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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgrobe Schätzung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gro-buh sheht-tsung
"Wir brauchen nur eine grobe Schätzung für das Projekt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An approximate calculation or preliminary judgment regarding value, size, cost, or quantity.
"The contractor provided a rough-estimate for the kitchen renovation before starting the detailed measurements."
- 1
Characterized by being an approximation rather than an exact computation.
"We need a rough-estimate figure for the annual budget meeting tomorrow morning."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'rough', derived from Old English 'rūh' meaning coarse or uneven, with 'estimate', originating from the Latin 'aestimātus', past participle of 'aestimāre' meaning to value or appraise. First appearing in modern commercial and technical discourse during the late 19th century, the compound evolved to denote an approximate calculation or preliminary appraisal made without exact measurements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rough-estimate" is said worldwide
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estimation grossière
Transliteration: ehs-tee-mah-syohn grohs-yehr
"Il a donné une estimation grossière du coût total des travaux."
grobe Schätzung
Transliteration: gro-buh sheht-tsung
"Wir brauchen nur eine grobe Schätzung für das Projekt."
stima approssimativa
Transliteration: stee-mah ahp-prohs-see-mah-tee-vah
"Questa è solo una stima approssimativa delle spese."
cálculo aproximado
Transliteration: kahl-koo-loh ah-prok-see-mah-doh
"El arquitecto nos dio un cálculo aproximado del presupuesto."
estimativa aproximada
Transliteration: ehs-tee-mah-chee-vuh ah-prok-see-mah-duh
"Fizemos apenas uma estimativa aproximada dos custos."
रफ अंदाज़ा
Transliteration: raph andaaza
"लागत का एक रफ अंदाज़ा तैयार करें।"
粗略估计
Transliteration: cūlüè gūjì
"这是一个关于项目费用的粗略估计。"
어림산
Transliteration: eorimsan
"비용에 대한 어림산을 먼저 내어 보세요."
概算
Transliteration: gaisan
"工事費用の概算を教えてください。"
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