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1 roughly
adverb ásperamente; rudamente; duramenteroughly adv1. aproximadamente2. bruscamente / violentamentetr['rʌflɪ]1 (about) aproximadamente; (more or less) más o menos2 (not gently) bruscamenteroughly ['rʌfli] adv1) : bruscamenteto treat roughly: maltratar2) crudely: burdamente3) approximately: aproximadamente, más o menosadv.• aproximadamente adv.• asperamente adv.• bruscamente adv.• toscamente adv.'rʌflia) ( approximately) aproximadamenteroughly speaking, the organ acts as a filter — el órgano se comporta como un filtro, por así decirlo
b) ( not gently) < play> bruscamente, de manera violentato treat somebody roughly — maltratar or tratar mal a alguien
c) ( crudely) toscamente['rʌflɪ]ADV1) (=approximately) [equal] aproximadamente, más o menoshe was roughly the same age/height as me — tenía aproximadamente or más o menos la misma edad/altura que yo
roughly translated — traducido a grandes rasgos or de forma aproximada
2) (=generally) [describe, outline] en líneas generales, más o menosroughly speaking, it means an increase of 10% — en líneas generales, supone un incremento del 10%
roughly speaking, it acts as a transformer — viene a actuar más o menos como un transformador
roughly speaking, his job is that of an administrator — su trabajo es, por así decirlo, de administrador
3) (=not gently) [push] bruscamente; [play] de forma violenta; [speak, order] con brusquedadto treat sth/sb roughly — tratar mal algoatar a algn con brusquedad
4) (=crudely) [constructed, built, carved] toscamente5) (Culin) [chop] en trozos grandes; [slice] en rodajas grandes* * *['rʌfli]a) ( approximately) aproximadamenteroughly speaking, the organ acts as a filter — el órgano se comporta como un filtro, por así decirlo
b) ( not gently) < play> bruscamente, de manera violentato treat somebody roughly — maltratar or tratar mal a alguien
c) ( crudely) toscamente -
2 length
leŋƟ1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) longitud, largo2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) pedazo, trozo3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) largo•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths
length n1. longitud2. largo de piscinatr[leŋɵ]1 longitud nombre femenino■ what length is the skirt? ¿qué largo tiene la falda?2 (of time) duración nombre femenino3 (piece) trozo; (of cloth) largo4 (of road) tramo; (of swimming pool) largo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe length and breadth of something a lo largo y ancho de algoto go to any lengths to do something hacer lo que sea para hacer algoto go to great lengths to do something hacer lo imposible por hacer algoto keep somebody at arm's length mantener las distancias con alguiento measure one's length figurative use medir el suelolength ['lɛŋkɵ] n1) : longitud f, largo m10 feet in length: 10 pies de largo2) duration: duración f3) : trozo m (de madera), corte m (de tela)4)to go to any lengths : hacer todo lo posible5)at length : extensamenteto speak at length: hablar largo y tendidon.• duración s.f.• eslora s.f.• largo s.m.• largor s.m.• largura s.f.• longitud s.f.• tirantez s.f.• tiro s.m.• tramo s.m.leŋθ1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m[leŋ(k)θ]1. N1) (=size) largo m, longitud fwhat is its length?, what length is it? — ¿cuánto tiene or mide de largo?
two pieces of cable of roughly equal or the same length — dos trozos mpl de cable de aproximadamente el mismo largo or la misma longitud
the tail was at least twice the length of the body — el rabo medía por lo menos el doble que el cuerpo
measure 2., 1)•
it was two metres in length — tenía or medía dos metros de largo2) (=extent)a) [of street, river, house]arm I•
I have travelled the length and breadth of the country — he viajado a lo largo y ancho del país, he viajado por todo el paísb) [of book, letter, essay] extensión f•
an essay 4,000 words in length — un ensayo de 4.000 palabras (de extensión)c)- go to great lengths to do sththey went to extraordinary lengths to keep their relationship secret — llegaron a extremos insospechables para mantener su relación en secreto
3) (=duration) duración f•
a concert two hours in length — un concierto de dos horas de duración•
we must reduce the length of time patients have to wait — tenemos que reducir el tiempo de espera de los pacientesyou couldn't keep that effort up for any length of time — un esfuerzo así no se puede mantener (durante) mucho tiempo
if you were outside for any length of time you'd freeze to death — si te quedases en la calle más de un cierto tiempo, morirías congelado
4)• at length — (=finally) finalmente, por fin; (=in detail) [discuss] detenidamente; [explain] con mucho detalle; [write] extensamente; (=for a long time) largo y tendido
5) (=piece) [of rope, wire, tubing] trozo m, pedazo m ; [of cloth] largo m, corte m ; [of track, road] tramo m6) [of vowel, syllable] duración f, cantidad f (Tech)7) (Sport) (in horse races) cuerpo m ; (in rowing) largo m ; [of pool] largo mto win by half a length/four lengths — ganar por medio cuerpo/cuatro cuerpos
2.CPDlength mark N — (Ling) signo m de vocal larga
* * *[leŋθ]1) ua) (of line, surface) longitud f, largo m; (of sleeve, coat) largo mit's the wrong length — es demasiado largo/corto
it's 5m in length — mide or tiene 5 metros de largo
to go to great/any lengths: he went to great lengths to send me the money hizo todo lo posible para enviarme el dinero; he'd go to any lengths to get what he wants — es capaz de hacer cualquier cosa con tal de obtener lo que se propone
b) (of book, list) extensión f2) ua) ( duration) (of movie, play) duración fb)at length — ( finally) finalmente, por fin; ( for a long time) extensamente, por extenso; ( in detail) detenidamente, con detenimiento
3) c (section - of wood, pipe) trozo m; (- of river, road) tramo m, parte fa length of cloth — un corte de tela, una tela
4) c ( Sport)a) ( in swimming) largo mb) (in horse, dog racing) cuerpo m; ( in rowing) largo m -
3 minim
'minim(a musical note roughly equal to a slow walking step in length.) blancatr['mɪnɪm]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL blancan.• cantidad muy pequeña s.f.• minim s.m.• mínima s.f.• mínimo s.m.'mɪnəm, 'mɪnɪmnoun (BrE) blanca f['mɪnɪm]1.N blanca f2.CPDminim rest N — (Mus) silencio m de blanca
* * *['mɪnəm, 'mɪnɪm]noun (BrE) blanca f
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