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roughness ['rʌfnɪs](a) (of surface) caractère m rugueux; (of skin, cloth, paper) caractère m rêche; (of road, ground) inégalités fpl(b) (of manner) rudesse f; (of reply, speech) brusquerie f; (of person) rudesse f, brutalité f; (of living conditions) rudesse f, dureté f∎ because of the roughness of the sea parce que la mer était agitée
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