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2 roughage rough·age n
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3 rough
I 1. [rʌf]1) (not smooth) [skin, material, rock] ruvido; [ surface] scabro; [ terrain] ineguale; [ landscape] selvaggio2) (brutal) [ person] rude, sgarbato; [ behaviour] rude, brusco; [ sport] violento, duro; [ area] pericolosoto be rough with sb. — trattare qcn. duramente
3) (approximate) [description, map] sommario; [figure, estimate, cost] approssimativo4) (difficult)to give sb. a rough ride — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
5) (crude) [person, manner] grossolano, rozzo, rude7) (stormy) [ sea] agitato, grosso, mosso; [ crossing] tempestoso; [ weather] burrascoso; (in plane) [ landing] movimentato8) colloq. (unwell)2.1) (outdoors)2) (violently) [ play] in modo pesante3. II [rʌf]- rough in- rough up* * *1. adjective1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) ruvido2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidentato3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) rude; difficile4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) sgarbato5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) tempestoso6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) approssimativo2. noun1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) teppista2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) (terreno accidentato)•- roughly- roughness
- roughage
- roughen
- rough diamond
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough it
- rough out* * *I 1. [rʌf]1) (not smooth) [skin, material, rock] ruvido; [ surface] scabro; [ terrain] ineguale; [ landscape] selvaggio2) (brutal) [ person] rude, sgarbato; [ behaviour] rude, brusco; [ sport] violento, duro; [ area] pericolosoto be rough with sb. — trattare qcn. duramente
3) (approximate) [description, map] sommario; [figure, estimate, cost] approssimativo4) (difficult)to give sb. a rough ride — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
5) (crude) [person, manner] grossolano, rozzo, rude7) (stormy) [ sea] agitato, grosso, mosso; [ crossing] tempestoso; [ weather] burrascoso; (in plane) [ landing] movimentato8) colloq. (unwell)2.1) (outdoors)2) (violently) [ play] in modo pesante3. II [rʌf]- rough in- rough up
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