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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"
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That empathy is the rough diamond, and has very real business value.
The South African
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My wife is right; Pierrette is a rough diamond that wants polishing.
Pierrette
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Freeman was a rough diamond-inhis fits of gout very rough indeed.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
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Could be the rough diamond Eddie Jones is looking for this summer.
The Guardian
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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
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But, to use your Moonstone language, it remains a diamond in the rough.
Drood: a novel
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He had, however, shown diamond in the rough, and Dave appreciated the fact.
Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the...
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Fluminense to Watford The 18-year-old is a diamond in the rough.
The Guardian
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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...
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He threw me a meaning glance, and afterward whispered,-Thatwoman is a diamond in the rough.
Medoline Selwyn's Work
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She was a diamond in the rough.
The Desired Woman
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He is a diamond in the rough.
The Spirit of the Border: A Romance of the Early Settlers in the...
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He's definitely a diamond in the rough.
Shadow zone
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Drop Everything isn't a diamond in the rough, it is a sparkling gem all of its own.
The Irish Times
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This " diamond in the rough" idea does not accord with the findings of this particular study.
Reuters
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No snags for the Under Dogs Now this is a diamond in the rough of the Useless AFL Stats mine.
News.com.au
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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!
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The kid was either a diamond in the rough or a disaster waiting to happen, depending on who you listened to.
American assassin
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Investors are making a bet that Trevor's experience in private equity will make Boulevard Acquisition Corp a diamond in the rough.
Reuters
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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
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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