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Meanings of rough diamond in inglés

A diamond which has not been cut.

Usage of rough diamond in inglés
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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
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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
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And now the constable shone forth like the real rough diamond he was.
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
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Only that rough diamond in charge, without men enough to handle the ship.
The Three Admirals
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Like a rough diamond, on its way to being polished up.
The Guardian
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Tim Sherwood has found a rough diamond to polish up front.
The Guardian
10
Paseka is a rough diamond but she's exciting and her elevation is tremendous.
Radio NZ
11
He was as yet a rough diamond, but a diamond for all that.
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
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The so-called Kimberley Process set out requirements for controlling rough diamond production and trade.
Reuters
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He remains a rough diamond in need of some polishing.
The Guardian
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Mars War Logs is a rough diamond, but RPG devotees could do much worse.
The Irish Times
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We've got one in the street, at number 3, our rough diamond Elliot Copeland.
The water room
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So this was the rough diamond-theepitome of common sense!
The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 / A Typographic Art Jo...
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Rough diamond across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common