sleep rough: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To sleep outdoors or without proper shelter, often in uncomfortable conditions and sometimes as a result of homelessness.
Examples
BetaAfter losing his home, John had to sleep rough on the streets for several nights.
After losing his home, John had to sleep rough on the streets for several nights.
Many homeless people sleep rough despite the cold winter weather.
Many homeless people sleep rough despite the cold winter weather.
The charity is working to ensure no one has to sleep rough in this city again.
The charity is working to ensure no one has to sleep rough in this city again.
- To endure sleeping in uncomfortable or improvised conditions voluntarily or temporarily (for example while traveling or camping).
Examples
BetaDuring our hiking trip, we had to sleep rough because there were no cabins nearby.
During our hiking trip, we had to sleep rough because there were no cabins nearby.
The scouts are used to sleeping rough under the stars on their weekend outings.
The scouts are used to sleeping rough under the stars on their weekend outings.
Even though it was challenging, they chose to sleep rough to experience nature fully.
Even though it was challenging, they chose to sleep rough to experience nature fully.
Examples:
- EN: And we can't sleep rough because the baby will catch cold.ES: - No... Habrá que dormir en un descampado. Me da miedo que el niño enferme.
- EN: You got to sleep rough tonight.ES: Dormiremos a la intemperie esta noche.
- EN: For the moment I just sleep rough.ES: Por el momento, al aire libre.
- EN: -...but the ceremony is... -Amazon only like the other ones. Yeah, that's ok, I I'd rather sleep rough out in the forest.ES: -Sólo para amazonas prefiero dormir en el piso del bosque.
- EN: Some of 'em go back and sleep rough when they have a mind.ES: Algunos de ellos vuelven a dormir en la calle cuando quieren.
- EN: Seeing as she has I suppose I don't have to sleep rough.ES: Viendo que se ha ido, supongo que no tengo que dormir incómoda.
- EN: We're out here most nights, so most kids who...sleep rough are familiar faces.ES: La mayoría de las noches estamos afuera, entonces los chicos que no duermen ya son caras conocidas
- EN: I'll sleep rough in a bar or hotel. 0r I won't sleep.ES: Duermo en la calle, en un bar, en un hotel, o ni duermo.
- EN: I'm so sorry you had to sleep rough, Mick.ES: Siento muchísimo que hayas tenido que dormir al raso, Mick.
- EN: I'd rather sleep rough than stay another night there.ES: Prefiero no dormir antes que estar otra noche allí.
- EN: I am a wanderer, and sometimes people offer me hospitality and I sleep on a straw bed, and sometimes I sleep rough with the cattle for warmth.ES: Soy un vagabundo, y a veces, la gente es hospitalaria conmigo y duermo en una cama de heno, y otras veces, duermo a la intemperie entre el ganado para calentarme.
- EN: Some of our men sleep rough.ES: Algunos de nuestros hombres duerme desnudo.
- EN: They sleep rough, forage, go hungry.ES: Duermen a la intemperie, buscan comida, pasan hambre.
- EN: Now, since they have absolute power over this city, and since I'm assuming you all don't want to sleep rough tonight, I have a suggestion for you...ES: Ahora, como tienen poder absoluto sobre esta ciudad, y como supongo que vosotros no queréis pasar una mala noche, tengo una sugerencia para vosotros...
- EN: Formed into guerrilla army Flying Columns, the rebels often sleep rough in open country.ES: Transformados en Columnas Volantes del ejército guerrillero, los rebeldes suelen dormir a la intemperie en campo abierto.
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