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.

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* 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.