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rough state

[rʌf steɪt]
noun phrasepl: rough states
estado bruto; estado grosseiro; estado precário
1. A preliminary or unfinished condition; lacking refinement, polish, or completion
The manuscript was still in a rough state and needed extensive editing.
O manuscrito ainda estava em estado bruto e precisava de edição extensiva.
2. A crude or unrefined physical condition
The diamond in its rough state was not valuable until it was cut and polished.
O diamante em seu estado bruto não tinha valor até ser lapidado e polido.
3. A condition of disorder, disrepair, or poor quality
After the renovation, the house was left in a rough state.
Após a reforma, a casa ficou em estado precário.
Synonyms
unfinished statecrude stateraw statepreliminary stateunpolished condition
Antonyms
finished statepolished staterefined statecompleted state

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
estado bruto; estado grosseiro
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
estado precário; em bruto
Common in professional and business contexts
Portugal
estado grosseiro; em bruto
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the rough
diamond in the rough
rough around the edges
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