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rough
(rŭf)adj. rough·er, rough·est
1.
a. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth: planed the board so it was no longer rough.
b. Coarse or shaggy to the touch: a rough scratchy blanket.
2.
a. Difficult to travel over or through: the rough terrain of the highlands.
b. Characterized by violent motion; turbulent: rough waters.
c. Difficult to endure or live through, especially because of harsh or inclement weather: a rough winter.
d. Unpleasant or difficult: had a rough time during the exam.
3.
a. Characterized by or done with violence or forcefulness: a sport noted for rough play; a package that received rough handling.
b. Boisterous, disorderly, or given to violence: ran with a rough crowd.
c. Characterized by violence or crime: lives in a rough neighborhood.
d. Lacking polish or finesse: rough manners.
4. Harsh to the ear: a rough raspy sound.
5. Being in a natural state: rough diamonds.
6. Not perfected, completed, or fully detailed: a rough drawing; rough carpentry.
n.
1. The surface or part of something that is uneven or coarse: felt the rough of his chin.
2.
a. Rugged overgrown terrain.
b. Sports The area of a golf hole in which the grass is left unmowed or is cut to a length longer than that of the fairway.
3.
a. A disorderly, unrefined, or unfinished state.
b. A difficult or disagreeable aspect or condition of something: observed politics in the rough when working as an intern on Capitol Hill.
4. A person given to violent or disorderly behavior; a rowdy.
tr.v. roughed, rough·ing, roughs
1.
a. To treat roughly or with physical violence: roughed up his opponent.
b. Sports To treat (an opposing player) with unnecessary roughness, often in violation of the rules: was ejected from the game for roughing the passer.
2. To prepare or indicate in an unfinished form: rough out a house plan.
adv.
Idiom: In a rough manner; roughly: The engine began to run rough and faltered.
rough it
To live without the usual comforts and conveniences: roughed it in a small hunting shack.
[Middle English, from Old English rūh.]
rough′er n.
rough′ly adv.
rough′ness n.
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roughly
(ˈrʌflɪ)adv
1. without being exact or fully authenticated; approximately: roughly half the candidates were successful.
2. in a clumsy, coarse, or violent manner: his captors did not treat him roughly.
3. in a crude or primitive manner: a slab of roughly hewn stone.
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| Adv. | 1. |  roughly - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds"; "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20 or so people were at the party" |
| 2. | roughly - with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly'); "he was pushed roughly aside"; "they treated him rough" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | |
| 3. | roughly - with rough motion as over a rough surface; "ride rough" |
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roughly
adverb
1. forcefully, abruptly, violently, aggressively, forcibly A hand roughly pushed him aside.
2. approximately, about, around, close to, just about, more or less, in the region of, circa (used with dates), in the vicinity of, not far off, in the neighbourhood of a period of roughly 30 million years
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roughly
adverbNear to in quantity or amount:
Idiom: on the order of.
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Translations
بِخُشونَه، بصورةٍ تَقْريبيَّهبِقَسْوَة
hrubězhruba
cirkagrofthårdhændeti grove trækråt
karkeasti
grubo
hozzávetõlegesen
gróflega
およそ
대략
grobopribližno
ungefär
อย่างหยาบ
thô bạo
roughly
[ˈrʌflɪ] ADV1. (= approximately) [equal] → aproximadamente, más o menos
he was roughly the same age/height as me → tenía aproximadamente or más o menos la misma edad/altura que yo
roughly similar → más o menos parecido
roughly translated → traducido a grandes rasgos or de forma aproximada
he was roughly the same age/height as me → tenía aproximadamente or más o menos la misma edad/altura que yo
roughly similar → más o menos parecido
roughly translated → traducido a grandes rasgos or de forma aproximada
2. (= generally) [describe, outline] → en líneas generales, más o menos
they fall roughly into two categories → en términos generales se dividen en dos categorías
roughly 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
they fall roughly into two categories → en términos generales se dividen en dos categorías
roughly 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 brusquedad
to treat sth/sb roughly → tratar mal algo/tratar a algn con brusquedad
to treat sth/sb roughly → tratar mal algo/tratar a algn con brusquedad
4. (= crudely) [constructed, built, carved] → toscamente
to sketch sth roughly → hacer un bosquejo de algo
to sketch sth roughly → hacer un bosquejo de algo
5. (Culin) [chop] → en trozos grandes; [slice] → en rodajas grandes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
roughly
[ˈrʌfli] adv (= approximately) → à peu près
It weighs roughly 20 kilos → Ça pèse à peu près vingt kilos.
roughly speaking → en gros
It weighs roughly 20 kilos → Ça pèse à peu près vingt kilos.
roughly speaking → en gros
(= violently) [handle, push, pull] → brutalement
(= harshly) [speak, answer] → durement
(= crudely) [make, cut, chop] → grossièrement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
roughly
adv
(= crudely) make, sew, sketch, chop, slice → grob
(= approximately) → ungefähr; roughly (speaking) → grob gesagt; roughly half → ungefähr die Hälfte; roughly equal → ungefähr gleich; roughly the same → ungefähr dasselbe; roughly similar → in etwa ähnlich; to be roughly similar to something → eine grobe Ähnlichkeit mit etw besitzen; roughly comparable → grob vergleichbar; roughly translated → grob übersetzt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
roughly
[ˈrʌflɪ] adva. (not gently, YYY, push, handle) → brutalmente; (speak, order) → bruscamente
to treat sb/sth roughly → maltrattare qn/qc
to treat sb/sth roughly → maltrattare qn/qc
b. (not finely, YYY, make, sew) → grossolanamente
to chop roughly → tagliare a pezzi grossi
to sketch sth roughly → fare uno schizzo di qc
to chop roughly → tagliare a pezzi grossi
to sketch sth roughly → fare uno schizzo di qc
c. (approximately) → grosso modo, approssimativamente, pressappoco
roughly speaking → grosso modo, ad occhio e croce
there were roughly 50 people → c'erano pressappoco 50 persone
roughly speaking → grosso modo, ad occhio e croce
there were roughly 50 people → c'erano pressappoco 50 persone
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rough
(raf) adjective1. not smooth. Her skin felt rough.
2. uneven. a rough path.
3. harsh; unpleasant. a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.
4. noisy and violent. rough behaviour.
5. stormy. The sea was rough; rough weather.
6. not complete or exact; approximate. a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.
noun1. a violent bully. a gang of roughs.
2. uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course. I lost my ball in the rough.
ˈroughly adverbˈroughness noun
ˈroughage (-fidʒ) noun
substances in food, eg bran or fibre, which help digestion.
ˈroughen verb to make or become rough. The sea roughened as the wind rose.
rough diamond a person of fine character but rough manners.
ˌrough-and-ˈready adjective1. not carefully made or finished, but good enough. a rough-and-ready meal.
2. (of people) friendly enough but without politeness etc.
ˌrough-and-ˈtumble noun friendly fighting between children etc.
rough it to live for a period of time without the comforts or conveniences of modern life. They roughed it in the jungles for two months.
rough out to draw or explain roughly. I roughed out a diagram; He roughed out his plan.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
roughly
→ بِقَسْوَة zhruba hårdhændet ungefähr βίαια aproximadamente karkeasti approximativement grubo pressappoco およそ 대략 ruw omtrent z grubsza bruscamente грубо ungefär อย่างหยาบ kabaca thô bạo 粗暴地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009