ruff Meaning | BeDict

noun

Gola

A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

Examples :

"The actress wore a large, white ruff around her neck, making her look like a queen from the Elizabethan era. "

La actriz llevaba una gran gola blanca alrededor del cuello, lo que la hacía parecer una reina de la época isabelina.

noun

Gola, gorguera

Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.

Examples :

"The Elizabethan queen in the history book wore a large, white ruff around her neck. "

La reina isabelina del libro de historia llevaba una gran gola blanca alrededor del cuello.

appearance style wear

noun

Gola

Senses relating to animals.

Examples :

"The dog's thick, white ruff protected its neck from the cold wind. "

La gruesa gola blanca del perro protegía su cuello del viento frío.

animal biology

noun

Cuello

A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.

Examples :

"The carpenter added a ruff to the wooden shaft to keep it from slipping out of the machine. "

El carpintero añadió un cuello al eje de madera para evitar que se saliera de la máquina.

machine part technical

noun

Ostentación de arrogancia u orgullo

An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.

Examples :

"Her ruff at being passed over for the promotion was obvious to everyone in the office. "

Su ostentación de arrogancia por no haber sido ascendida era obvia para todos en la oficina.

attitude character

noun

Alboroto, tumulto

Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.

Examples :

"The school principal couldn't tolerate the ruff that erupted in the cafeteria during lunch. "

El director de la escuela no pudo tolerar el alboroto que estalló en la cafetería durante el almuerzo.

action attitude

verb

Fruncir, adornar con una gorguera

To shape (fabric, etc.) into a ruff; to adorn (a garment, etc.) with a ruff.

Examples :

"She decided to ruff the neckline of her blouse with delicate lace for a more elegant look. "

Decidió fruncir el escote de su blusa con encaje delicado para un look más elegante.

style wear appearance

verb

Atacar, golpear

Of a falcon, hawk, etc.: to hit (the prey) without fixing or grabbing hold of it.

Examples :

"The inexperienced falcon, still learning to hunt, would often ruff the rabbit instead of seizing it properly. "

El halcón inexperto, que aún estaba aprendiendo a cazar, a menudo golpeaba al conejo en lugar de agarrarlo correctamente.

animal bird action

verb

Desordenar, despeinar

To ruffle; to disorder.

Examples :

"The strong wind began to ruff my hair as I walked to school. "

El fuerte viento comenzó a despeinarme el pelo mientras caminaba a la escuela.

appearance style

verb

Escarapelar las plumas

Of a bird: to ruffle its feathers.

Examples :

"The robin hopped onto the branch and began to ruff its feathers, shaking off the morning dew. "

El petirrojo saltó a la rama y comenzó a escarapelar las plumas, sacudiendo el rocío de la mañana.

bird animal action

verb

Jactarse, presumir

To boast, to brag.

Examples :

"He likes to ruff about his high test scores, even though others did well too. "

Le gusta jactarse de sus altas calificaciones, aunque otros también lo hicieron bien.

attitude character language communication

verb

Fanfarronear, pavonearse

To speak in a loud and domineering manner; to bluster, to swagger.

Examples :

"The manager would often ruff at his employees, yelling about missed deadlines and making them feel small. "

El gerente a menudo fanfarroneaba con sus empleados, gritando por los plazos incumplidos y haciéndolos sentir insignificantes.

communication character language attitude action

noun

Arenque australiano

Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a ruff while out on the boat. "

El pescador pescó un arenque australiano mientras estaba en el barco.

fish animal

noun

Sargo

A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the family Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.

Examples :

"The fisherman was pleased to find a large ruff among his catch of the day. "

El pescador se alegró de encontrar un sargo grande entre su captura del día.

fish animal

noun

Rasca

Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.

Examples :

"The aquarium included several common species, such as goldfish and guppies, but also a less familiar fish called a ruff. "

El acuario incluía varias especies comunes, como peces dorados y guppies, pero también un pez menos familiar llamado rasca.

fish animal

noun

Otras especies del mismo género

Other species in the same genus.

Examples :

"While the sandpiper is known for its drab coloring, the ruff, a related bird, boasts a much more varied and extravagant plumage, illustrating that even within the same genus, there can be striking differences. "

Si bien el correlimos zarapitero es conocido por su coloración apagada, el combatiente, un ave relacionada, cuenta con un plumaje mucho más variado y extravagante, lo que ilustra que incluso dentro del mismo género, puede haber diferencias sorprendentes.

animal biology bird

noun

Un fallo, una oportunidad de fallar

An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit.

