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| rough adj | (abrasive) | rau Adj |
| | | angeriffelt Adj |
| | This sandpaper is extra rough, so you can work faster. |
| | Das Schmirgelpapier ist sehr rau, damit kannst du schneller arbeiten. |
| rough adj | (uneven) | rau Adj |
| | | uneben Adj |
| | The surface of this concrete is rough. |
| | Die Oberfläche dieses Betons ist rau. |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| rough adj | (animal coat: shaggy) (Tierfell) | rau Adj |
| | Border Terriers have quite rough coats. |
| rough adj | (violent) | grob Adj |
| | (übertragen) | hart Adj |
| | He is extremely rough with his kids. |
| rough adj | (turbulent) | schwierig Adj |
| | (übertragen) | hart Adj |
| | They have had a rough marriage with the death of two sons. |
| rough adj | (weather: stormy) (Wetter) | rau Adj |
| | | stürmisch Adj |
| | The rough weather makes life difficult in Antarctica. |
| rough adj | (rude) | grob Adj |
| | | unhöflich Adj |
| | His rough manners were frowned upon when he started mixing with the upper classes. |
| rough adj | (disorderly) (umgangssprachlich) | frech Adj |
| | | undiszipliniert Adj |
| | I have had enough of your rough behaviour. |
| rough adj | (food: coarse) | grob Adj |
| | The rough fibres in celery help clean your intestines. |
| rough adj | (lacking luxuries) | rau Adj |
| | Many people like the rough experience that they get camping. |
| rough adj | (unpolished) | grob Adj |
| | | unfertig Adj |
| | I've worked out a rough itinerary for our trip; we can add more detail later. |
| rough adj | (tentative) | grob Adj |
| | | provisorisch Adj |
| | Let me take a rough guess at the cost. |
| rough adj | (bristly) | stoppelig Adj |
| | He hadn't shaved for a week and his face was rough when she kissed him. |
| rough adj | (sea: with big waves) | stürmisch Adj |
| | | rau Adj |
| | The sea was so rough, many passengers were sick during the crossing. |
| rough adv | US, informal (roughly) (informell) | ruppig Adj |
| | | schroff Adj |
| | | unhöflich Adj |
| | The sergeant treated us real rough. |
| rough n | informal (thug) | Schlägertyp Nm |
| | (altmodisch) | Rüpel Nm |
| | The woman crossed the street to avoid the young roughs on the other side. |
| rough n | informal (sketch) | Skizze Nf |
| | They looked over the roughs together and selected two styles. |
| the rough n | (golf: longer grass) (Golf) | höheres Gras Adj + Nn |
| | In the summer, we irrigate the fairway, but not the rough. |
| rough [sth]⇒ vtr | (sketch an outline) | skizzieren Vt |
| | | aufzeichen Vt, sepa |
| | Let me see if I can rough something together for you. |
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rough [sb] up,
rough up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (beat up) (ugs, Euphemismus) | aufmischen Vt, sepa |
| | | verprügeln Vt |
| | A gang of youths roughed him up. |
rough up [sb],
rough [sb] up (US),
rough [sb] (UK) vtr phrasal sep | informal (sports: abuse a player) (umgangssprachlich) | aufmischen Vt, sepa |
| | Go in there and rough up their best player, but don't get any fouls called on you. |
rough [sth] up,
rough up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (make rough) (Material) | aufrauen Vt, sepa |
| | Rough up the surface of the wood before you paint it. |
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rough | rough up | roughing |
rough in [sth],
rough [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (drawing, etc.: make a first draft) | skizzieren Vt |
| | | vorzeichnen Vt, sepa |
rough in [sth],
rough [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (building: install the basic pipes, etc.) | im Rohzustand Präp + Nm |
| rough [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (outline, plan sketchily) | [etw] grob entwerfen Adj als Adv + Vt |
| | | [etw] andeutungsweise erstellen Adv + Vt |
| | I can rough out the plans for your house but you have to hire an architect for the finished plans. |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026: Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
rough | rough up | roughing |
| get rough vi + adj | (sea: become turbulent) | rau werden Adj + Vt |
| | The sea was getting rough so we sailed back to the shore. |
| get rough vi + adj | informal (become difficult) | schwer werden Adj + Vt |
| | Things got rough for Roger when his wife left him. |
