Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.

    спать на у́лицеspatʹ na úlice, бомжева́тьbomževátʹ

Examples

6 sentences
  1. I don't want her to sleep rough.

    deIch will nicht, dass sie auf der Straße schläft. — Luiaard

  2. He ended up sleeping rough in a market town.

    deLetztlich musste er in einer Marktstadt unter freiem Himmel nächtigen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. She ended up sleeping rough in a northern city.

    deLetztlich musste sie in einer Stadt im Norden unter freiem Himmel schlafen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Thousands of people sleep rough in the freezing cold.

    deTausende Menschen schlafen bei Eiseskälte im Freien. — al_ex_an_der

  5. Tom was sleeping rough for a while after being evicted from his apartment.

    ruТом спал какое-то время на улице, после того как был выселен из своей квартиры. — alik_farber

    deTom schlief eine Zeitlang auf der Straße, nachdem er seine Wohnung hatte zwangsräumen müssen. — alik_farber

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Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
to sleep outdoors:

Origin

From sleep (verb) + rough (“in a rough manner, roughly”, adverb) (a reference to the uncom

From sleep (verb) + rough (“in a rough manner, roughly”, adverb) (a reference to the uncomfortable situation of sleeping outdoors).

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Forms

sleeps rough, sleeping rough, slept rough, slept rough
Base formsleep rough · to sleep rough
3rd person singularsleeps rough
Present participlesleeping rough
Past simpleslept rough
Past participleslept rough

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysleep rough
he, she, itsleeps rough

Past simpleLesson

all personsslept rough

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave slept rough
he, she, ithas slept rough

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sleep rough

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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