Examples :

"During the card game, John had a ruff, since he couldn't follow the spades suit. "

Durante el juego de cartas, John tuvo un fallo, ya que no pudo seguir el palo de espadas.

game

noun

Ruff, un juego de cartas

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoyed playing ruff with his friends at the senior center. "

A mi abuelo le gustaba jugar al ruff con sus amigos en el centro de mayores.

game entertainment

verb

Hacer baza con un triunfo

To play a trump card to a trick when unable to follow suit (that is, to play a card of the same suit as the previous or leading card).

Examples :

"My sister had no hearts in her hand, so she ruffed the trick with her only spade. "

Mi hermana no tenía corazones en la mano, así que hizo baza con su única espada.

game

verb

Tomar

Especially in the form ruff out: to defeat (a card, etc.) by ruffing, thus establishing the master card in the suit led.

Examples :

"In the card game, he ruffed out his opponent's lead card, establishing the ace of spades as the master card. "

En el juego de cartas, tomó la carta de salida de su oponente, estableciendo el as de espadas como la carta maestra.

game sport

noun

Redoble

A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.

Examples :

"The snare drum played a soft ruff before the band launched into the main melody. "

El tambor de caja tocó un redoble suave antes de que la banda se lanzara a la melodía principal.

sound music

verb

Tocar, golpear

To beat a ruff or ruffle, as on a drum.

Examples :

"The drummer began to ruff a complex rhythm on his snare drum, building anticipation for the song. "

El baterista comenzó a tocar un ritmo complejo en su tambor, creando expectación para la canción.

music sound

verb

Redoblar

Of a drum, etc.: to have a ruff or ruffle beaten on it.

Examples :

"The drummer began to ruff the snare drum, creating a tense, anticipatory sound before the singer started. "

El baterista comenzó a redoblar el tambor, creando un sonido tenso y anticipatorio antes de que el cantante comenzara.

music sound

interjection

Guau, guau

The bark of a dog; arf, woof.

Examples :

"I heard a "ruff!" from under the porch - it must be the neighbor's dog. "

Escuché un "guau!" desde debajo del porche - debe ser el perro del vecino.

animal sound language communication

adjective

Áspero, desigual

Not smooth; uneven.

Examples :

"The dog's fur felt ruff after playing in the mud. "

El pelaje del perro se sentía áspero después de jugar en el barro.

appearance quality

adjective

Aproximado, descuidado, inacabado

Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

Examples :

"a rough estimate; a rough sketch of a building; a rough plan"

Una estimación aproximada; un boceto aproximado de un edificio; un plan aproximado.

quality style

adjective

Turbulento, agitado

Turbulent.

Examples :

"rough sea"

Mar turbulento

nature weather

adjective

Difícil, arduo

Difficult; trying.

Examples :

"Being a teenager nowadays can be rough."

Ser adolescente hoy en día puede ser difícil.

attitude condition situation

adjective

Tosco, basto

Crude; unrefined

Examples :

"His manners are a bit rough, but he means well."

Sus modales son un poco toscos, pero tiene buenas intenciones.

quality character appearance

adjective

Brusco, violento

Violent; not careful or subtle

Examples :

"This box has been through some rough handling."

Esta caja ha sufrido una manipulación brusca.

character attitude

adjective

Áspero, ronco, estridente

Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating.

Examples :

"a rough tone; a rough voice"

Un tono áspero; una voz ronca.

sound quality

adjective

Áspero, sin pulir

Not polished; uncut; said of a gem.

Examples :

"a rough diamond"

Un diamante en bruto.

quality appearance material

adjective

Áspero, tosco

Harsh-tasting.

Examples :

"rough wine"

Vino áspero

food quality sensation

adjective

Enfermo, indispuesto

Somewhat ill; sick

Examples :

"I felt a bit ruff this morning, so I stayed home from school. "

Me sentí un poco indispuesto esta mañana, así que me quedé en casa y no fui a la escuela.

medicine condition

adjective

resacoso, con resaca

Unwell due to alcohol; hungover

Examples :

""Mark was feeling quite ruff this morning after the party last night, so he stayed home from work." "

Mark se sentía bastante resacoso esta mañana después de la fiesta de anoche, así que se quedó en casa sin ir a trabajar.

condition body medicine drink sensation

Meanings

Gola

Examples :

"The actress wore a large, white ruff around her neck, making her look like a queen from the Elizabethan era. "

La actriz llevaba una gran gola blanca alrededor del cuello, lo que la hacía parecer una reina de la época isabelina.

