rauh]
ˈroughness n
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rough
(rʌf)adj. rough•er, rough•est,
n., adv., v. adj.
1. having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks.
2. shaggy or coarse: a dog with a rough coat.
3. steep or uneven and covered with high grass, brush, stones, etc.; wild: rough country.
4. acting with or characterized by violence: a rough sport.
5. characterized by turbulence: rough seas.
6. stormy or tempestuous, as wind or weather.
7. lacking in gentleness, care, or consideration: rough handling.
8. sharp or harsh: rough words.
9. unmannerly or rude.
10. disorderly or riotous: a rough mob.
11. difficult or unpleasant: to have a rough time of it.
12. harsh to the ear.
13. harsh to the taste.
14. coarse, as food.
15. lacking culture or refinement.
16. without comforts or conveniences: rough camping.
17. not elaborated, perfected, or corrected; unpolished: a rough draft.
18. approximate or tentative: a rough guess.
19. crude, nonprocessed, or unprepared: rough rice.
20. requiring exertion or strength: rough manual labor.
n. 21. something that is rough, esp. rough ground.
22. any part of a golf course bordering the fairway on which the grass, weeds, etc., are not trimmed.
23. the unpleasant or difficult part of anything.
24. anything in its crude or preliminary form, as a drawing.
adv. 25. in a rough manner; roughly.
v.t. 26. to make rough; roughen.
27. to subject to physical violence (usu. fol. by up).
28. to subject to some rough, preliminary process of working or preparation.
29. to sketch roughly or in outline (often fol. by in or out).
30. to subject (a player on an opposing team) to unnecessary physical abuse, as in blocking or tackling.
v.i. 31. to become rough, as a surface.
32. to behave roughly.
Idioms: rough it, to live without customary comforts or conveniences.
[before 1000; Middle English (adj. and n.), Old English rūh (adj.), c. Middle Dutch rū(ch), Old High German rūh (German rauh)]
rough′ish, adj.
rough′ly, adv.
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rough
Past participle: roughed
Gerund: roughing
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rough
Untrimmed grass bordering the fairway.
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| Noun | 1. |  rough - the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut shortgolf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf |
| Verb | 1. | rough - prepare in preliminary or sketchy form prepare - to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" |
| Adj. | 1. | rough - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face" uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" unironed, wrinkled - (of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans" unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes" irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices" coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave" nonslippery - not slippery; not likely to slip or skid smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror" |
| 2. | rough - (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse; "she was a diamond in the rough"; "rough manners" unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" | |
| 3. |  rough - not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate"inexact - not exact | |
| 4. | rough - full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time" | |
| 5. | rough - violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" | |
| 6. | rough - unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; "a gravelly voice" cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten | |
| 7. | rough - ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" | |
| 8. | rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth | |
| 9. | rough - causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride" smooth - of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; "a smooth ride" | |
| 10. |  rough - not shaped by cutting or trimming; "an uncut diamond"; "rough gemstones" | |
| 11. | rough - not carefully or expertly made; "managed to make a crude splint"; "a crude cabin of logs with bark still on them"; "rough carpentry" unskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship" | |
| 12. | rough - not perfected; "a rough draft"; "a few rough sketches" unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes" | |
| 13. | rough - unpleasantly stern; "wild and harsh country full of hot sand and cactus"; "the nomad life is rough and hazardous" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" | |
| 14. | rough - unkind or cruel or uncivil; "had harsh words"; "a harsh and unlovable old tyrant"; "a rough answer" unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" | |
| Adv. | 1. | rough - with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |
| 2. | rough - with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough" |
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rough
adjective
1. uneven, broken, rocky, rugged, irregular, jagged, bumpy, stony, craggy She made her way across the rough ground.
uneven even, level, regular, smooth, unbroken
uneven even, level, regular, smooth, unbroken
2. coarse, disordered, tangled, hairy, fuzzy, bushy, shaggy, dishevelled, uncut, unshaven, tousled, bristly, unshorn people who looked rough and stubbly
coarse soft, smooth
coarse soft, smooth
3. boisterous, hard, tough, aggressive, brutal, vicious, rugged, arduous, unrestrained Rugby's a rough game.
