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rude

(ro͞od)

adj. rud·er, rud·est

1. Ill-mannered, discourteous, or insulting: was offended by his rude behavior.

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.

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.

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" bad-mannered, ill-mannered, unmannered, unmannerly impolite - not polite
	2.	rude - (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace bounderish, ill-bred, lowbred, underbred, yokelish 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 uncivil
	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" raw, natural 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" primitive, crude early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

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

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

3. vulgar, offensive, gross, crude, obscene, tasteless, lewd, indelicate He made a rude gesture with his finger.
vulgar learned, cultured, polished, educated, sophisticated, elegant, refined, civilized, urbane

4. unpleasant, sharp, violent, sudden, harsh, startling, abrupt It came as a rude shock.

5. roughly-made, simple, rough, raw, crude, primitive, makeshift, rough-hewn, artless, inelegant, inartistic He had already constructed a rude cabin.
roughly-made even, finished, smooth, well-made, artful, shapely

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rude

adjective

1. Not civilized:

barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, primitive, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, wild.

Archaic: uncivil.

2. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship:

crude, primitive, raw, rough, unpolished.

3. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:

barbarian, barbaric, boorish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar.

4. Lacking good manners:

discourteous, disrespectful, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly, unpolished.

5. Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound:

cacophonous, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic, inharmonious, unharmonious, unmusical.

Translations

غَيْر مُهَذَّب ، وَقِح، فَظوَقِحوَقِح، قَليل الحَياء، بذيء

sprostýhrubý

grovuforskammetvulgær

grob unverschämt primitiv roh rüde

αγενής

maleducado grosero indecente rudo

epäkohteliaskarkearivo

grossier impoli indécent hardi

nepristojan

durva

ósmekklegur, dónalegurruddalegur

rude maleducato osceno rozzo scortese

失礼な

무례한

neķītrsnepiedienīgsnepieklājīgs

nevljudenprostaški

oartig

หยาบคาย

kaba saygısız ayıp edepsiz

bất lịch sự

下流的粗野的粗鲁的

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!

2. (= indecent) [gesture] → grosero, obsceno; [joke, song] → verde, colorado (LAm)
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

5. (liter) (= vigorous) to be in rude health → gozar de muy buena salud, estar más sano que un roble

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.

[word, manners] → déplacé(e)

(= vulgar) [jokes, stories, gesture, sign] → grossier/ière
a rude joke → une plaisanterie grossière
a rude word → un gros mot

(= abrupt) [shock] → rude before n
a rude awakening → un rude réveil

(= basic) → grossier/ière

to be in rude health → avoir une santé de fer

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)

(= harsh) shock → bös, hart; blast, weather → wüst, rau; reminder → unsanft ? awakening

(liter, = crude, primitive) → primitiv; fare → einfach, schlicht

(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

b. a rude awakening (fig) → una doccia fredda
to be in rude health → essere in ottima salute

c. (liter) (primitive) → rudimentale

rude

(ruːd) adjective

1. not polite; showing bad manners. rude behaviour.

2. vulgar; indecent. rude pictures.

ˈrudely adverb

ˈrudeness noun

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

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I charge you in the king's name to dismiss her.' 'Sir,' says the constable, 'I find you don't know what it is to be constable; I beg of you don't oblige me to be rude to you.' 'I think I need not; you are rude enough already,' says the mercer.

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The other appointments of the mansion partook of the rude simplicity of the Saxon period, which Cedric piqued himself upon maintaining.

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