rough
adjective
1 adjective approximategarbh adj1 gar- prefit's a rough guide is treoir gharbh éit's only a rough estimate níl ann ach garmheastachánhe made a rough guess thug sé buille faoi thuairimat a rough guess there were fifty people there déarfainn go raibh caoga duine ann; bhí tuairim is caoga duine ann, cheapfainnI had a rough idea what was wrong bhí tuairim áirithe agam cad a bhí cearrhe gave a rough account of what happened rinne sé cur síos garbh ar ar tharlashe took rough notes bhreac sí nótaí garbhait has a rough star shape tá cruth garbh réalta air 2 adjective preliminarygarbh adj1 a rough version of the article leagan garbh den alta rough sketch sceitse garbhShow full entry
3 adjective unevengarbh adj1 míchothrom adj1 the surface is very rough tá an dromchla an-gharbhrough ground talamh garbh, talamh míchothrom 4 adjective coarse-texturedgarbh adj1 treatment for rough skin cóireáil le haghaidh craiceann garbhthe leaves are rough underneath tá na duilleoga garbh ar a n-íochtar 5 adjective rasping, hoarsegarbh adj1 grágach adj1 6 adjective stormygarbh adj1 stoirmiúil adj2 the sea was rough bhí an fharraige garbh, bhí farraige ard ann, bhí mórtas farraige annin rough weather nuair a bhíonn aimsir gharbh ann, nuair a bhíonn doineann ann, nuair a bhíonn gairfean ann 7 adjective physical, violentgarbh adj1 don't be rough with him ná bí garbh leisit was a rough game cluiche garbh a bhí annhe was sent off for rough play cuireadh den pháirc é mar gheall ar imirt gharbhit's a rough area is ceantar garbh é 8 adjective tough, difficultcrua adj3 droch- prefdeacair adj times were rough bhí saol crua annshe had a rough night bhí drochoíche aici, bhí oíche chrua aicishe's going through a rough patch in her life tá an saol ag dul ina héadan faoi láthairthey had a rough time of it when they were young bhí drocham acu nuair a bhí siad óg, d'fhulaing siad cruatan nuair a bhí siad óghe's in for a rough time tá am corrach roimhehe gave them a rough time chuaigh sé an-dian orthu, bhí sé an-ghéar orthu 9 adjective unwell, off-colourI feel rough mothaím go holc, braithim go dona, ní airím ar fónamhhe looks rough this morning tá droch-chuma air ar maidin, tá cuma an diabhail air ar maidin 10 adjective of treatment etc: harshgarbh adj1 garg adj1 giorraisc adj1 they gave her a rough handling chaith siad go garbh léipupils sometimes get a rough deal at school uaireanta caitear go holc le daltaí ar scoilhe has a rough style tá bealach garbh leisthese shoes can take a bit of rough treatment tá seasamh maith sna bróga seoalways the rough word an focal giorraisc i gcónaíthe cutbacks are rough on the poor tá na ciorruithe crua ar na daoine bochta, tá na ciorruithe dian ar na boichtyou were a bit rough on him bhí tú rud beag dian air, bhí tú pas géar air 11 adjective (of taste, wine etc) not smoothgarbh adj1 12 adjective primitive, crudely-madegarbh adj1 he built a rough shelter thóg sé scáthlán garbhthere was a rough altar bhí altóir gharbh ann
noun
13 noun GOLF long grassgarbhlach masc1she hit the ball out of the rough bhuail sí an liathróid amach as an ngarbhlach 14 noun preliminary versiondréacht garbhrédhréacht masc3all we need is a rough at this point níl uainn ach dréacht garbh ag an bpointe seoadverb
15 adverb outdoors, without sheltergan dídean the number of people living rough líon na ndaoine atá gan dídean, líon na ndaoine atá gan teach gan árasto sleep rough codladh amuigh 16 adverb not smoothlygo garbh the engine is running very rough tá an t-inneall ag rith go han-gharbh 17 adverb with physical violencego garbh the children play rough sometimes bíonn na páistí ag súgradh go garbh uaireanta, bíonn na páistí garbh ag súgradh uaireanta