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coarse
lacking delicacy or refinement; crude; harsh; rough; boorish; gross: His language was coarse and unsuitable for children to hear.
Not to be confused with:
course – route or path; progress; duration; a way of behaving: She chose the wisest course.
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coarse
(kôrs)adj. coars·er, coars·est
1. Of low, common, or inferior quality.
2.
a. Lacking in delicacy or refinement: coarse manners.
b. Vulgar or indecent: coarse language.
3. Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture: coarse sand.
4. Rough, especially to the touch: a coarse tweed.
[Middle English cors, probably from course, custom; see course.]
coarse′ly adv.
coarse′ness n.
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coarse
(kɔːs)adj
1. rough in texture, structure, etc; not fine: coarse sand.
2. lacking refinement or taste; indelicate; vulgar: coarse jokes.
3. of inferior quality; not pure or choice
4. (Metallurgy) (of a metal) not refined
5. (Mechanical Engineering) (of a screw) having widely spaced threads
[C14: of unknown origin]
ˈcoarsely adv
ˈcoarseness n
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coarse
(kɔrs, koʊrs)adj. coars•er, coars•est.
1. composed of relatively large parts or particles: coarse sand.
2. lacking in fineness or delicacy of texture, structure, etc.: coarse fabric.
3. harsh; grating.
4. lacking refinement; unpolished: coarse manners.
5. vulgar; obscene: coarse language.
6. (of metals) unrefined.
7. (of a metal file) having the maximum commercial grade of coarseness.
[1550–60; earlier cors(e), course, cowarce]
coarse′ly, adv.
coarse′ness, n.
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Adj. 1. coarse - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
2. [画像:coarse - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste]coarse - lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich"
unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth; "how can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man?"
3. coarse - of low or inferior quality or value; "of what coarse metal ye are molded"- Shakespeare; "produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population"
inferior - of low or inferior quality
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coarse
adjective
1. rough, crude, unfinished, homespun, impure, unrefined, rough-hewn, unprocessed, unpolished, coarse-grained, unpurified He wore a shepherd's tunic of coarse cloth. a tablespoon of coarse sea salt
rough soft, polished, smooth, refined, purified, fine-grained
rough soft, polished, smooth, refined, purified, fine-grained
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coarse
adjective1. Lacking in delicacy or refinement:
2. Offensive to accepted standards of decency:
barnyard, bawdy, broad, dirty, Fescennine, filthy, foul, gross, lewd, nasty, obscene, profane, ribald, scatologic, scatological, scurrilous, smutty, vulgar.
Slang: raunchy.
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Translations
خَشِن، فَظ، بَذيءسَميكفَظّ
hrubýsprostýsurovýdrsný
grov
karkea
גס גסהנחותה
grub
durva
grófurklúr; ruddalegur
きめの粗い粗い
거친
grubiaigrubumaspadaryti grubųpadaryti šiurkštųpasidaryti grubiam
neapstrādātspiedauzīgsraupjšrupjšvulgārs
grosiergrosiera
grobraskav
grov
อย่างหยาบ
kaba terbiyesiz
thô
coarse
[kɔːs]A. ADJ (coarser (compar) (coarsest (superl)))
B. CPD coarse fishing N → pesca f de agua dulce (excluyendo salmón y trucha)
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coarse
[ˈkɔːrs] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
coarse
adj (+er)
(= not delicate, in texture) → grob ; sand, sugar also → grobkörnig ; features also → derb ; coarse sandpaper → grobes Schmirgelpapier
(= uncouth) → gewöhnlich ; person, manners also → grob, ungehobelt, ungeschliffen ; laugh → derb ; joke → derb, unanständig
coarse
:coarse fish
