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raw
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raw  (rô)
adj. raw·er, raw·est
1. Uncooked: raw meat.
2.
a. Being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool. See Synonyms at crude.
b. Not finished, covered, or coated: raw wood. See Synonyms at rude.
c. Not having been subjected to adjustment, treatment, or analysis: raw data; the raw cost of production.
3. Untrained and inexperienced: raw recruits.
4. Recently finished; fresh: raw plaster.
5. Having subcutaneous tissue exposed: a raw wound.
6. Inflamed; sore: a raw throat.
7. Unpleasantly damp and chilly: raw weather.
8. Cruel and unfair: a raw punishment.
9. Outspoken; crude: a raw portrayal of truth.
10. Powerfully impressive; stark: raw beauty; raw talent.
11. Nude; naked.
Idiom:
in the raw
1. In a crude or unrefined state: nature in the raw.
2. Nude; naked.

[Middle English, from Old English hraw; see kreu- in Indo-European roots.]

rawly adv.
rawness n.

raw
Adjective
1. (of food) not cooked
2. in an unfinished or unrefined state: raw sewage
3. not selected or modified: raw data
4. (of the skin or a wound) painful, with the surface scraped away
5. untrained or inexperienced: a raw recruit
6. (of the weather) harshly cold and damp
7. frank or realistic: a raw reality
8. raw deal Informal unfair or dishonest treatment
Noun
1. in the raw
a. Informal naked
b. in a natural and uncivilized state: to see life in the raw
2. on the raw Brit informal sensitive to upset: my nerves are on the raw today [Old English hrēaw]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rawraw - informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit"
nakedness, nudeness, nudity - the state of being without clothing or covering of any kind
Adj.1.raw - (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"
2.raw - having the surface exposed and painful; "a raw wound"
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
3.raw - not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
4.raw - not processed or refined; "raw sewage"
untreated - not subjected to chemical or physical treatment; "an untreated fabric"
5.raw - devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure; "naked ambition"; "raw fury"; "you may kill someone someday with your raw power"
overt, open - open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
6.raw - brutally unfair or harsh; "received raw treatment from his friends"; "a raw deal"
unfair, unjust - not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"
7.raw - not processed or subjected to analysis; "raw data"; "the raw cost of production"; "only the crude vital statistics"
unanalyzed - not analyzed or broken down for detailed examination; "an unanalyzed compound"; "unanalyzed data"
8.raw - untempered and unrefined; "raw talent"; "raw beauty"
unpolished - not carefully reworked or perfected or made smooth by polishing; "dull unpolished shoes"
9.raw - hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw"
painful - causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
10.raw - unpleasantly cold and damp; "bleak winds of the North Atlantic"
cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
11.rawraw - used of wood and furniture; "raw wood"
unfinished - not brought to the desired final state
12.raw - lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"
inexperienced, inexperient - lacking practical experience or training
13.rawraw - (used informally) completely unclothed
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
unclothed - not wearing clothing

raw
adjective 1. unrefined, natural, crude, unprocessed, basic, rough, organic, coarse, unfinished, untreated, unripe << OPPOSITE refined
adjective 2. uncooked, natural, fresh, bloody (of meat) undressed, unprepared << OPPOSITE cooked
adjective 4. frank, plain, bare, naked, realistic, brutal, blunt, candid, unvarnished, unembellished << OPPOSITE embellished
adjective 5. inexperienced, new, green, ignorant, immature, unskilled, callow, untrained, untried, undisciplined, unseasoned, unpractised << OPPOSITE experienced
adjective 6. chilly, biting, cold, freezing, bitter, wet, chill, harsh, piercing, damp, unpleasant, bleak, parky Brit. (informal)
Translations
raw [rɔː] adj (= uncooked) → crudo (= not processed); bruto (= sore); vivo (= inexperienced); novato, inexperto

raw [rɔː] adj (= uncooked) → cru(e) (= not processed); brut(e) (= sore); à vif, irrité(e) (= inexperienced); inexpérimenté(e); [weather, day] → froid(e) et humide;
raw deal (inf) (= bad bargain); sale coup m: (= unfair treatment);
to get a raw deal → être traité(e) injustement;
raw materials → matières premières

raw [rɔː] adjroh;
(sore) → wund;
(inexperienced) → unerfahren;
(weather, day) → rau;
to get a raw deal → ungerecht behandelt werden

raw [rɔː] adj (= uncooked) → crudo/a (= not processed); greggio/a (= sore); vivo/a (= inexperienced); inesperto/a;
to get a raw deal (col) (bad bargain) → prendere un bidone: (harsh treatment) → venire trattato ingiustamente

