rough ***

rough ***
[rʌf]
1. adj, -er comp -est superl
1) (uneven: ground, road, path, edge) accidentato (-a), (not smooth: skin, cloth, surface, hands) ruvido (-a)

my hands are rough — ho le mani ruvide

2) (voice) rauco (-a), (taste, wine) aspro (-a), (coarse, unrefined: person, manners, life) rozzo (-a), (harsh: person, game) violento (-a), (neighbourhood) poco raccomandabile, malfamato (-a), (sea crossing, weather) brutto (-a)

rugby's a rough sport — il rugby è uno sport violento

the sea is rough today — c'è mare grosso oggi, il mare è mosso oggi

I don't want any rough stuff! fam — niente risse!

it's a rough area — è una zona poco raccomandabile

a rough customer fam — un duro

to have a rough time (of it) — passare un periodaccio

to give sb a rough time (of it) — rendere la vita dura a qn

it's rough on him — che sfortuna per lui

to feel rough Brit fam — sentirsi male

3) (calculation, figures) approssimativo (-a), approssimato (-a), (plan) sommario (-a)

rough work; rough draft; rough copy — brutta copia

rough sketch — schizzo

rough estimate — approssimazione f

at a rough guess or estimate — ad occhio e croce

I've got a rough idea — ne ho un'idea approssimativa

he's a rough diamond — sotto quei modi un po' grezzi si nasconde un cuore d'oro

2. adv

to play rough Sport — giocare pesante, (children) fare dei giochi violenti

to sleep rough Brit — dormire all'addiaccio, dormire per strada

a lot of people sleep rough in London — a Londra tanta gente dorme per strada

to live rough — vivere in strada

3. n
1) (fam: person) duro
2)

to take the rough with the smooth — prendere le cose come vengono

3) Golf erba alta, macchia
4. vt

to rough it fam — far vita dura

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