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♦ raw /rɔ:/A a.1 crudo ( anche fig.): raw vegetables, verdura cruda; This steak is nearly raw, questa bistecca è quasi cruda2 grezzo; non raffinato: raw wool, lana grezza; raw silk, seta grezza (o cruda); raw whisky, whisky giovane; raw sugar, zucchero non raffinato; raw hides, pelli grezze; raw material, materiale grezzo; materia prima ( anche fig.)4 ( di pelle) scorticato; ( di ferita, ecc.) aperto; sanguinante: a raw wound, una ferita sanguinante; a raw sore, una piaga viva; a raw throat, una gola infiammata; My hands were raw from all the scrubbing, le mie mani erano scorticate a forza di sfregarle; The baby's skin is red raw from nappy rash, la pelle del bambino è rosso vivo per via del pannolino5 (di emozione, ecc.) allo stato puro: raw rage, rabbia allo stato puro; raw ambition, ambizione allo stato puro; raw talent, talento grezzo; He gave us a raw account of his youth, ci ha fatto un resoconto crudo della sua giovinezzaB n.● raw-boned, ossuto; scarno □ raw cloth, stoffa prima della follatura □ (comput.) raw data, dati non elaborati □ (fam.) a raw deal, un trattamento iniquo: Many women complain about getting a raw deal at work, molte donne si lamentano di ricevere un trattamento iniquo sul lavoro □ (comput.) raw format, formato RAW ( per immagini digitali) □ raw land, terra allo stato naturale □ raw milk, latte crudo □ raw sewage, acque reflue non trattate □ raw sludge, fango non trattato □ raw spirit, alcol puro □ raw water, acqua non depurata □ to touch (o hit) a raw nerve, toccare un tasto dolente □ in the raw, allo stato puro; (fam.) nudo, svestito: We had a glimpse of nature in the raw, abbiamo avuto un assaggio della natura allo stato purorawly avv. rawness n. [u].
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raw wool — noun wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed • Hypernyms: ↑wool … Useful english dictionary
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raw — 01. He got sick at the barbecue after eating a hamburger that was still [raw] in the middle. 02. His throat was [raw] from coughing all day. 03. My Mexican friend Laura made a delicious dish that featured [raw] fish which had been marinated in… … Grammatical examples in English
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wool count — /ˈwʊl kaʊnt/ (say wool kownt) noun a quality number used to indicate fineness in raw wool …
wool scourer — noun : an operator of a machine for scouring raw wool … Useful english dictionary