4. ungracious, blunt, rude, coarse, bluff, curt, churlish, bearish, brusque, uncouth, unrefined, inconsiderate, impolite, loutish, untutored, discourteous, unpolished, indelicate, uncivil, uncultured, unceremonious, ill-bred, unmannerly, ill-mannered He was rough and common.
ungracious civil, smooth, sophisticated, elegant, pleasant, delicate, refined, polite, graceful, gracious, courteous, considerate, urbane, courtly, well-bred, well-mannered
ungracious civil, smooth, sophisticated, elegant, pleasant, delicate, refined, polite, graceful, gracious, courteous, considerate, urbane, courtly, well-bred, well-mannered
5. unpleasant, hard, difficult, tough, uncomfortable, drastic, unjust Women have a rough time in our society.
unpleasant easy, soft, comfortable, pleasant, cushy (informal)
unpleasant easy, soft, comfortable, pleasant, cushy (informal)
6. (Informal) unwell, poorly (informal), ill, upset, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), rotten (informal), below par, off colour, under the weather (informal), not a hundred per cent (informal), ropey or ropy (Brit. informal) The lad is still feeling a bit rough.
7. approximate, estimated, vague, ballpark, imprecise, inexact We were only able to make a rough estimate.
approximate perfected, specific, exact
approximate perfected, specific, exact
8. vague, general, sketchy, imprecise, hazy, foggy, amorphous, inexact I've got a rough idea of what he looks like.
9. basic, quick, raw, crude, unfinished, incomplete, hasty, imperfect, rudimentary, sketchy, cursory, shapeless, rough-and-ready, unrefined, formless, rough-hewn, untutored, unpolished Make a rough plan of the space.
basic detailed, finished, complete, perfected, specific, polished, refined
basic detailed, finished, complete, perfected, specific, polished, refined
10. rough-hewn, crude, uncut, unpolished, raw, undressed, unprocessed, unhewn, unwrought a rough wooden table
11. stormy, wild, turbulent, agitated, choppy, tempestuous, inclement, squally The ships collided in rough seas.
stormy quiet, calm, smooth, gentle, tranquil
stormy quiet, calm, smooth, gentle, tranquil
12. grating, harsh, jarring, raucous, rasping, husky, discordant, gruff, cacophonous, unmusical, inharmonious 'Wait!' a rough voice commanded.
grating soft, smooth, harmonious
grating soft, smooth, harmonious
noun
1. outline, draft, mock-up, preliminary sketch, suggestion Editors are always saying that the roughs are better.
rough and ready
1. makeshift, adequate, crude, provisional, improvised, sketchy, thrown together, cobbled together, stopgap Here is a rough and ready measurement.
2. unrefined, shabby, untidy, unkempt, unpolished, ungroomed, ill-groomed The soldiers were a bit rough and ready.
rough and tumble
1. fight, struggle, scrap (informal), brawl, scuffle, punch-up (Brit. informal), fracas, affray (Law), dust-up (informal), shindig (informal), donnybrook, scrimmage, roughhouse (slang), shindy (informal), melee or mêlée the rough and tumble of political combat
2. disorderly, rough, scrambled, scrambling, irregular, rowdy, boisterous, haphazard, indisciplined He enjoys rough and tumble play.
rough someone up (Informal) beat up, batter, thrash, do over (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), work over (slang), mistreat, manhandle, maltreat, bash up (informal), beat the living daylights out of (informal), knock about or around They roughed him up a bit
rough something out outline, plan, draft, sketch, suggest, block out, delineate, adumbrate He roughed out a framework for their story.
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rough
adjective1. Having a surface that is not smooth:
3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:
4. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:
arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.
7. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
8. Marked by vigorous physical exertion:
9. Disagreeable to the sense of hearing:
10. In a primitive state; not domesticated or cultivated; produced by nature:
11. Not perfected, elaborated, or completed:
12. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship:
To be rough or brutal with.Also used with up:
Slang: mess up.
rough in or out
phrasal verb
rough up
To injure or damage, as by abuse or heavy wear:
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Translations
hrubýnásilníknásilnýnepříjemnýporost
grovhårdløseligruujævn
kareligilähedane
karheikkokarkeakovakourainenraffi
grub
durvahepehupás terepnagyol
erfiîur; hrjúfurgrófur, hrjúfurgrófur, ójafngrófur, ómótaîurröff, kargi
手荒な粗い
거친
apmestiaudringasnelygi aikštelėnesubrandintasneužbaigtas
aptuvensgrambainsgrūtshuligānsnelīdzens
grobhrapavneravenpribliženraskav
grovhårdhänt
รุนแรงหยาบ
rápthô lỗ
rough
[rʌf]A. ADJ (rougher (compar) (roughest (superl)))
1. (= coarse) [surface, texture] → áspero, rugoso; [skin] → áspero; [cloth] → basto; [hand] → calloso
to give sb the rough edge or side of one's tongue → echar una buena bronca a algn
to give sb the rough edge or side of one's tongue → echar una buena bronca a algn
2. (= uneven) [terrain] → accidentado, escabroso; [road] → desigual, lleno de baches; [track, ground] → desigual; [edge] → irregular
he'll be a good salesman once we knock off the rough edges → será un buen vendedor una vez que lo hayamos pulido un poco
he'll be a good salesman once we knock off the rough edges → será un buen vendedor una vez que lo hayamos pulido un poco
3. (= harsh, unpleasant) [voice, sound] → ronco; [wine] → áspero; [life] → difícil, duro; [climate, winter] → duro, severo
4. (= not gentle) [behaviour, person, voice, manner] → brusco; [words, tone] → severo, áspero; [play, sport, game] → violento; [neighbourhood, area] → malo, peligroso
you're too rough → eres demasiado bruto
he's a rough customer → es un tipo peligroso
to get rough [person] → ponerse bruto; [game] → volverse violento
children's toys must be able to withstand a lot of rough handling → los juguetes de niños tienen que ser resistentes porque con frecuencia los tratan sin ningún cuidado
he got rough justice → recibió un castigo duro pero apropiado
rough stuff → violencia f
there were complaints of rough treatment at the hands of the police → hubo quejas de malos tratos a manos de la policía
he came in for some rough treatment in the press → fue objeto de duras críticas por parte de la prensa
to be rough with sb → ser brusco con algn
to be rough with sth → ser brusco con algo
you're too rough → eres demasiado bruto
he's a rough customer → es un tipo peligroso
to get rough [person] → ponerse bruto; [game] → volverse violento
children's toys must be able to withstand a lot of rough handling → los juguetes de niños tienen que ser resistentes porque con frecuencia los tratan sin ningún cuidado
he got rough justice → recibió un castigo duro pero apropiado
rough stuff → violencia f
there were complaints of rough treatment at the hands of the police → hubo quejas de malos tratos a manos de la policía
he came in for some rough treatment in the press → fue objeto de duras críticas por parte de la prensa
to be rough with sb → ser brusco con algn
to be rough with sth → ser brusco con algo
5. (= stormy) [sea] → agitado, encrespado; [wind] → violento; [weather] → tormentoso, tempestuoso
we had a rough crossing → el barco se movió mucho durante la travesía
to get rough [sea] → embravecerse
we had a rough crossing → el barco se movió mucho durante la travesía
to get rough [sea] → embravecerse
6. (= unpolished, crude) [person] → tosco, rudo; [manners, speech] → tosco; [shelter, table, tunic] → tosco, basto; [gemstone] → en bruto
he's a rough diamond → es un diamante en bruto
he's a rough diamond → es un diamante en bruto
7. (= hard, tough) → duro
things are rough now, but they will get better → las cosas están un poco difíciles ahora pero mejorarán
to be rough on sb [situation] → ser duro para algn; [person] → ser duro con algn
parents' divorce can be really rough on children → el divorcio de los padres puede ser muy duro para los niños
don't be so rough on him, it's not his fault → no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya
