Kilo Lingo

/ˈruðo/

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Translation

rude, rough

Word origin

From Latin rudis ('rough, raw, unworked').

Origin
Latin
Root
rudis
English cognates
rude, rudimentary, erudite

Grammar

Feminineruda
Masc pluralrudos
Fem pluralrudas

Examples

tono asustó .

His rough tone frightened the children.

, buen .

He is a rough man, but good-hearted.

.

There is no need to be so rude with the customers.

cruzar.

The ground was rough and hard to cross.

.

She answered me in a very rude way.

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This word is part of lesson 70.