crude

• Beschreibt etwas in seinem natürlichen oder unverarbeiteten Zustand oder ein Verhalten, das grob und beleidigend ist.

Describes something in a natural or unrefined state, or behavior that is rude and offensive.

1. Unrefined or rawB2formal

   In a natural state, not processed or refined.

   Unverarbeitet

   • Crude oil must be refined before it can be used as fuel.
   • The country exports large quantities of crude materials.
   • They extracted crude minerals from the mine.

   Synonymecoarsenaturalrawroughunprocessedunrefineduntreated

   Antonymeprocessedrefinedtreated

2. Rude or vulgarB2informal

   Lacking refinement or good manners; offensive or indecent.

   Grob, ungehobelt

   • His crude jokes made everyone uncomfortable.
   • She was offended by his crude language.
   • The comedian's crude humor was not appreciated by the audience.

   Synonymebawdycoarsefilthygrossindecentlewdobsceneoffensiverudevulgar

   Antonymecivilcourteousdecentgenteelgraciouspoliteproperrefined

3. Simple or basicB2formal

   Made or done in a simple, rough, or unsophisticated way.

   Einfach, grob

   • They built a crude shelter from branches and leaves.
   • The early settlers used crude tools for farming.
   • He drew a crude map on a napkin.

   Synonymebasicclumsycoarsemakeshiftprimitiveroughrudimentaryunrefined

   Antonymefinishedpolishedrefinedsophisticated

• Substantiv für rohes Erdöl oder Öl im natürlichen Zustand, wie es aus der Erde gefördert wird, bevor es raffiniert wird.

A noun referring to unrefined petroleum or oil in its natural state, extracted from the ground before processing.

unzählbar

1. Unrefined petroleumB2formal

   Natural oil as it comes from the ground, before it has been processed or refined.

   Rohöl

   • The price of crude has risen sharply this quarter.
   • They discovered a large deposit of crude in the desert.
   • Crude is transported via pipelines to refineries.

   Synonymecrude oiloilpetroleum