n → Süßwasserfisch m (mit Ausnahme aller Lachs- und Forellenarten)
coarse fishing
n → Angeln nt → von Süßwasserfischen
coarse-grained
adj → grobfaserig; coarse fibre → grobe Faser ; coarse paper → ungeleimtes Papier, Zeitungspapier nt
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coarse
[kɔːs] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (texture, skin, material) → ruvido/a; (salt, sand) → grosso/a; (sandpaper) → a grana grossa ; (vulgar, character, laugh, remark) → volgareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
coarse
(koːs) adjective1. rough in texture or to touch; not fine. This coat is made of coarse material. ru, grof سَميك грапав grosseiro hrubý, drsný grob grov τραχύς, σκληρός áspero, grueso jämedakoeline, kare زبر karkea grossier גס रूखा grub, hrapav durva kasar grófur grezzo; ruvido 目のあらい 거친 šiurkštus raupjš; neapstrādāts kasar ruw grov szorstki زيږ: ټيټ كيفيت والا: هغه چه غوره نه وى: بې ادبه grosseiro aspru грубый hrubý grob grub grov หยาบ kaba 粗糙的 грубий موٹا ، کھردرا thô 粗糙的
2. rude, vulgar or unrefined. coarse jokes. onbehoorlik خَشِن، فَظ، بَذيء груб grosseiro sprostý, surový ungeschliffen grov χυδαίος, άξεστος grosero labane مبتذل؛ بی نزاکت rivo grossier גס अशिष्ट sirov, prost közönséges kasar klúr; ruddalegur rozzo, volgare 粗野な 무레한 grubus rupjš; vulgārs; piedauzīgs kasar grof grov, rå, ufin ordynarny شډل، زيږ، شوخ: اوم: بې ډبه، بې ادبه، ناروزلى، سپين سترګى ساده: بې مهارته: بې تهذيبه، بې سليقى، بداخلاقه grosseiro grosolan грубый; непристойный hrubý robat nepristojan grov[kornig], rå, oanständig หยาบคาย kaba, terbiyesiz 粗俗的 непристойний, вульгарний نا شائستہ غیر مہذب thô thiển 粗俗的
ˈcoarsely adverb ru, rof بِفَظاظَه، بِخُشونَه едро com grosseria hrubě grob groft χυδαία, τραχιά, άξεστα de manera ordinaria labaselt بی ادبانه؛ بطور زبر و خشن karkeasti grossièrement בגסות मोटा और भारी običa, prost közönségesen dengan kasar ruddalega grossolanamente 粗野に 교양 없이, 거칠게 šiurkščiai, grubiai raupji; rupji; piedauzīgi dengan kasar ruw grovt, rått, ufint szorstko, ordynarnie بى ادبانه com grosseria grosolan грубо hrubo surovo grubo grovt, rått, oanständigt อย่างหยาบ kabaca, terbiyesizce 粗糙地 непристойно, вульгарно بد تہذیبانہ một cách thô 粗鲁地
ˈcoarseness noun ruheid, lompheid, platheid خَشونَه، فَظاظَه، بَذاءَه грапавост grosseria hrubost, drsnost die Grobheit grovhed τραχύτητα ordinariez labasus بی ادبی؛ زبری karkeus grossièreté גסות मोटापन या भारीपन grubost, surovost durvaság kekasaran ruddaskapur ruvidezza; volgarità 粗野 거친, 교양 없는 šiurkštumas, grubumas raupjums; piedauzība kekasaran ruwheid grovhet, ufinhet szorstkość, ordynarność بی تربی grosseria grosolănie грубость hrubosť, drsnosť grobost grubost grov[kornig]het, råhet, oanständighet ความหยาบ kabalık, terbiyesizlik 粗糙 грубість; непристойність کھردرا پن ، بد تمیزی tính thô tục 粗糙
ˈcoarsen verb to (cause to) become coarse. The laundry-work coarsened her hands. vergrof يُغَلِّظُ، يُخشّن загрубявам tornar áspero zdrsnit, činit hrubým vergröbern gøre grov σκληραίνω embrutecer, curtir karestama, karestuma زمخت کردن karhentaa rendre rude לַהֲפוֹך לְגָס भारी ogrubjeti eldurvít membuat kasar verða/gera grófari rendere ruvido あらくする 거칠어지게 하다 padaryti šiurkštų/grubų, pasidaryti šiurkščiam/grubiam kļūt rupjam; kļūt raupjam mengasarkan ruw maken, ruw worden gjøre grov; forsimple stawać się/robić coś ordynarnym/szorstkim زيږ كول: دكيفيت ټيټول: بې ډبه كېدل: زيږېدل tornar áspero a (se) înăspri делать грубым zdrsniť razdrapati ogrubeti göra grov (sträv, valkig), förgrova, förråa ทําให้แห้งหยาบ kabalaş(tır)mak (使)變粗糙 робити грубим; грубішати کھردرا کرنا làm thô (使)变粗糙
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coarse
→ فَظّ hrubý grov grob τραχύς basto , tosco karkea grossier grub grezzo きめの粗い 거친 grof grov szorstki grosseiro грубый grov อย่างหยาบ kaba thô 粗糙的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
coarse
a. grueso-a; rudo-a, tosco-a, burdo-a, ordinario-a.
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