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Meanings of rough in English

Spanish
brusquedad

With rough motion as over a rough surface.

        brusquedad
        Portuguese
        áspero
        Catalan
        denticulat
        Spanish
        áspero

        Having or caused by an irregular surface.

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              áspero

              Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound.

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                  Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

                      Usage of rough in English
                      1
                      After a rough start to trading this year, market returns have improved.
                      Reuters
                      2
                      Each team wanted to end a rough week on a good note.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      It's been a rough year for erstwhile electric car company Faraday Future.
                      Wired
                      4
                      However, data showed there is a rough road ahead for corporate earnings.
                      Reuters
                      5
                      In fact, on a rough day I enjoyed the sea even more.
                      Agahta christie: an autobiography
                      6
                      No, my displeasure was not with the South Sea Company's rough justice.
                      A conspiracy of paper: a novel
                      7
                      The list was followed by a rough outline of a business plan:
                      Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
                      8
                      Without Khamenei's support, any new list could get a very rough ride.
                      Reuters
                      9
                      It's unthinkable that a family with young children could be sleeping rough.
                      The Irish Times
                      10
                      The rough between the fairways on that Galgorm course is quite heavy.
                      Independent.ie
                      11
                      It's been a rough year for space travel-atleast non-human space travel.
                      Wired
                      12
                      It surprised me: I had never heard her use rough language before.
                      Dexter in the Dark
                      13
                      Destination Fiordland manager Madeleine Peacock said it had been a rough year.
                      Radio NZ
                      14
                      The rough cross and the grave near the handle point to this.
                      Telling Fortunes By Tea Leaves: How to Read Your Fate in a Teacu...
                      15
                      Getty Images It's been a rough year for the Internet of Things.
                      Wired
                      16
                      The squalls had left a rough, confused sea, and she'd pounded heavily.
                      Dead calm
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                      Translations for rough
                      Portuguese
                      áspero
                      Rough through the time
                      Rough across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      Canada
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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