it's a bit rough on him to have to do all the housework → no es muy justo que él tenga que hacer todo el trabajo de la casa
to give sb a rough ride or a rough time → hacérselo pasar mal a algn
to have a rough time (of it) → pasarlo mal
when the going gets rough → cuando las cosas se ponen feas
things are rough now, but they will get better → las cosas están un poco difíciles ahora pero mejorarán
to be rough on sb [situation] → ser duro para algn; [person] → ser duro con algn
parents' divorce can be really rough on children → el divorcio de los padres puede ser muy duro para los niños
don't be so rough on him, it's not his fault → no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya
it's a bit rough on him to have to do all the housework → no es muy justo que él tenga que hacer todo el trabajo de la casa
to give sb a rough ride or a rough time → hacérselo pasar mal a algn
to have a rough time (of it) → pasarlo mal
when the going gets rough → cuando las cosas se ponen feas
8. (Brit) (= ill) "how are you?" - "a bit rough" → -¿cómo estás? -no muy bien
to feel rough → encontrarse mal
to look rough → tener muy mal aspecto or muy mala cara
to feel rough → encontrarse mal
to look rough → tener muy mal aspecto or muy mala cara
9. (= approximate) [calculation, estimate, description, outline] → aproximado; [translation] → hecho a grandes rasgos, aproximado
I would say 50 at a rough guess → diría que 50 aproximadamente
as a rough guide, it should take about ten minutes → llevará unos diez minutos más o menos, llevará aproximadamente diez minutos
can you give me a rough idea of how long it will take? → ¿puedes darme una idea aproximada or más o menos una idea de cuánto tiempo llevará?
I would say 50 at a rough guess → diría que 50 aproximadamente
as a rough guide, it should take about ten minutes → llevará unos diez minutos más o menos, llevará aproximadamente diez minutos
can you give me a rough idea of how long it will take? → ¿puedes darme una idea aproximada or más o menos una idea de cuánto tiempo llevará?
10. (= preparatory) [work] → de preparación, preliminar
rough book → cuaderno m de borrador
rough copy, rough draft → borrador m
rough paper → papel m de borrador
rough plan, rough sketch → bosquejo m, boceto m
rough book → cuaderno m de borrador
rough copy, rough draft → borrador m
rough paper → papel m de borrador
rough plan, rough sketch → bosquejo m, boceto m
B. ADV
to live rough → vivir sin las comodidades más básicas
to play rough → jugar duro
to sleep rough → dormir a la intemperie
to cut up rough she cut up rough when she discovered what had been going on → se puso hecha una furia cuando descubrió lo que había estado pasando
to live rough → vivir sin las comodidades más básicas
to play rough → jugar duro
to sleep rough → dormir a la intemperie
to cut up rough she cut up rough when she discovered what had been going on → se puso hecha una furia cuando descubrió lo que había estado pasando
C. N
D. VT to rough it → vivir sin comodidades
E. CPD rough puff pastry N → hojaldre m
rough up VT + ADV
1. [+ hair] → despeinar
2. to rough sb up → dar una paliza a algn
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rough
[ˈrʌf] adj
(= not smooth) [cloth, skin] → rêche; [hands] → rêche; [surface] → rugueux/euse; [terrain, ground] → accidenté(e); [path] → rocailleux/euse
My hands are rough → J'ai les mains rêches.
rough edges [object] → aspérités fpl; [performance, song, piece writing] → côté m mal dégrossi; [person's character] → côté m mal dégrossi
My hands are rough → J'ai les mains rêches.
rough edges [object] → aspérités fpl; [performance, song, piece writing] → côté m mal dégrossi; [person's character] → côté m mal dégrossi
[wine] → râpeux/euse
(= violent) [game, sport, person, treatment] → brutal(e)
Rugby's a rough sport → Le rugby est un sport brutal.
to be rough with sb → être brutal avec qn
Rugby's a rough sport → Le rugby est un sport brutal.
to be rough with sb → être brutal avec qn
(= stormy) [weather] → mauvais(e); [sea] → agité(e)
The sea is rough today → La mer est agitée aujourd'hui.
The sea was rough → La mer était agitée.
The sea is rough today → La mer est agitée aujourd'hui.
The sea was rough → La mer était agitée.
