roughly

roughly
[ˈrʌflɪ]
adverbio
1brutalmente (violently)
  • to treat somebody roughly -> tratar a alguien con brutalidad
2groseramente (crudely)
3aproximadamente (approximately)
  • roughly (speaking) -> aproximadamente

roughly [raf-li]
adverbio
1Ásperamente, rudamente, tempestuosamente, desapaciblemente, desagradablemente.

roughly [ˈrʌflɪ]
adverb
1 (approximately) [+equal] aproximadamente; más o menos
there were roughly 250 tell me roughly what it's all about in roughly equal proportions
he was roughly the same age/height as me tenía aproximadamente más o menos la misma edad/altura que yo;or
I put it at roughly 250 a woman of roughly her own age the Ukraine is roughly equal to France in size it costs roughly 50p roughly speaking, a scientific humanist is somebody who believes in science and in humanity but not in God
roughly similar más o menos parecido; roughly translated traducido a grandes rasgos de forma aproximada;or
2 (generally) [+describe, outline] en líneas generales; más o menos
they fall roughly into two categories en términos generales se dividen en dos categorías
roughly speaking, that would increase the time available by about a quarter
roughly speaking, it means an increase of 10% en líneas generales, supone un incremento del 10%; roughly speaking, it acts as a transformer viene a actuar más o menos como un transformador; roughly speaking, his job is that of an administrator su trabajo es, por así decirlo, de administrador
3 (not gently) [+push] bruscamente; [+play] de forma violenta; [+speak, order] con brusquedad
to treat sth/sb roughly tratar mal algo/tratar a algn con brusquedad
4 (crudely) [+constructed, built, carved] toscamente
roughly [hewn] wood
to sketch sth roughly hacer un bosquejo de algo
5 (Cookery) [+chop] en trozos grandes; [+slice] en rodajas grandes
skin and roughly chop the tomatoes. roughly slice the spring onions

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