Roughly vs That's about that much

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Roughly

Top 2000 (comune) B2 adverb

That's about that much

Informale Oltre 10.000 (meno comune)

Più formale: Roughly Più comune: Roughly

	Roughly	That's about that much
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/	🇬🇧 //ðæts əˈbaʊt ðæt mʌtʃ// 🇺🇸 //ðæts əˈbaʊt ðæt mʌtʃ//
Significato	Circa, non precisamente Approximately, not exactly	It refers to a specific amount or level.
Esempio	Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent.	I need that much money to buy the new phone.
Registro	Neutro	Informale
Quanto è comune	Top 2000 (comune)	Oltre 10.000 (meno comune)
Livello CEFR	B2	-
Categoria grammaticale	adverb
Collocazioni	roughly speaking, roughly estimated, roughly the same, roughly translates	that much money, that much time, that much effort
Contrari	exactly, precisely	-
Errori comuni	Used in place of 'exactly' or 'precisely'., Incorrectly placed at the end of the sentence., Confused with 'rough' as an adjective.	Confused with 'That's about that many' when talking about countable nouns., Used in overly formal contexts where a simpler expression would suffice.
Note d'uso	Usa 'circa' o 'approssimativamente' quando vuoi dare una stima o un'approssimazione. È neutro e adatto alla maggior parte dei contesti, ma evitalo in scritti molto formali. Use 'roughly' when you want to give an estimate or approximation. It’s neutral and suitable for most contexts, but avoid in very formal writing.	Use this phrase to indicate a particular quantity or extent, usually in casual conversation. It may not be suitable for formal settings.

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-So, that's about that much? -Mmm-hmm.

That's about that much

Domande frequenti: Roughly vs That's about that much

Qual è la differenza tra Roughly e That's about that much?

Roughly: Approximately, not exactly That's about that much: It refers to a specific amount or level.

Quale è più formale: Roughly e That's about that much?

Roughly è la più formale tra queste.

Quale è più comune: Roughly e That's about that much?

Roughly è la più comune nell'inglese di tutti i giorni.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Roughly: Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent. That's about that much: I need that much money to buy the new phone.

Posso usare Roughly e That's about that much in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Roughly e That's about that much sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.