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rude
(ro͞od)adj. rud·er, rud·est
1. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting: was offended by his rude behavior.
2.
a. Undeveloped or uncivilized; primitive: a rude and savage land.
b. Crude, unfinished, or made with limited skill: a rude thatched hut.
c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton.
3. Unpleasantly forceful or harsh: faced rude winds; received a rude shock.
4. Chiefly British Vigorous or robust: in rude health.
5. Archaic Lacking education or refinement: "They were so rude and ignorant ... that very little could be learned from them" (Samuel Johnson).
[Middle English, from Old French, unrefined, harsh, from Latin rudis, in a natural state, crude, ignorant; possibly akin to rūdus, rubble; see ruderal.]
rude′ly adv.
rude′ness n.
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rude
(ruːd)adj
1. insulting or uncivil; discourteous; impolite: he was rude about her hairstyle.
2. lacking refinement; coarse or uncouth
3. vulgar or obscene: a rude joke.
4. unexpected and unpleasant: a rude awakening to the facts of economic life.
5. roughly or crudely made: we made a rude shelter on the island.
6. rough or harsh in sound, appearance, or behaviour
7. humble or lowly
8. (prenominal) robust or sturdy: in rude health.
9. (prenominal) approximate or imprecise: a rude estimate.
[C14: via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed]
ˈrudely adv
ˈrudeness, ˈrudery n
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rude
(rud)adj. rud•er, rud•est.
1. discourteous or impolite, esp. deliberately so: a rude reply.
2. without culture, learning, or refinement.
3. rough in manners or behavior; uncouth.
4. rough, harsh, or ungentle: a rude shock.
5. roughly built or made; crude: a rude cottage.
6. harsh to the ear: rude sounds.
7. lacking elegance; of a primitive simplicity: a rude design.
8. robust, sturdy, or vigorous.
[1300–50; Middle English rude, ruide (< Old French) < Latin rudis]
rude′ly, adv.
rude′ness, n.
syn: See raw.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
rude
- cullion - A rude, mean-spirited person.
- bronco - Spanish for "rough, rude."
- erudite - Meaning "having or showing knowledge," it traces to Latin eruditus/erudire, "bring out of an untrained state," with the base being rudis, "untrained; rude."
- hoyden - Can be applied to rude, ignorant people.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
rude
If someone is rude to you, their behaviour towards you is not polite.
Gertrude felt she had been rude to Sylvia.
I was rather rude to a young nurse.
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Adj. | 1. | rude - socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" impolite - not polite |
2. | rude - (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?" | |
3. | rude - lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather | |
4. | rude - (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes; "natural yogurt"; "natural produce"; "raw wool"; "raw sugar"; "bales of rude cotton" unprocessed - not altered from an original or natural state; "unprocessed commodities" | |
5. | rude - belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains" early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" |
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rude
adjective
1. impolite, insulting, cheeky, abrupt, short, blunt, abusive, curt, churlish, disrespectful, brusque, offhand, impertinent, insolent, inconsiderate, peremptory, impudent, discourteous, uncivil, unmannerly, ill-mannered He's rude to her friends.
impolite civil, mannerly, decent, gentlemanly, polite, gracious, respectful, courteous, cordial, considerate, sociable, urbane, courtly, well-bred, ladylike
impolite civil, mannerly, decent, gentlemanly, polite, gracious, respectful, courteous, cordial, considerate, sociable, urbane, courtly, well-bred, ladylike
2. uncivilized, low, rough, savage, ignorant, coarse, illiterate, uneducated, brutish, barbarous, scurrilous, boorish, uncouth, unrefined, loutish, untutored, graceless, ungracious, unpolished, oafish, uncultured a rude barbarian
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
rude
adjective1. Not civilized:
Archaic: uncivil.
2. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship:
3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
4. Lacking good manners:
5. Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound:
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Translations
غَيْر مُهَذَّب ، وَقِح، فَظوَقِحوَقِح، قَليل الحَياء، بذيء
sprostýhrubý
grovuforskammetvulgær
epäkohteliaskarkearivo
nepristojan
durva
ósmekklegur, dónalegurruddalegur
失礼な
무례한
neķītrsnepiedienīgsnepieklājīgs
nevljudenprostaški
oartig
หยาบคาย
bất lịch sự
rude
[ruːd] ADJ (ruder (compar) (rudest (superl)))1. (= impolite) [person] → grosero, maleducado; [remark] → grosero
to be rude to sb → ser grosero con algn
it's rude to stare → mirar fijamente es de mala educación
it was rude of you to ignore him → ignorarlo fue una grosería por tu parte
he was rude about her new dress → hizo comentarios poco halagüeños respecto a su vestido nuevo
how rude! → ¡qué poca educación! → ¡qué grosero!
to be rude to sb → ser grosero con algn
it's rude to stare → mirar fijamente es de mala educación
it was rude of you to ignore him → ignorarlo fue una grosería por tu parte
he was rude about her new dress → hizo comentarios poco halagüeños respecto a su vestido nuevo
how rude! → ¡qué poca educación! → ¡qué grosero!
2. (= indecent) [gesture] → grosero, obsceno; [joke, song] → verde, colorado (LAm)
a rude word → una grosería → una mala palabra
a rude word → una grosería → una mala palabra
3. (liter) (= primitive) [shelter, table] → tosco, rudimentario; [tool, device, implement] → burdo, rudimentario
4. (liter) (= unexpected and unpleasant) a rude awakening → una sorpresa muy desagradable
a rude shock → un golpe inesperado
a rude shock → un golpe inesperado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rude
[ˈruːd] adj (= impolite) [person, behaviour] → impoli(e); [remark] → déplacé(e)
He made rude remarks about me → Il a fait des remarques déplacées à mon sujet.
it's rude to ... → c'est impoli de ...
It's rude to interrupt → C'est impoli de couper la parole aux gens.
to be rude to sb → être impoli avec qn
He was very rude to me → Il a été très impoli avec moi.
He made rude remarks about me → Il a fait des remarques déplacées à mon sujet.
it's rude to ... → c'est impoli de ...
It's rude to interrupt → C'est impoli de couper la parole aux gens.
to be rude to sb → être impoli avec qn
He was very rude to me → Il a été très impoli avec moi.
[word, manners] → déplacé(e)
(= vulgar) [jokes, stories, gesture, sign] → grossier/ière
a rude joke → une plaisanterie grossière
a rude word → un gros mot
a rude joke → une plaisanterie grossière
a rude word → un gros mot
(= basic) → grossier/ière
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rude
adj (+er)
(= impolite, bad-mannered) → unhöflich; (stronger) → unverschämt; (= rough, uncouth) → grob; to be rude to somebody → unhöflich zu jdm sein; it’s rude to stare → es gehört sich nicht, Leute anzustarren, man starrt andere Leute nicht an; don’t be so rude! → so was sagt man/tut man nicht!; talk about rude! → der/die hat vielleicht einen Ton am Leib! (inf)
(= obscene, dirty) → unanständig, unflätig (geh); to make a rude gesture at somebody → jdm gegenüber eine anstößige Geste machen; to make a rude noise (euph) → pup(s)en (inf)
(liter: = vigorous) strength → gewaltig; he is in rude health/strength → er strotzt (nur so) vor Gesundheit/Kraft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rude
[ruːd] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl)))a. (impolite) → villano/a, maleducato/a; (indecent) → indecente, volgare
to be rude to sb → essere maleducato con qn
it's rude to talk with your mouth full → è cattiva educazione parlare con la bocca piena
a rude word → una parolaccia
to be rude to sb → essere maleducato con qn
it's rude to talk with your mouth full → è cattiva educazione parlare con la bocca piena
a rude word → una parolaccia
c. (liter) (primitive) → rudimentale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rude
(ruːd) adjective1. not polite; showing bad manners. rude behaviour.
2. vulgar; indecent. rude pictures.
ˈrudely adverbˈrudeness noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
rude
→ وَقِح sprostý uforskammet unverschämt αγενής maleducado epäkohtelias grossier nepristojan maleducato 失礼な 무례한 ongemanierd uhøflig nieuprzejmy grosseiro, rude грубый oartig หยาบคาย kaba bất lịch sự 粗鲁的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009