raw
adj raw [roː]
1 not cooked raw onions/meat. rou نَيء суров syrový roh ωμός, άψητος crudo toores خام raaka cru נָא कच्चा sirovo nyers mentah hrár crudo 生の 날것의 žalias, nevirtas zaļš; jēls; nevārīts mentah rauw , ukokt surowy cru crud сырой surový, nevarený surov sirov ดิบ çiğ 生的 сирий; недоварений کچا chưa chín
2 not prepared or refined; in the natural state raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic? rou خام необработен surový rå; uforarbejdet; rå- Roh-... ακατέργαστος bruto, sin refinar, en rama toor-, looduslik, puhas ناخالص raaka-, luonnon- brut גוֹלמִי प्राकृतिक स्थिति मे nedorađeno feldolgozatlan, nyers mentah hrá- grezzo 加工してない 원료 그대로의, 가공하지 않은 natūralus, neperdirbtas dabisks; neapstrādāts bahan mentah ruw (-), ubehandlet surowy em bruto neprelucrat, brut сырой, необработанный surový, nespracovaný surov sirov materijal obearbetad, rå- ไม่ได้เตรียมตัว ham 未加工的,處于天然狀態的 необроблений ناپختہ thô 未加工的
3 with the skin rubbed and sore My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly. rou محكوك وَمَجْروح ожулен odřený hudløs; øm wund (ξε)γδαρμένος, ερεθισμένος, που πονάει en carne viva marraskil خراشیده arka à vif פֶּצָע अदक्ष grubo, do krvi nažuljano nyílt (seb) lecet sem er með fleiður/sár scorticato 皮のむけた 살갗이 벗어진 nutrintas, žaizdotas noberzts; nobrāzts; jēls melecet rauw hudløs, sår obtarty em carne viva jupuit (de piele) ободранный, раздражённый odrený, odretý vnet oguljen hudlös, öm เจ็บแสบ (แผล) derisi yüzülmüş 擦掉皮的 обідраний کھردرا đau buốt 擦掉
4 untrained; inexperienced raw recruits. onervare عَديم الخِبْرَه неопитен nezkušený uøvet; uerfaren unerfahren άπειρος verde, inexperto viluma-tu بی تجربه؛ تازه کار kokematon inexpérimenté חֲסַר נִיסָיוֹן अकुशल neiskusni, sasvim neizvježbani tapasztalatlan belum terlatih óreyndur inesperto 未経験の 미숙한, 경험이 없는 žalias, neapmokytas zaļš, neapmācīts tiada pengalaman onervaren uerfaren, uøvd surowy inexperiente ne­ex­perimentat неопытный neskúsený neizkušen neiskusan grön, otränad ไม่มีประสบการณ์ acemi 未經訓練的,無經驗的 ненавчений; недосвідчений نا تجربہ کار chưa có kinh nghiệm
n rawness
onervarenheid كَون الشَيء نيء грубост syrovost råhed die Roheit τραχύτητα, ωμότητα crudeza kogemuse puudumine خامی؛ بی تجربگی kokemattomuus crudité מָצַב טִבעִי कच्चापन sirovost nyerseség; éretlenség keadaan mentah e-ð hrátt; ónærgætni crudezza なま 날것임, 미숙함 žalumas, nepatyrimas jēlums; pieredzes trūkums kementahan rauwheid, onervarenheid hudløshet, sårhet; råhet surowość crueza stare brută необработанность;неопытность; ссадина surovosť surovost sirovost råhet, hudlöshet ความหยาบ çiğlik 原狀,生,無經驗 необробленість; садно کچا پن sự non nớt; trạng thái còn sống
a raw deal
unfair treatment. swak behandeling مُعامَلَه غير عادِلَه несправедливо отношение nespravedlnost, špinavost uretfærdig behandling unfaire Behandlung άδικη μεταχείριση trato injusto ebaõiglane kohtlemine رفتار ناجوانمردانه epäreilu kohtelu sale coup עָווֵל कठोर बर्ताव nepošten dogovor, tretman komisz elbánás perlakuan tidak adil ósanngjörn meðferð ingiustizia 不当な扱い 가혹한 처사, 부당한 대우 didelė skriauda, žiauri apgaulė negodīgs darījums berat sebelah oneerlijke behandeling hard medfart, urettferdig behandling krzywda injustiça tratament aspru непорядочное отношение nespravodlivosť krivično ravnanje (biti opeharjen) nefer tretman en orättvis behandling อย่างไม่ชำนาญ haksızlık, haksız muamele 不公平的待遇 нечесна угода نا منصفانہ برتاؤ cách đối xử không công bằng 不公平的
n raw material
material before being processed or manufactured; material in its natural state such as iron and coal. roustof, rustof مادّه خام суровини surovina råmateriale die Rohstoffe πρώτη ύλη materia prima toormaterjal ماده خام matière première חוֹמֶר גֶלֶם कच्चा माल sirovina nyersanyag bahan mentah (materiale grezzo), (materia prima) 原料 žaliava jēlviela; izejmateriāls bahan mentah grondstof råstoff surowiec сырьё surovina surovina sirovina råmaterial, råvara วัตถุดิบ ham madde 原料 сировина خام مال nguyên liệu thô


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