Translations for „rough up“ in the English » German Dictionary

rough up VB trans

1. rough up inf (beat up):

to rough up ⇆ sb

jdn aufmischen inf

2. rough up (make ruffled):

to rough up ⇆ sth

etw aufrauen

to rough up the water

das Wasser aufwühlen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut up rough Brit

grob werden

to rough up the water

das Wasser aufwühlen

to stand up to rough treatment

einer rauen Behandlung standhalten

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Rough up with a fork so that there are peaks that will brown nicely.

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At some places, they rough up them in the polling station and harbor hostility and animosity against them and remain on the look out to harm them in the public.

nation.com.pk

Incredibly, the two are fully clothed as they pummel, jostle, push, shove, slap and rough up one another.

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Rough up boiled potatoes before roasting for a crisper finish?

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They're the bad boys from the east end who come out and rough up the opposition when they're getting a bit lippy.

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A virtuous vampire needs to rough up his image.

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Someone who's basically encouraged people in the audience to rough up anyone who stands up and says something he doesn't like.

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If they want to rough up that girl, so be it.

movieline.com

That baby face can not rough up even a kitten!

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Does he occasionally rough up a suspect to get a confession?

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