roughly

roughly
adverb ásperamente; rudamente; duramente
roughly adv
1. aproximadamente
it is roughly ten miles to Lincoln Lincoln está aproximadamente a diez millas
2. bruscamente / violentamente
he pushed her roughly la empujó bruscamente
roughly
tr['rʌflɪ]
adverb
1 (about) aproximadamente; (more or less) más o menos
2 (not gently) bruscamente
roughly ['rʌfli] adv
1) : bruscamente
to treat roughly: maltratar
2) crudely: burdamente
3) approximately: aproximadamente, más o menos
roughly
adv.
• aproximadamente adv.
• asperamente adv.
• bruscamente adv.
• toscamente adv.
'rʌfli
adverb
a) (approximately) aproximadamente

roughly speaking, the organ acts as a filter — el órgano se comporta como un filtro, por así decirlo

b) (not gently) <play> bruscamente, de manera violenta

to treat somebody roughly — maltratar or tratar mal a alguien

c) (crudely) toscamente
['rʌflɪ]
ADV
1) (=approximately) [equal] aproximadamente, más o menos

he was roughly the same age/height as me — tenía aproximadamente or más o menos la misma edad/altura que yo

roughly similar — más o menos parecido

roughly translated — traducido a grandes rasgos or de forma aproximada

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, 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 algoatar a algn con brusquedad

4) (=crudely) [constructed, built, carved] toscamente

to sketch sth roughly — hacer un bosquejo de algo

5) (Culin) [chop] en trozos grandes; [slice] en rodajas grandes
* * *
['rʌfli]
adverb
a) (approximately) aproximadamente

roughly speaking, the organ acts as a filter — el órgano se comporta como un filtro, por así decirlo

b) (not gently) <play> bruscamente, de manera violenta

to treat somebody roughly — maltratar or tratar mal a alguien

c) (crudely) toscamente

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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