(= approximate) [calculation, plan] → approximatif/ive; [idea, description] → vague before n
I've got a rough idea → J'ai une vague idée.
at a rough guess → à vue de nez
a rough sketch → un schéma
It often helps to make a rough sketch → Cela aide souvent de faire un schéma.
a rough outline of sth → les grande lignes de qch
a rough estimate → une estimation approximative
as a rough guide → à titre indicatif
I've got a rough idea → J'ai une vague idée.
at a rough guess → à vue de nez
a rough sketch → un schéma
It often helps to make a rough sketch → Cela aide souvent de faire un schéma.
a rough outline of sth → les grande lignes de qch
a rough estimate → une estimation approximative
as a rough guide → à titre indicatif
(= basic) [shelter, table] → rudimentaire
(= difficult) [life] → dur(e); [day] → dur(e) before n
to have a rough time → en voir de dures
to have a rough time of it → en voir de dures
to be rough on sb [situation] → être dur pour qn
It's rough on him → C'est dur pour lui.
to have a rough time → en voir de dures
to have a rough time of it → en voir de dures
to be rough on sb [situation] → être dur pour qn
It's rough on him → C'est dur pour lui.
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rough
adj (+er)
(= uneven) ground → uneben; path, road → uneben, holprig; surface, skin, hands, cloth → rau; rough edges (fig) → Ecken und Kanten pl
(= harsh) sound → hart; voice, tone → rau; taste, wine → sauer; words → grob, hart; to have rough luck → schweres Pech haben; to have a rough tongue (fig) → eine scharfe Zunge haben; he got the rough side of her tongue → er bekam (von ihr) den Marsch geblasen
(= violent) person, child → grob, roh; treatment, handling → grob, hart; life → wüst; children’s game → wild; match, sport, work → hart; neighbourhood, manners, pub → rau; sea, weather, wind → rau, stürmisch; sea crossing → stürmisch; a rough customer (inf) → ein übler Typ (inf); to be rough with somebody → grob mit jdm umgehen, unsanft mit jdm umspringen (inf); rough play (Sport) → Holzerei f (inf)
(inf: = unpleasant) he had a rough time (of it) → es ging ihm ziemlich dreckig (inf); to be in for a rough time (of it) → harten Zeiten entgegensehen; the examiners gave him a rough time → die Prüfer haben ihn ganz schön rangenommen (inf); to make things rough for somebody → jdm Schwierigkeiten machen; to be rough on somebody → grob mit jdm umspringen; it’s rough on him → das ist hart für ihn; things are rough just now → die Dinge stehen im Moment schlecht; to have a rough ride → es nicht leicht haben; to get a rough ride → Schwierigkeiten bekommen; to give somebody a rough ride → jdm die Hölle heißmachen (inf); he faces a rough ride from the media → die Medien werden es ihm nicht leicht machen; when the going gets rough … → wenn es hart wird, …
(= approximate, rudimentary) plan, calculation, estimate, translation → grob, ungefähr; workmanship → schludrig; rough sketch → Faustskizze f; in its rough state → im Rohzustand; do your rough work on the paper provided → macht euer Konzept auf dem dafür bereitgestellten Papier; at a rough guess → grob geschätzt; to give somebody a rough idea → jdm einen groben Anhaltspunkt geben; to have a rough idea → eine vage Idee or eine ungefähre Ahnung haben
n
→ unwegsames Gelände; (Golf) → Rau nt; rough or smooth? (Sport) → untere oder obere Seite? (des Schlägers, die durch einen roten Faden gekennzeichnet ist; zum Bestimmen, wer anfängt); she likes a bit of rough (Brit inf: sexually) → sie mags gern heftig (sl)
(= draft, sketch) → Rohentwurf m; in (the) rough → im Rohzustand; a diamond in the rough → ein Rohdiamant m
rough
:rough-and-ready
adj method, equipment, place → provisorisch; work → zusammengehauen (inf), → zusammengepfuscht (inf); person → rau(beinig); measure, interpretation, attitude → grob
rough-and-tumble
rough book
n (Sch) → Schmierheft nt
rough copy
n → Konzept nt
rough diamond
rough draft
n → Rohentwurf m, → grober Entwurf
rough
:roughhouse (inf)
n → Schlägerei f
vt → herumstoßen
rough
:rough notebook
n (Sch) → Schmierheft nt
rough paper
n → Konzeptpapier nt
roughrider
n → Zureiter(in) m(f)
roughshod
adv to ride rough over somebody/something → rücksichtslos über jdn/etw hinweggehen
rough-spoken
adj to be rough → sich ungehobelt ausdrücken
rough stuff
n → Schlägereien pl, → eine Schlägerei
rough trade
n (sl) (ohne feste Bindungsabsicht ausgewählter) homosexueller Geschlechtspartner mit grobem oder gewalttätigem Verhalten
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rough
[rʌf]1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))
a. (uneven, ground, road, path, edge) → accidentato/a; (not smooth, skin, cloth, surface, hands) → ruvido/a
b. (voice) → rauco/a; (taste, wine) → aspro/a; (coarse, unrefined, person, manners, life) → rozzo/a; (harsh, person, game) → violento/a; (neighbourhood) → poco raccomandabile, malfamato/a; (sea crossing, weather) → brutto/a
the sea is rough today → c'è mare grosso oggi
I don't want any rough stuff! (fam) → niente risse!