| get rough with [sb] v expr | (behave violently) | handgreiflich werden Adj + Vt |
| | Jack was getting too rough with his brother and ended up hurting him. |
| go through a rough patch v expr | informal, figurative (experience difficult time) | eine schwere Zeit haben Rdw |
| | | eine schwierige Phase durchlaufen Rdw |
| | | harte Zeiten erleben Rdw |
| | Pippa has a lot of problems at the moment; she's going through a rough patch. |
| knock the rough edges off [sth/sb] v expr | informal, figurative (refine) | verfeinern Vt |
| | | etwas einen Feinschliff verpassen Rdw |
| | The band have knocked the rough edges off their playing and now sound more professional. |
rough and ready,
rough-and-ready adj | informal (unpolished but fit for purpose) | seinen Zweck erfüllen VP |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the adjective precedes the noun | | rough approximation n | ([sth] close but not exact) | grobe Abschätzung Adj + Nf |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | grob sagen Adv + Vt |
| | | grob abschätzen Adv + Vt, sepa |
| | | grob überschlagen Adj + Vt, fix |
| | I think it will cost about £1,000, but that's only a rough approximation. |
| rough approximation of [sth] n | ([sth] close but not identical) | grobe Einschätzung Adj + Nf |
| | | grob überschlagen Adj + Vt, fix |
| | I can only give you a rough approximation of the damage at this point. |
| rough copy n | (writing: early draft) | Entwurf Nm |
| | | Rohfassung Nf |
| | My rough copy isn't too good, but I can always change it. |
| rough diamond n | (gemstone: uncut diamond) | ungeschliffener Diamant Adj + Nm |
| | | Rohdiamant Nm |
| | Rough diamonds are very expensive in America. |
diamond in the rough (US),
rough diamond (UK) n | figurative ([sb] unrefined but special) | Raubein Nn |
| | | Lausebengel Nm |
| | | Schlingel Nm |
| | George is a rough diamond from a working-class background who has made it to the top of his profession. |
| rough draft n | (writing: unfinished version) | erster Entwurf Adj + Nm |
| | | Rohentwurf Nm |
| | The writers are still working on a rough draft right now. |
| rough edges npl | figurative (lack of refinement) | grobe Seite Adj + Nf |
| | | Ecken und Kanten Rdw |
| | She wanted to smooth off his rough edges and teach him some manners. |
| rough edges npl | (ragged outline) | Ecken und Kanten vermeiden Rdw |
| | She ripped the paper instead of using scissors because she wanted rough edges. |
| rough guess n | (uneducated estimate) | grobe Schätzung Adj + Nf |
| | (informell) | Pi mal Daumen Schätzung Rdw |
| | I'd say the town's population is 75,000 - but that's just a rough guess. |
| rough it v expr | (live primitively) | ganz einfach leben VP |
| | | mit dem Nötigsten auskommen VP |
| rough layout n | (general description of arrangement) | grober Entwurf Adj + Nm |
| | | erster Entwurf Adj + Nm |
| | This is just a rough layout; I'll bring the finalized plans to our next meeting. |
| rough measure n | (approximate gauge) | grobes Bild Adj + Nn |
| | | grobe Idee Adj + Nf |
| | | ungefähres Maß Adj + Nn |
| | By studying people's actions you'll have the rough measure of their characters. |
| rough outline n | (sketchy drawing or diagram) | grobe Skizze Adj + Nf |
| | | erste Skizze Adj + Nf |
| | I quickly drew a rough outline of an eye. |
| rough outline n | (general idea or description) | ungefähre Beschreibung Adj + Nf |
| | | grob umrissen Adj + V Part Perf |
| | Here's a rough outline of the proposed web site, but it still needs refining. |
| rough sea n | (stormy or choppy sea) | raue See Adj + Nf |
| | (literarisch) | ungestüme See Adj + Nf |
| | Rough seas prevented his return from Capri to Naples. |
| rough sketch n | (rapid or loose drawing) | grobe Skizze Adj + Nf |
| | | grober Entwurf Adj + Nm |
| | Michelangelo always made a rough sketch before starting a sculpture. |
| rough sleeping n | UK (homelessness) | Obdachlosigkeit Nf |
| | | ohne Wohnsitz Präp + Nm |
| rough spot n | informal (difficult period) | schwierige Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | | schwere Zeit Adj + Nf |
| | She's going through a pretty rough spot just at the moment. |
| rough stuff n | informal (physical violence) | Gewalt Nf |
| | | körperliche Gewalt Adj + Nf |
| | We won't tolerate any more rough stuff from you bullies. |
| rough weather n | (stormy or windy conditions) | schlechtes Wetter Adj + Nn |
