crudo

adj.

1 raw, rare, unbaked, uncooked.

2 crude, natural, raw, unprocessed.

3 crude, inexpert.

4 crude, gothic, rude, coarse.

5 crude, bawdy.

6 cruel, crude, unadorned, unmasked.

La cruda realidad The cruel [unmasked] reality...

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crudo

► adjetivo

1 (sin cocer) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

■ la carne está cruda the meat is underdone, the meat isn't cooked enough

2 figurado (duro) crude, coarse

3 (color) natural, unbleached

4 (clima) harsh

► nombre masculino crudo

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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FRASEOLOGÍA

verlo muy crudo familiar not to hold out much hope

seda cruda raw silk

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crudo

► nombre masculino

1 (petróleo) crude oil, crude

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(f. - cruda)

adj.

1) crude

2) raw

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1. ADJ

1) (Culin)

a) (=sin cocinar) [carne] raw; [verduras] raw, uncooked

b) (=poco hecho) underdone

las patatas están crudas — the potatoes are underdone o are not properly cooked

2)

de color crudo — natural

un jersey de color crudo — a natural-coloured o (EEUU) natural-colored jersey

3) (Téc) [producto] untreated; [seda] raw; [lino] unbleached

4) [clima, invierno] harsh, severe

5) [descripción] crude, coarse; [imágenes] harrowing

la cruda realidad — the harsh reality

6) * (=difícil)

lo tienen crudo para encontrar un trabajo — they're having a hard o tough time finding a job

lo tendrán crudo si piensan que ... — they'll have a tough time of it if they think that ...

lo veo muy crudo — it doesn't look (too) good

7) [agua] hard

2. SM

1) (=petróleo) crude (oil)

2) LAm * (=resaca) hangover

3) Perú (=arpillera) sackcloth

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I

-da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> (sin cocinar) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) (con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover

II

masculino crude oil, crude

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I

-da adjetivo

1) [estar] <carne/verduras/pescado> (sin cocinar) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

2) [ser]

a) <invierno/clima> severe, harsh

b) <lenguaje/imágenes/realidad> harsh

3)

(de) color crudo — natural; <lana/encaje> ecru

4) [estar] (AmC, Méx fam) (con resaca)

estoy crudo! — I have a hangover

II

masculino crude oil, crude

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crudo¹

¹ = petroleum, crude oil.

Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.

Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.

* bidón de crudo = oil drum.

crudo²

² = crude [cruder -comp., crudest -sup.], raw.

Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

* alimentos crudos = raw food.

* carne cruda = raw meat.

* cruda realidad = stark reality.

* en lo más crudo del invierno = in the dead of winter.

* tenerlo crudo = not be easy.

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crudo¹ -da

adjective

A [ ESTAR]

1 ‹carne/verduras/pescado› (sin cocinar) raw; (poco hecho) underdone

el pollo está crudo the chicken isn't cooked properly, the chicken is underdone

2 (Chi fam) (nuevo) brand new

B

1 [ SER] ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

2 ‹lenguaje› harsh, raw; ‹imágenes› harsh

la película tiene unas escenas muy crudas the movie has some very harsh scenes in it

es la cruda realidad it's the harsh o crude reality

C

(de) color crudo natural, unbleached

encaje/lana (de) color crudo ecru lace/wool

D [ SER]

1 (Arg fam) (muy malo) useless (colloq)

2 (Chi fam) (muy bueno) excellent, brilliant (colloq)

es muy crudo para el francés he's brilliant at French

E [ ESTAR]

(AmC, Méx fam) (con resaca): ¡estoy crudo! I have a hangover, I'm hung over (colloq)

crudo²

masculine

crude oil, crude

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crudo

◊ -da adjetivo

1 [estar] ‹carne/verduras/pescado› (sin cocinar) raw;
(poco hecho) underdone
2 [ser]

a) ‹invierno/clima› severe, harsh

b) ‹lenguaje/imágenes/realidad› harsh

crudo,-a
I adjetivo
1 raw
2 (comida poco hecha) underdone
3 (clima, realidad) harsh
4 (color) cream, natural
II sustantivo masculino (petróleo) crude
♦ Locuciones: familiar figurado estar muy crudo, to be very difficult
tener/ver (algo) muy crudo, to find sthg very difficult
'crudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cruda
- tártara
- tártaro
- cocido
- petróleo
- plátano
English:
crude
- hard-pressed
- raw
- rawhide
- stark
- bleak
- ham
- sharp
- unrefined

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crudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [seda, algodón] raw

2. [alimentos] [sin cocinar] raw;

[sin cocer completamente] undercooked

3. [petróleo] crude

4. [clima, tiempo] harsh

5. [realidad] harsh;

[novela] harshly realistic, hard-hitting

6. [cruel] cruel

7. [color] beige

8. Fam [difícil]

en estos momentos está muy crudo encontrar trabajo it's really tough to find a job just now;

lo tiene crudo si piensa que lo voy a invitar he's in for a big disappointment if he thinks I'm inviting him

9. Guat, Méx Fam [con resaca] hung over

♦ nm

1. [petróleo] crude (oil)

2. Perú [arpillera] sacking

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crudo

I adj alimento raw; fig

harsh;

voy a tenerlo crudo para aprobar fam I’m going to have a hard job passing the exam, passing the exam isn’t going to be easy

II m crude (oil)

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crudo, -da adj

1) : raw

2) : crude, harsh

crudo nm

: crude oil

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crudo adj

1. (alimento sin cocinar) raw

verduras crudas raw vegetables

2. (alimento poco hecho) not cooked

esta carne está cruda this meat isn't cooked enough

3. (clima) harsh

4. (color) natural

tenerlo muy crudo to have a hard job