rough up in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rough up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rough up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rough <rougher roughest> [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] ADJ

II.rough [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] ADV

III.rough [Am rəf, Brit rʌf] N

I.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bitleft a bit
up United! Brit

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

See also come up to

rough up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rough up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Someone who's basically encouraged people in the audience to rough up anyone who stands up and says something he doesn't like.
fox6now.com
They're the bad boys from the east end who come out and rough up the opposition when they're getting a bit lippy.
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
Rough up the contact area for increased traction.
hackaday.com
Certainly, it was in that position he was most frequently to be seen, when things got rough up front.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Incredibly, the two are fully clothed as they pummel, jostle, push, shove, slap and rough up one another.
www.dnaindia.com
Does he occasionally rough up a suspect to get a confession?
www.stanleycupofchowder.com
If they want to rough up that girl, so be it.
movieline.com
And after quickly removing disguises and assimilating with peaceful protesters the police felt that was the time to step in and rough up the entire crowd.
backofthebook.ca
That baby face can not rough up even a kitten!
www.espncricinfo.com
Rough up boiled potatoes before roasting for a crisper finish?
www.telegraph.co.uk

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