a rough customer (fam) → un duro
to have a rough time (of it) → passare un periodaccio
to give sb a rough time (of it) → rendere la vita dura a qn
it's rough on him → che sfortuna per lui
to feel rough (Brit) (fam) → sentirsi male
the sea is rough today → c'è mare grosso oggi
I don't want any rough stuff! (fam) → niente risse!
a rough customer (fam) → un duro
to have a rough time (of it) → passare un periodaccio
to give sb a rough time (of it) → rendere la vita dura a qn
it's rough on him → che sfortuna per lui
to feel rough (Brit) (fam) → sentirsi male
c. (calculation, figures) → approssimativo/a, approssimato/a; (plan) → sommario/a
rough work, rough draft, rough copy → brutta copia
rough sketch → schizzo
rough estimate → approssimazione f
at a rough guess or estimate → ad occhio e croce
he's a rough diamond → sotto quei modi un po' grezzi si nasconde un cuore d'oro
rough work, rough draft, rough copy → brutta copia
rough sketch → schizzo
rough estimate → approssimazione f
at a rough guess or estimate → ad occhio e croce
he's a rough diamond → sotto quei modi un po' grezzi si nasconde un cuore d'oro
2. adv to play rough (Sport) → giocare pesante; (children) → fare dei giochi violenti
to sleep rough (Brit) → dormire all'addiaccio
to live rough → vivere in strada
to sleep rough (Brit) → dormire all'addiaccio
to live rough → vivere in strada
3. n
a. (fam) (person) → duro
rough up vt + adv (fam) to rough sb up → malmenare qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rough
(raf) adjective1. not smooth. Her skin felt rough.
2. uneven. a rough path.
3. harsh; unpleasant. a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.
4. noisy and violent. rough behaviour.
5. stormy. The sea was rough; rough weather.
6. not complete or exact; approximate. a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.
noun1. a violent bully. a gang of roughs.
2. uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course. I lost my ball in the rough.
ˈroughly adverbˈroughness noun
ˈroughage (-fidʒ) noun
substances in food, eg bran or fibre, which help digestion.
ˈroughen verb to make or become rough. The sea roughened as the wind rose.
rough diamond a person of fine character but rough manners.
ˌrough-and-ˈready adjective1. not carefully made or finished, but good enough. a rough-and-ready meal.
2. (of people) friendly enough but without politeness etc.
ˌrough-and-ˈtumble noun friendly fighting between children etc.
rough it to live for a period of time without the comforts or conveniences of modern life. They roughed it in the jungles for two months.
rough out to draw or explain roughly. I roughed out a diagram; He roughed out his plan.
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rough
→ خَشِن, غَيْرُ لَطِيف hrubý brutal, grov grob, uneben τραχύς áspero, brusco karkea, kovakourainen brute, rugueux grub grossolano, rude 手荒な, 粗い 거친 ruw hardhendt, ru brutalny, szorstki áspero, bruto, rude грубый grov, hårdhänt รุนแรง, หยาบ kaba ráp, thô lỗ 粗糙的, 粗鲁的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rough
a. [surface, skin] áspero-a, escabroso-a; [character] rudo-a. grosero-a;
v.
to have a ___ time → pasarla mal.
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rough
adj (skin, etc.) ásperoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.