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1 ♦ rude
♦ rude /ru:d/a.1 maleducato; scortese: It's rude to point at strangers, è maleducato puntare il dito verso gli sconosciuti; I don't want to be rude, but I think you are wrong, non voglio essere scortese, ma penso che tu abbia torto; a rude girl, una ragazza sgarbata; a rude answer, una risposta scortese; rude remarks, osservazioni offensive; downright rude, proprio sgarbato; Don't be rude to me!, non essere villano con me!; to say rude things, dire cose offensive; dire insolenze2 (fam.) osceno; volgare: a rude gesture, un gesto osceno; rude words, parolacce; a rude joke, una barzelletta sporca3 (lett., meno comune; cfr. rough, def. 2) (antiq.: di cosa) grossolano; rudimentale; (arc.: di persona) rozzo; incolto; rude drawings, disegni grossolani; a rude shelter, un rifugio rudimentale; a rude estimate, un preventivo molto approssimativo; rude people, gente rozza (o incolta)4 inaspettato; brusco: a rude shock, un colpo inaspettato (fig.); a rude surprise, una grande sorpresa; a rude awakening, un brusco risveglio6 (arc., poet.) semplice; umile● (form.) to be in rude health, essere in ottima salute; avere una salute di ferroFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese non letterario rude non significa rude. -
2 downright
['daʊnraɪt] 1. 2.avverbio proprio, assolutamente* * *adverb (plainly; there's no other word for it: I think he was downright rude!) assolutamente; proprio* * *downright /ˈdaʊnraɪt/ (fam.)A a.1 bell'e buono, perfetto: It's a downright attack, è un attacco bell'e buono; a downright insult [lie], un'offesa [una bugia] bell'e buona; a downright idiot, un perfetto idiota2 diretto, esplicito: a downright person, una persona diretta; a downright answer, una risposta esplicitaB avv.assolutamente, totalmente: downright rude [stupid, disgusting], assolutamente sgarbato [stupido, disgustoso]downrightness n. [u].* * *['daʊnraɪt] 1. 2.avverbio proprio, assolutamente -
3 downright down·right
['daʊnˌraɪt]1. adj(person, manner) franco (-a), (lie, liar) bell'e buono (-a), (refusal) categorico (-a), assoluto (-a)2. adv(rude, disgusting) davvero
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rude — [ rud ] adjective ** 1. ) not polite: I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone. it is rude to do something: It s rude to keep people waiting. downright rude (=extremely rude): The way she stared was downright rude. a ) offensive: a rude … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rude */*/ — UK [ruːd] / US [rud] adjective Word forms rude : adjective rude comparative ruder superlative rudest 1) a) not polite I don t want to seem rude, but I d rather be alone. it is rude to do something: It s rude to keep people waiting. downright rude … English dictionary
rude — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ consider sth, find sb, think sb/sth … Collocations dictionary
downright — [[t]da͟ʊnraɪt[/t]] ADV: ADV adj (emphasis) You use downright to emphasize unpleasant or bad qualities or behaviour. ...ideas that would have been downright dangerous if put into practice... She was often downright rude to him. Syn: out and out… … English dictionary
downright — down|right1 [ daun,raıt ] adverb INFORMAL completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is: She was downright rude! downright down|right 2 [ daun,raıt ] adjective INFORMAL complete: used for emphasizing how bad… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
downright — adj. & adv. adj. 1 plain, definite, straightforward, blunt. 2 utter, complete (a downright lie; downright nonsense). adv. thoroughly, completely, positively (downright rude). Derivatives: downrightness n … Useful english dictionary
downright — adjective 1》 utter; complete: it s a downright disgrace. 2》 forthright; blunt. adverb to an extreme degree; thoroughly: he was downright rude. Derivatives downrightness noun … English new terms dictionary
downright — I UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adverb informal completely or extremely: used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is She was downright rude! II UK [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] / US adjective informal complete: used for emphasizing how bad something is It was a… … English dictionary
downright — [ˈdaʊnˌraɪt] adv informal completely or extremely She was downright rude![/ex] downright adj … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
downright — adverb /ˈdaʊnˌraɪt/ Really; actually; quite; thoroughly; utterly. He wasnt just cool to me, he was downright rude … Wiktionary
Rude Awakening (band) — Rude Awakening was formed in 1986 in Richmond, Virginia at the height of the art rock scene which centered around Virginia Commonwealth University and also spawned such bands as GWAR, the Alter Natives and the Good Guys. It was the first musical… … Wikipedia