“roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
aufrauen
grob oder rauer machen
🇫🇷French
rendre rugueux
rendre rugueux ou plus rugueux
🇪🇸Spanish
hacer más tosco
hacer áspero o más áspero
🇮🇹Italian
irruvidire
rendere ruvido o più ruvido
🇳🇱Dutch
opruwen
ruw of ruwer maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
tornar áspero
tornar áspero ou mais áspero
🇷🇺Russian
сделать шероховатым
сделать грубее или грубее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मोटा हो जाना
खुरदुरा या खुरदुरा बनाना
🇧🇩Bengali
রুক্ষ করা
রুক্ষ বা রুক্ষ করা
🇮🇳Tamil
கரடுமுரடான
கரடுமுரடான அல்லது கடினமானதாக ஆக்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
కఠినమైన
కఠినమైన లేదా కఠినమైన చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
खडबडीत करणे
खडबडीत किंवा खडबडीत करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
રફ કરવું
રફ અથવા રફ બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಒರಟು
ಒರಟು ಅಥವಾ ಒರಟಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരുക്കൻ
പരുക്കൻ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരുക്കൻ ആക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੋਟਾ ਕਰਨਾ
ਮੋਟਾ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਟਾ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
کھردرا کرنا
کھردرا یا کھردرا بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
粗糙
使粗糙或更粗糙
🇯🇵Japanese
荒らす
粗くする、またはさらに粗くする
🇰🇷Korean
거칠게 하다
거칠게 또는 더 거칠게 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
làm thô ráp
làm cho thô hoặc thô hơn
🇹🇭Thai
หยาบ
ทำให้หยาบหรือหยาบขึ้น
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengamuk
membuat kasar atau lebih kasar
🇵🇭Filipino
magaspang
gawing magaspang o mas magaspang
🇲🇾Malay
kasar
membuat kasar atau lebih kasar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خشن
جعل الخام أو أكثر خشونة
🇮🇷Persian
خشن کردن
خشن یا خشن تر کنید
🇹🇷Turkish
pürüzlendirmek
kaba veya daha kaba hale getirmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְחַסְפֵּס
לעשות מחוספס או מחוספס יותר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'roughen'?
The primary meaning of 'roughen' is 'make rough or rougher'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'roughen' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'roughen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'roughen' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'roughen' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'roughen' in your daily reading?
Very Often
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Do you find 'roughen' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
Extremely hard
In your opinion, does the word 'roughen' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
Positive
Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'roughen' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'roughen' in a professional email?
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Somewhat likely
Not very likely
Never
Would you classify 'roughen' as formal, casual, or slang?
Formal
Casual
Slang
Archaic
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