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rough1

/rʌf/

Translation

adj
áspero,ra
My skin feels very rough
Mi piel es muy áspera
(una persona)
bruto,ta
rudo,da
(un cálculo)
aproximado,da
(el tiempo o el mar)
revuelto,ta
(un terreno, una carretera)
accidentado,da
irregular
(un trabajo)
preliminar
in rough
en sucio
to do something in rough
escribir algo en sucio
rough and ready
rápido y espontáneo, rápida y espontánea
maleducado,da
to feel rough
no encontrarse muy bien
estar pachucho,cha
to sleep rough UK
dormir en el suelo
dormir en la calle
(Definition of rough adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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