rough-and-ready in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rough-and-ready in the English»Italian Dictionary

rough-and-ready [Am ˌrəfənˈrɛdi] ADJ

1. rough-and-ready (unsophisticated):

rough-and-ready person

brusco, sbrigativo

rough-and-ready manner

sbrigativo, spiccio

rough-and-ready house

semplice

rough-and-ready conditions

elementare

2. rough-and-ready (improvised):

rough-and-ready calculation

approssimativo

rough-and-ready method, system

improvvisato

Translations for rough-and-ready in the Italian»English Dictionary

sbrigativo [zbriɡaˈtivo] ADJ

1. sbrigativo (brusco):

sbrigativo persona

curt

sbrigativo persona

brusque

sbrigativo persona

rough-and-ready

sbrigativo persona

offhand(ed)

sbrigativo modi

rough-and-ready

sbrigativo modi

dismissive

sbrigativo modi

hurried

2. sbrigativo (energico):

sbrigativo persona

efficient

sbrigativo persona

brisk

3. sbrigativo (superficiale, sommario):

sbrigativo giudizio, lavoro

hasty

sbrigativo giudizio, lavoro

hurried

sbrigativo metodi, procedimenti

cursory

sbarco <pl sbarchi> [ˈzbarko, ki] N m

1. sbarco:

sbarco (di merci)

unloading

sbarco (di passeggeri)

disembarkation

2. sbarco MIL:

sbarco

landing

truppe da sbarco

landing troops

testa di sbarco

beachhead

lo sbarco in Normandia

the Normandy landings

3. sbarco (cessazione di appartenenza all'equipaggio):

sbarco

discharge

4. sbarco inf:

un elemento da sbarco

a rough-and-ready person

I.spiccio <pl spicci, spicce> [ˈspittʃo, tʃi, tʃe] ADJ

1. spiccio persona, modi:

spiccio

rough-and-ready

spiccio

brisk

2. spiccio (spicciolo):

denaro spiccio

change

II.spicci N mpl

spicci

small change

spicci

loose change

spicci

pin money

non ho -ci

I've got no small change

III.spiccio <pl spicci, spicce> [ˈspittʃo, tʃi, tʃe]

andare per le -ce

to get straight to the point, to make it short and sweet

rough-and-ready in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rough-and-ready in the English»Italian Dictionary

rough-and-ready [ˌrʌf·ənd·ˈre·di] ADJ (primitive)

rough-and-ready

semplice ed efficace

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The former may have true but the latter was a distorted memory of the rough-and-ready early days of the corps.

en.wikipedia.org

A rough-and-ready popular show, full of corny jokes, stock characters and a rambunctious atmosphere of bonhomie.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The capital is a rough-and-ready place, choked with cars, mopeds, wooden carts and old buses that smother passers-by in black pillows of smoke.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Thanks to stricter regulation of fuel efficiency and tailpipe emissions, everything seems to be downsizing, from the family sedan to the rough-and-ready work truck.

www.popsci.com

Seafood and tropical cocktails are the captain's orders, delivered in a somewhat rough-and-ready manner.

www.goodfood.com.au

The album was recorded very quickly and retains a rough-and-ready quality.

en.wikipedia.org

This rough-and-ready model soon evolved into cheap restaurants where people received hearty, fresh, nutritious meals at incredibly low prices.

theconversation.com

Its rough-and-ready first edition was a masterclass in the use of comedy against industrialised death and military officialdom, which became its trademark.

www.independent.co.uk

His main contribution was to sweeten the bratty thrash of their debut, adding backing vocals to their rough-and-ready demos.

news.bbc.co.uk

Divorce was virtually impossible - though wife-selling existed as a rough-and-ready alternative amongst the lower orders.

www.abc.net.au