rude

rude  (rd)

adj. rud·er, rud·est

1. Relatively undeveloped; primitive: a rude and savage land; a rude agricultural implement.

2.

a. Being in a crude, rough, unfinished condition: a rude thatched hut.

b. Exhibiting a marked lack of skill or precision in work: rude crafts.

c. In a natural, raw state: bales of rude cotton.

3.

a. Lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth.

b. Lacking education or knowledge; unlearned.

c. Ill-mannered; discourteous: rude behavior.

4. Vigorous, robust, and sturdy.

5. Abruptly and unpleasantly forceful: received a rude shock.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rudis.]

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rudely adv.

rudeness n.

Synonyms: rude, crude, primitive, raw, rough
These adjectives mean marked by a lack of skill and finish: a rude hut; a crude drawing; primitive kitchen facilities; a raw wooden canoe; a rough sketch.

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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

[via Old French from Latin rudis coarse, unformed]

rudely  adv

rudeness  informal, rudery n

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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.

Thesaurus

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"

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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

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

Translations

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

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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

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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

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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

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rude

adj rude [ruːd]

1 not polite; showing bad manners rude behaviour. onbeskof غَيْر مُهَذَّب ، وَقِح، فَظ груб hrubý grov grob αγενής, απότομος grosero; maleducado ebaviisakas بی ادب؛ پر رو töykeä grossier, mal élevé חָצוּף अशिष्ट priprost nyers kasar ruddalegur sgarbato, rozzo 無作法な 버릇없는 šiurkštus rupjš; nepieklājīgs biadab onbeleefd uhøflig, uforskammet grubiański grosseiro grosolan, prost crescut грубый; невоспитанный hrubý grob nepristojan ohövlig, ohyfsad หยาบคาย kaba, saygısız 無禮的，粗野的 грубий غیر مہذب thô lỗ 粗野的

2 vulgar; indecent rude pictures. vulgêr وَقِح، قَليل الحَياء، بذيء вулгарен sprostý vulgær primitiv χυδαίος indecente vulgaarne مبتذل hävytön indécent גס कच्चा, अनगढ़, अपरिष्कृत neuljudan, uvredljiv közönséges tidak sopan ósmekklegur, dónalegur sconcio, volgare 下品な 세련되지 않은 nepadorus neķītrs; nepiedienīgs kasar vulgair grov, simpel, uanstendig nieprzyzwoity indecente indecent непристойный sprostý prostaški vulgaran grov, fräck, vulgär ที่ไม่เหมาะสม edepsiz, ayıp 低俗的，下流的 образливий بیہودہ thiếu thẩm mỹ 下流的

adv rudely

onbeskof بِوَقاحَه грубо hrubě groft; vulgært grob αγενώς, χυδαία, άξεστα groseramente ebaviisakalt بی ادبانه epäkohteliaasti grossièrement בְּגָסוּת अशिष्ट व्यवहार grubo, neodgojeno durván, gorombán dengan kasar ruddalega sgarbatamente 無作法に 버릇없이 šiurkščiai rupji; nepieklājīgi dengan kasar onbeleefd uhøflig; grovt; uanstendig grubiańsko grosseiramente (în mod) grosolan грубо hrubo grobo nepristojno ohövligt, grovt อย่างหยาบคาย kabaca, terbiyesizce 粗野地 грубо گستاخی سے thô lỗ 粗野地

n rudeness

onbeskoftheid وَقاحَه грубост hrubost grovhed die Grobheit αγένεια, χυδαιότητα grosería ebaviisakus بی ادبی؛ گستاخی epäkohteliaisuus grossièreté חוּצפָה अशिष्टता, अभद्रता, अशिक्षितपन, अशिक्षा, बहशीपन, जंगलीपन, शर्मनाकपन neuljudnost, grubost durvaság, otrombaság kekasaran ruddaskapur maleducazione 粗雑 무례함, 투박함 šiurkštumas rupjība; nepieklājība kebiadaban, kekasaran onbeleefdheid uhøflighet; uanstendighet grubiaństwo grosseria grosolănie; lipsă de mani­ere грубость; невоспитанность hrubosť grobost nepristojnost ohövlighet, oförskämdhet ความหยาบคาย kabalık, terbiyesizlik 粗野 грубість بد تمیزی sự thô lỗ 粗野

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rude → وقح drzý uforskammet unverschämt αγενής maleducado epäkohtelias grossier nepristojan maleducato 失礼な 무례한 ongemanierd uhøflig nieuprzejmy grosseiro грубый oartig หยาบคาย kaba bất lịch sự 粗鲁的