Gola, gorguera

Examples :

"The Elizabethan queen in the history book wore a large, white ruff around her neck. "

La reina isabelina del libro de historia llevaba una gran gola blanca alrededor del cuello.

Gola

Examples :

"The dog's thick, white ruff protected its neck from the cold wind. "

La gruesa gola blanca del perro protegía su cuello del viento frío.

Cuello

Examples :

"The carpenter added a ruff to the wooden shaft to keep it from slipping out of the machine. "

El carpintero añadió un cuello al eje de madera para evitar que se saliera de la máquina.

Ostentación de arrogancia u orgullo

Examples :

"Her ruff at being passed over for the promotion was obvious to everyone in the office. "

Su ostentación de arrogancia por no haber sido ascendida era obvia para todos en la oficina.

Alboroto, tumulto

Examples :

"The school principal couldn't tolerate the ruff that erupted in the cafeteria during lunch. "

El director de la escuela no pudo tolerar el alboroto que estalló en la cafetería durante el almuerzo.

Fruncir, adornar con una gorguera

Examples :

"She decided to ruff the neckline of her blouse with delicate lace for a more elegant look. "

Decidió fruncir el escote de su blusa con encaje delicado para un look más elegante.

Atacar, golpear

Examples :

"The inexperienced falcon, still learning to hunt, would often ruff the rabbit instead of seizing it properly. "

El halcón inexperto, que aún estaba aprendiendo a cazar, a menudo golpeaba al conejo en lugar de agarrarlo correctamente.

Desordenar, despeinar

Examples :

"The strong wind began to ruff my hair as I walked to school. "

El fuerte viento comenzó a despeinarme el pelo mientras caminaba a la escuela.

Escarapelar las plumas

Examples :

"The robin hopped onto the branch and began to ruff its feathers, shaking off the morning dew. "

El petirrojo saltó a la rama y comenzó a escarapelar las plumas, sacudiendo el rocío de la mañana.

Jactarse, presumir

Examples :

"He likes to ruff about his high test scores, even though others did well too. "

Le gusta jactarse de sus altas calificaciones, aunque otros también lo hicieron bien.

Fanfarronear, pavonearse

Examples :

"The manager would often ruff at his employees, yelling about missed deadlines and making them feel small. "

El gerente a menudo fanfarroneaba con sus empleados, gritando por los plazos incumplidos y haciéndolos sentir insignificantes.

Arenque australiano

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a ruff while out on the boat. "

El pescador pescó un arenque australiano mientras estaba en el barco.

Sargo

Examples :

"The fisherman was pleased to find a large ruff among his catch of the day. "

El pescador se alegró de encontrar un sargo grande entre su captura del día.

Rasca

Examples :

"The aquarium included several common species, such as goldfish and guppies, but also a less familiar fish called a ruff. "

El acuario incluía varias especies comunes, como peces dorados y guppies, pero también un pez menos familiar llamado rasca.

Otras especies del mismo género

Examples :

"While the sandpiper is known for its drab coloring, the ruff, a related bird, boasts a much more varied and extravagant plumage, illustrating that even within the same genus, there can be striking differences. "

Si bien el correlimos zarapitero es conocido por su coloración apagada, el combatiente, un ave relacionada, cuenta con un plumaje mucho más variado y extravagante, lo que ilustra que incluso dentro del mismo género, puede haber diferencias sorprendentes.

Un fallo, una oportunidad de fallar

Examples :

"During the card game, John had a ruff, since he couldn't follow the spades suit. "

Durante el juego de cartas, John tuvo un fallo, ya que no pudo seguir el palo de espadas.

Ruff, un juego de cartas

Examples :

"My grandfather enjoyed playing ruff with his friends at the senior center. "

A mi abuelo le gustaba jugar al ruff con sus amigos en el centro de mayores.

Hacer baza con un triunfo

Examples :

"My sister had no hearts in her hand, so she ruffed the trick with her only spade. "

Mi hermana no tenía corazones en la mano, así que hizo baza con su única espada.

Tomar

Examples :

"In the card game, he ruffed out his opponent's lead card, establishing the ace of spades as the master card. "