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adj. hard; ruw, grof; onbewerkt--------adv. ruw, grof, bars, streng, hardhandig, moeilijk; ruig; oneffen; ongeslepen--------n. gewelddadige kerel; iets in het klad geschreven; tegenslag--------v. ruw maken, ruw worden; zich gewelddadig gedragen; preliminair voorbereiden, in kort omschrijvenrough1[ ruf]3 ruwe staat ⇒ onbewerkte/onvoltooide staat♦voorbeelden:————————rough2〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; roughness〉1 ruw ⇒ ruig, oneffen4 ruw ⇒ scherp, naar; wrang van smaak5 ruw ⇒ schetsmatig, niet uitgewerkt♦voorbeelden:3 rough behaviour • wild/baldadig gedrag4 rough luck • pech, tegenslaga rough time • een zware tijdrough wine • wrange wijnit is rough on him • het is heel naar voor hemrough justice • min of meer rechtvaardige behandelingrough quarter of the town • gevaarlijke buurt→ roughly roughly/————————rough3〈 werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:¶ rough it • zich behelpen, op een primitieve manier leven————————rough4〈 bijwoord〉2 wild ⇒ ruw, woest♦voorbeelden:live rough • zwerven, in de open lucht leven -
4 diamond in the rough
n. een talentvol persoon maar ongemanierd; ruwe diamant
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Rough diamond — Rough Rough, a. [Compar. {Rougher}; superl. {Roughest}.] [OE. rou?, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r?h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug, D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r?h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. {Rug}, n.] 1. Having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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