rough-hew in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rough-hew in the English»Italian Dictionary

rough-hew <pt rough-hewed, pp rough-hewn> [Brit ˌrʌfˈhjuː, Am ˌrəfˈhju] VB trans

rough-hew wood, stone:

rough-hew

sgrossare

Translations for rough-hew in the Italian»English Dictionary

digrossare [diɡrosˈsare] VB trans

1. digrossare:

digrossare

to rough off

digrossare materiale

to rough-hew

digrossare diamante

to rough-hew

2. digrossare (istruire) fig:

digrossare qn in

to teach sb the basics of

3. digrossare (affinare):

digrossare persona

to refine

I.dirozzare [dirodˈdzare] VB trans

1. dirozzare (raffinare):

dirozzare

to rough-hew

dirozzare marmo, metallo

to shape out

dirozzare marmo, metallo

to rough-hew

dirozzare legno

to smooth

2. dirozzare (affinare, incivilire) fig persona, avvenimento:

dirozzare persona

to refine

II.dirozzarsi VB refl

dirozzarsi

to become civilized

dirozzarsi

to rarefy

dirozzarsi

to become more sophisticated

sbozzare [zbotˈtsare] VB trans

1. sbozzare marmo:

sbozzare

to rough-hew

sbozzare

to scabble

sbozzare (con lo scalpello)

to boast

sbozzare (con lo scalpello)

to chisel

2. sbozzare (abbozzare):

sbozzare disegno, progetto

to sketch (out)

sbozzare discorso, trama

to draft

I.sgrossare [zɡrosˈsare] VB trans

1. sgrossare (sbozzare):

sgrossare

to rough off

sgrossare pietra, blocco di marmo, legno

to rough-hew

2. sgrossare (abbozzare):

sgrossare

to outline

sgrossare progetto, lavoro

to sketch (out)

3. sgrossare (incivilire):

sgrossare persona

to refine

II.sgrossarsi VB refl

sgrossarsi persona:

sgrossarsi

to become refined

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English

Climate change may provide the answer, rough-hew it how we will.

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