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Significats de diamond in the rough en anglès

A diamond which has not been cut.

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        Examples for "rough diamond"
        Examples for "rough diamond"
        1
        That empathy is the rough diamond, and has very real business value.
        The South African
        2
        My wife is right; Pierrette is a rough diamond that wants polishing.
        Pierrette
        3
        Freeman was a rough diamond-inhis fits of gout very rough indeed.
        Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
        4
        Could be the rough diamond Eddie Jones is looking for this summer.
        The Guardian
        5
        That it always needs the author's touch, just as the rough diamond-
        Van Bibber and Others
        Ús de diamond in the rough en anglès
        1
        But, to use your Moonstone language, it remains a diamond in the rough.
        Drood: a novel
        2
        He had, however, shown diamond in the rough, and Dave appreciated the fact.
        Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the...
        3
        Fluminense to Watford The 18-year-old is a diamond in the rough.
        The Guardian
        4
        The bosses possibly wondered if this uncouth thug was indeed a diamond in the rough.
        The outfit: the role of chicago's underworld in the shaping of m...
        5
        He threw me a meaning glance, and afterward whispered,-Thatwoman is a diamond in the rough.
        Medoline Selwyn's Work
        6
        She was a diamond in the rough.
        The Desired Woman
        7
        He is a diamond in the rough.
        The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
        8
        He's definitely a diamond in the rough.
        Shadow zone
        9
        Drop Everything isn't a diamond in the rough, it is a sparkling gem all of its own.
        The Irish Times
        10
        This " diamond in the rough" idea does not accord with the findings of this particular study.
        Reuters
        11
        No snags for the Under Dogs Now this is a diamond in the rough of the Useless AFL Stats mine.
        News.com.au
        12
        Because they don't know why a healthy or independent person would want them, they settle for a diamond in the rough.
        No More Mr. Nice Guy!
        13
        The kid was either a diamond in the rough or a disaster waiting to happen, depending on who you listened to.
        American assassin
        14
        Investors are making a bet that Trevor's experience in private equity will make Boulevard Acquisition Corp a diamond in the rough.
        Reuters
        15
        A gentleman is just a gentle man: no more, no less; a diamond polished that was first a diamond in the rough.
        Pushing to the Front
        16
        But she'd seen something in him, a diamond in the rough, a restless drive that would take him out of the streets.
        Book of shadows