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[rʌf]1) (uneven: ground, road, path, edge) accidentato (-a), (not smooth: skin, cloth, surface, hands) ruvido (-a)2) (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, il mare è mosso oggi
a rough customer fam — un duro
to feel rough Brit fam — sentirsi male
3) (calculation, figures) approssimativo (-a), approssimato (-a), (plan) sommario (-a)rough work; rough draft; rough copy — brutta copia
at a rough guess or estimate — ad occhio e croce
2. advto play rough Sport — giocare pesante, (children) fare dei giochi violenti
to sleep rough Brit — dormire all'addiaccio, dormire per strada
3. n1) (fam: person) duro2)3) Golf erba alta, macchia4. vtto rough it fam — far vita dura
•- rough up
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