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1 roughness of sea surface
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1 ( lack of smoothness) (of skin, hand, rock, surface, material) rugosité f ; (of road, terrain) inégalité f ;3 ( lack of sophistication) (of person, manner, voice, appearance) rudesse f ; (of furniture, house) simplicité f ;4 ( storminess) it all depends on the roughness of the sea tout dépend de l'état de la mer. -
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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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roughness [ˈrʌfnɪs]b. ( = lack of refinement) [of person] rudesse fc. ( = storminess) [of sea] agitation f* * *['rʌfnɪs]1) (of skin, surface, material) rugosité f; ( of terrain) inégalité f2) ( violence) brutalité f3) ( lack of sophistication) ( of person) rudesse f
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