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  • 11Rough for Theatre I — is a one act theatrical sketch by Samuel Beckett. Also known simply as Theatre I it began life originally in French in the late fifties as Fragment de théâtre and was later translated into English by Beckett himself. The first production was at… …

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  • 12Rough Science — is a UK factual television series made by the BBC in collaboration with the Open University and has, as of 2005, had six series. It is broadcast in prime time on BBC Two and is considered something of a break out hit for the Open University.… …

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  • 13rough — rough1 W3S2 [rʌf] adj comparative rougher superlative roughest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not smooth)¦ 2¦(not exact)¦ 3¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 4¦(not gentle)¦ 5¦(town/area etc)¦ 6¦(weather/sea)¦ 7¦(voice/sound)¦ …

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  • 14rough — 1 /rVf/ adjective 1 NOT SMOOTH having an uneven surface: Her hands were rough from hard work. | A rough track led to the farm. | rough grass opposite smooth 1 (1) 2 NOT EXACT not exact or not containing many details approximate: This is just a… …

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  • 15rough — [[t]rʌ̱f[/t]] ♦♦♦ rougher, roughest, roughs, roughing, roughed 1) ADJ GRADED If a surface is rough, it is uneven and not smooth. His hands were rough and calloused, from years of karate practice... Grace made her way slowly across the rough… …

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  • 16rough — rough1 [ rʌf ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not smooth ▸ 2 difficult ▸ 3 not gentle ▸ 4 not finished/exact ▸ 5 with crime/violence ▸ 6 voice: not soft ▸ 7 not feeling well ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) with a surface that is not smooth: The walls were built of dark… …

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  • 17weather-beaten — also weatherbeaten 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If your face or skin is weather beaten, it is rough with deep lines because you have spent a lot of time outside in bad weather. ...a stout man with a ruddy, weather beaten face. Syn: weathered 2) ADJ… …

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  • 18rough — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a having an uneven or irregular surface, not smooth or level or polished. b Tennis applied to the side of a racket from which the twisted gut projects. 2 (of ground, country, etc.) having many bumps, obstacles, etc. 3… …

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  • 19rough — roughly, adv. roughness, n. /ruf/, adj., rougher, roughest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road. 2. shaggy or coarse: a dog with a… …

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  • 20rough — I UK [rʌf] / US adjective Word forms rough : adjective rough comparative rougher superlative roughest *** 1) with a surface that is not smooth The walls were built of dark rough stone. Hessian provides warm colour and a rough homespun texture. a) …

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