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I. rough [rʌf] ADJ

1. rough (uneven):

rough
rough ground, terrain
rough landscape
rough landscape
rough road
rough fur/hair
rough skin

2. rough:

rough (not soft) accent, sound, voice
rough (not soft) accent, sound, voice
hart <härter, am härtesten>
rough (in taste) wine
rough brandy
hart <härter, am härtesten>

3. rough (harsh):

rough
rough
hart <härter, am härtesten>
rough area
rough play
rough sea
rough weather

4. rough inf (difficult):

rough
hart <härter, am härtesten>
rough
schwer <schwerer, schwerste>
to be rough on sb
für jdn schwer [o. hart] sein
to give sb a rough time

5. rough Brit inf (ill):

to look rough
to feel rough

6. rough (plain):

rough furniture
rough gem
rough gem

7. rough (makeshift):

rough
einfach <einfacher, am einfachsten>
rough

8. rough (unrefined):

rough
rough
rough ways

9. rough (imprecise):

rough
grob <gröber, am gröbsten>
to give sb a rough idea of sth
rough work

Phrases:

to give sb the rough edge [or side] of one's tongue inf
to give sb a rough ride [or time]
to write out sth in rough

II. rough [rʌf] ADV inf

rough

Phrases:

to sleep rough Brit

III. rough [rʌf] N

1. rough esp Brit pej (person):

rough
Rohling m <-s, -e> pej

2. rough no pl (in golf):

the rough
das Rough spec

3. rough (sketch):

rough
Entwurf m <-(e)s, -wür·fe>
rough
Konzept nt <-(e)s, -e>
in rough

Phrases:

to be a diamond in the rough Am

IV. rough [rʌf] VB trans inf

to rough it
OpenDict entry

rough ADJ

rough trade (violent sex) sl
rough trade (violent sex) sl

rough down VB trans

to rough down ⇆ sth
etw formen

rough in VB trans

to rough in a drawing

rough out VB trans

to rough out ⇆ sth
to rough out ⇆ sth

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
to rough up the water

ˈrough cut N CINE

rough cut
Rohschnitt m kein pl spec

rough ˈdia·mond N

rough diamond
fig he's a rough diamond

rough ˈground N

rough ground

rough-ˈhew <-hewed, -hewn [or -hewed]> VB trans

rough-ˈhewn ADJ

rough-hewn carving, pillar
grob <gröber, am gröbsten>
rough-hewn fig person, style

ˈrough house N usu sing esp Am inf

rough house
Radau m <-s> inf

I. ˈrough-house VB intr

1. rough-house (be boisterous):

rough-house

2. rough-house Brit (have a fight):

rough-house

3. rough-house Am (have playful fight):

rough-house

II. ˈrough-house VB trans

to rough-house sb
to rough-house sb (playfully)
sich acc mit jdm raufen

rough ˈjus·tice, rough ˈluck N

rough justice
Ungerechtigkeit f <-, -en>
it is rough justice on sb/sth, that...
Present
Irough
yourough
he/she/itroughs
werough
yourough
theyrough
Past
Iroughed
youroughed
he/she/itroughed
weroughed
youroughed
theyroughed
Present Perfect
Ihaveroughed
youhaveroughed
he/she/ithasroughed
wehaveroughed
youhaveroughed
theyhaveroughed
Past Perfect
Ihadroughed
youhadroughed
he/she/ithadroughed
wehadroughed
youhadroughed
theyhadroughed