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Inflections of 'rough ' (adj ): rougher adj comparative roughest adj superlative
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rough adj (abrasive) ruw, grof bn
This sandpaper is extra rough, so you can work faster.
rough adj (uneven) ruw bn
The surface of this concrete is rough.
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rough adj (animal coat: shaggy) ruw, grof bn
Border Terriers have quite rough coats.
rough adj (violent) ruw, hardhandig bn
He is extremely rough with his kids.
rough adj (turbulent) moeilijk, turbulent, zwaar bn
They have had a rough marriage with the death of two sons.
rough adj (weather: stormy) (van weer ) ruw, bar bn
(van plaats ) onherbergzaam bn
The rough weather makes life difficult in Antarctica.
rough adj (rude) grof, hard, ruw bn
His rough manners were frowned upon when he started mixing with the upper classes.
rough adj (disorderly) grof, onbeschofd bn
I have had enough of your rough behaviour.
rough adj (food: coarse) ruw, grof bn
The rough fibres in celery help clean your intestines.
rough adj (lacking luxuries) ruw, onverfijnd bn
Many people like the rough experience that they get camping.
rough adj (unpolished) (figuurlijk: kladwerk ) ruw bn
I've worked out a rough itinerary for our trip; we can add more detail later.
rough adj (tentative) (schatting ) ruw bn
Let me take a rough guess at the cost.
rough adv US, informal (roughly) ruw, grof, hard bn
The sergeant treated us real rough.
rough⇒ vtr (sketch an outline) schetsen overg.ww
Let me see if I can rough something together for you.
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globaal bn (ruw geschat) rough, broad adj
global adj
grof bn (groot van stuk) coarse, rough, crude adj
ruw bn (oneffen, niet glad) rough adj
uneven adj
rouw bn (ruw, onbeschaafd) rough adj
uncivilized adj
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rough [sb] up, rough up [sb] vtr phrasal sep informal (beat up) in elkaar slaan overg.uitdr.
(informeel ) aftuigen overg. ww
A gang of youths roughed him up.
rough up [sb] , rough [sb] up, UK: rough [sb] vtr phrasal sep US, informal (sports: abuse a player) (sport ) toetakelen overg.ww
(sport ) hard aanpakken bw+overg. ww
Go in there and rough up their best player, but don't get any fouls called on you.
rough [sth] up vtr phrasal sep informal (make rough) ruw maken bn + overg. ww
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Samengestelde woorden: rough | rough up
knock the rough edges off [sth/sb] v expr informal, figurative (refine) (figuurlijk ) polijsten, slijpen overg.ww
The band have knocked the rough edges off their playing and now sound more professional.
rough approximation n ([sth] close but not exact) ruwe schatting nw de
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) ruwe benadering nw de
I can only give you a rough approximation of the damage at this point.
rough draft n (writing: unfinished version) (tekst ) aanzet nw de
kladversie nw de
The writers are still working on a rough draft right now.
rough edges npl figurative (lack of refinement) (figuurlijk ) ruwe kantjes, scherpe kantjes bn + nw mv
She wanted to smooth off his rough edges and teach him some manners.
rough edges npl (ragged outline) onregelmatige randen bn + nw mv
She ripped the paper instead of using scissors because she wanted rough edges.
rough guess n (uneducated estimate) ruwe schatting bn + nw de
I'd say the town's population is 75,000 - but that's just a rough guess.
rough layout n (general description of arrangement) schets, opzet nw de
This is just a rough layout; I'll bring the finalized plans to our next meeting.
rough measure n (approximate gauge) ruwe schatting bn + nw de
By studying people's actions you'll have the rough measure of their characters.
rough outline n (sketchy drawing or diagram) ruwe schets bn + nw de
I quickly drew a rough outline of an eye.
rough outline n (general idea or description) opzet, schets nw de
(informeel ) opzetje nw het
Here's a rough outline of the proposed web site, but it still needs refining.
rough sketch n (rapid or loose drawing) ruwe schets bn + nw de
Michelangelo always made a rough sketch before starting a sculpture.
rough spot n informal (difficult period) moeilijke tijd, lastige periode bn + nw de
She's going through a pretty rough spot just at the moment.
rough stuff n informal (physical violence) geweld nw het, ont.
geweldadigheid nw de
We won't tolerate any more rough stuff from you bullies.
smooth the rough edges off [sth] v expr (file down) de ruwe kantjes afschaven, de ruwe kantjes afschuren frase
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) (figuurlijk ) polijsten, bijschaven overg.ww
As soon as they were married she started trying to smooth the rough edges off him.