| | | raues Wetter Adj + Nn |
| | They're predicting rough weather so I think we'd better not go sailing today. |
| rough-and-tumble n | (violent, disorderly struggle) | Handgemenge Nn |
| | | Rauferei Nf |
| | (allg) | Streit Nm |
| rough-and-tumble adj | (rough, disorderly) | rau Adj |
| | | grob Adj |
| | | ungehobelt Adj |
rough-cut,
rough cut n | (film: first version) | Rohschnitt Nm |
| rough-cut [sth]⇒ vtr | (cut quickly) | schnell schneiden Adj + Vt |
| | | grob schneiden Adj + Vt |
| rough-hewn adj | (crudely shaped) | grob Adj |
| | | klotzig Adj |
| | | unförmig Adj |
| rough-hewn adj | figurative (lacking refinement) | ungenau Adj |
| | | vage Adj |
| | | grob Adj |
| rough-spoken adj | (rude in speech) | roh, derb Adj |
| | | sehr direkt Adv + Adj |
| | | unhöflich, unfreundlich Adj |
roughrider,
rough rider n | US ([sb] who breaks wild horses) | Zureiter Nm |
| | | Bereiter Nm |
| | | Zureiterin, Bereiterin Nf |
roughrider,
rough rider,
Rough Rider n | historical (military: US cavalry unit member) (Anglizismus) | Roughrider, Rough Rider Nm |
| smooth the rough edges off [sth] v expr | (file down) | die rauen Kanten abschleifen Rdw |
| | | die rauen Kanten glätten Rdw |
| | You can smooth the rough edge off the metal with a file or with sand paper. |
| smooth the rough edges off [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (refine) | die Ecken und Kanten los werden Rdw |
| | | verbessern Vt |
| | | verfeinern Vt |
| | As soon as they were married she started trying to smooth the rough edges off him. |
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012: rough [rʌf]- I adj (adv regelm) → roughly
- 1. rau (Oberfläche, auch Haut, Tuch etc; auch Stimme)
- 2. rau, struppig (Fell, Haar)
- 3. holp(e)rig, uneben (Gelände, Weg)
- 4. rau, unwirtlich, zerklüftet (Landschaft)
- 5. rau (Wind etc); stürmisch (See, Überfahrt, Wetter):
rough sea SCHIFF grobe See
- 6. grob, roh (Mensch, Manieren etc); raubeinig, ungehobelt (Person); heftig (Temperament etc):
rough play rohes oder hartes Spiel; rough stuff umg Gewalttätigkeit(en pl) f
- 7. rau, barsch, schroff (Person oder Redeweise): rough words;
have a rough tongue eine raue Sprache sprechen
- 8. umg rau (Behandlung, Empfang etc), hart (Leben, Tag etc), garstig, böse:
it was rough es war eine böse Sache: I had a rough time es ist mir ziemlich mies ergangen; that’s rough luck for him da hat er aber Pech (gehabt)
- 9. roh, grob:
a) ohne Feinheit
b) unbearbeitet, im Rohzustand: rough cloth ungewalktes Tuch; rough food grobe Kost; rough rice unpolierter Reis; rough style grober oder ungeschliffener Stil; rough stone
c) unbehauener Stein
d) ungeschliffener (Edel)Stein; → diamond I 1, rough-and-ready
- 10. TECH Grob…:
rough carpenter Grobtischler m; rough file Schruppfeile f
- 11. unfertig, Roh…:
rough copy Konzept n; rough draft (oder sketch) Faustskizze f, Rohentwurf m; in a rough state im Rohzustand
- 12. fig grob:
a) annähernd (richtig), ungefähr
b) flüchtig, im Überschlag: rough analysis Rohanalyse f; rough calculation Überschlag m; rough size TECH Rohmaß n
- 13. TYPO noch nicht beschnitten (Buchrand)
- 14. herb, sauer (besonders Wein)
- 15. stark (wirkend) (Arznei)
- 16. Br sl schlecht, ungenießbar (Fisch)
- II adv
- III s
- 1. Rauheit f, das Raue:
over rough and smooth über Stock und Stein; take the rough with the smooth fig das Leben nehmen, wie es ist; → rough-and-tumble II
- 2. besonders Br umg Schläger m, Rowdy m, Rohling m
- 3. Rohzustand m:
from the rough aus dem Rohen arbeiten; in the rough im Groben, im Rohzustand; take sb in the rough jemanden nehmen, wie er ist
- 4.
a) holperiger Boden
b) Golf: Rough n
- 5. Stollen m (am Pferdehufeisen)
- IV v/t
- 1. an-, aufrauen
- 2. jemanden misshandeln, übel zurichten
- 3. meist
rough out Material roh oder grob bearbeiten, vorbearbeiten; METALL vorwalzen; Linse, Edelstein grob schleifen
- 4. Pferd zureiten
- 5. Pferd(ehuf) mit Stollen versehen
- 6.
rough in, rough out entwerfen, flüchtig skizzieren
- 7.
rough up Haare etc gegen den Strich streichen: rough the wrong way fig jemanden reizen oder verstimmen
- 8. SPORT Gegner hart nehmen
- V v/i
Wörterbuch v2 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2019: „roughing“: noun roughing [ˈrʌfiŋ] noun | Substantivs
roughing in ice hockey → übertriebene Härte
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