English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "ruw" is: met 'n growwe, onreƫlmatige of ongelyke oppervlak; stewig en sterk in konstitusie of konstruksie; taai, gehard, of in staat om moeilike toestande te verduur. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n persoon wat rof of hard is in manier of voorkoms. Daarbenewens kan die term gebruik word om terrein te beskryf wat moeilik is om te deurkruis, soos 'n ruwe bergreeks of kuslyn.

Sentence Examples

  1. The path heading inside is rugged and bumpy and sometimes difficult for those of us on two feet with boots.
  2. The road was rugged, but still we seemed to fly over it with a feverish haste.
  3. Boyish but also rugged now with its two-day stubble.
  4. Long, dark hair was tied back away from his face displaying a strong jaw with just a bit of stubble, giving him a more rugged appearance.
  5. The village is small and run down and has little to commend it save for the view of the mountains and the rugged coastline to the south.
  6. I study his face, the rugged pallor, the dominant brow beneath receding hair, the wide cheekbones, and cool reflective eyes.
  7. He asked us what part of this sierra was the most rugged and retired we told him that it was where we now are and so in truth it is, for if you push on half a league farther, perhaps you will not be able to find your way out and I am wondering how you have managed to come here, for there is no road or path that leads to this spot.
  8. The terraces extend the full height and length of the saddles, only the most rugged, scree laden areas left untouched.
  9. The rugged grooves of the hand-carved wood and the hand-sewn sails with his pirate emblem upon them?
  10. Should I then, after all, prove to have been mistaken, I had in consequence nothing better to expect, as a finale to my adventure, than being dashed into atoms against the rugged surface of the satellite.