rough up

dar una paliza, maltratar

Golpear o empujar violentamente a alguien, normalmente para hacerle daño o asustarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To hit or push someone violently, usually to hurt or frighten them.

• The gang roughed him up.
• Two guards were accused of roughing up a prisoner.
• Did those men rough you up?

Cómo se usa: rough someone up (Two men roughed the driver up.); rough him/her/them up (They roughed him up outside the club.)

Sinónimos: beat up, manhandle

Expresiones frecuentes: rough up someone, rough someone up

hacer rugoso, raspar

Hacer que una superficie quede menos lisa, a menudo frotándola o cepillándola.

En inglés sencillo: To make a surface less smooth, often by rubbing or brushing it.

• Rough up the wood with sandpaper.
• He roughed up the surface before painting it.
• A stiff brush can rough up the grain.

Cómo se usa: rough something up (Rough the wood up before applying glue.)

Sinónimos: roughen, abrade

Antónimos: smooth, polish

Expresiones frecuentes: rough up something, rough up the surface, rough something up