scrape in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scrape in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scrape [Am skreɪp, Brit skreɪp] N

1.1. scrape (act):

to give raspasth a scrape

raspar algo

1.2. scrape (sound):

scrape

chirrido m

2. scrape (predicament):

scrape inf

lío m inf

scrape inf

apuro m

to get into a scrape

meterse en un lío inf

they helped me out of a scrape

me sacaron de un apuro

they helped me out of a scrape

me sacaron de un lío inf

3. scrape Brit MED:

scrape inf

legrado m

scrape inf

raspado m

scrape inf

raspaje m CSur

II.scrape [Am skreɪp, Brit skreɪp] VB trans

1.1. scrape:

scrape (rub against)

rozar

scrape (grate against)

rascar

it just scraped the surface

apenas rozó la superficie

he scraped the bow across the strings

rascó las cuerdas con el arco

don't scrape your chair on the floor

no arrastres la silla

1.2. scrape (damage, graze):

scrape paintwork

rayar

scrape knee/elbow

rasparse

scrape knee/elbow

rasguñarse

2.1. scrape (clean):

scrape toast

raspar

scrape carrot/potato

pelar

scrape woodwork

raspar

scrape woodwork

rascar

scrape woodwork

rasquetear

to scrape sth off or from sth scrape the mud off your boots

quítales el barro a las botas (con un cuchillo, contra una piedra etc)

she scraped the mold off the cheese

raspó el moho del queso

he scraped away the layer of varnish

le quitó la capa de barniz raspando or rasqueteando

2.2. scrape:

scrape bowl/pan

fregar

scrape bowl/pan

restregar

scrape hole

escarbar

he scraped the plate clean

rebañó el plato

he scraped the plate clean

dejó el plato limpio

3. scrape (narrowly achieve):

to scrape a pass

aprobar raspando or arañando

to scrape a majority

apenas alcanzar una escasa mayoría

III.scrape [Am skreɪp, Brit skreɪp] VB intr

1. scrape:

scrape (rub, grate)

rozar

scrape (make a noise)

chirriar

the roof scraped against the bridge

el techo rozó el puente

2.1. scrape (manage with difficulty):

the car barely scraped past the oncoming truck

el coche pasó casi rozando el camión que venía

the team scraped home

el equipo ganó por los pelos or por un pelo inf

2.2. scrape (save):

scrape

hacer economías

scrape

ahorrar

scrape through VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

scrape through exam:

scrape through

aprobar raspando

scrape through

aprobar arañando Urug

scrape through

aprobar por los pelos inf

scrape through

aprobar por un pelo inf

the team scraped through into the semi-finals

el equipo pasó a las semifinales por los pelos or por un pelo inf

scrape together VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

scrape together money

juntar a duras penas

scrape together money

reunir a duras penas

scrape together support

conseguir (con dificultad)

scrape along VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + adv)

we barely manage to scrape along

apenas nos alcanza para vivir

they scraped along on their pension

se las arreglaban como podían con su pensión

scrape up VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. scrape up dirt/mud:

scrape up

quitar raspando

2. scrape up:

scrape up money

juntar a duras penas

scrape up money

reunir a duras penas

scrape up helpers/support

conseguir (con dificultad)

scrape by VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + adv)

scrape by

arreglárselas

scrape by

apañárselas Spain inf

he hadn't studied for the exam, but he scraped by

no había estudiado para el examen, pero se las arregló para aprobar raspando

scrape in VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + adv)

the party scraped in

el partido ganó raspando

the party scraped in

el partido ganó por los pelos inf

the party scraped in

el partido ganó por un pelo inf

scrape out VB [Am skreɪp -, Brit skreɪp -] (v + adv + o, v + o + adv)

scrape out bowl/pan

fregar

scrape out bowl/pan

restregar

scrape out hole

escarbar

Translations for scrape in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

raer superficie

to scrape

raer barniz/pintura

to scrape off

legrar

to scrape inf

legrar

to scrape

scrape in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scrape in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scrape [skreɪp] VB trans

1. scrape:

scrape (remove layer)

raspar

scrape (remove layer)

rasquetear Arg

scrape (remove) dirt

limpiar

2. scrape:

scrape (graze)

rozar

scrape (scratch)

rascar

3. scrape (rub against):

scrape

rozar

II.scrape [skreɪp] VB intr

1. scrape (rub against):

scrape

rozar

2. scrape (make unpleasant noise):

scrape

chirriar

3. scrape (economize):

scrape

ahorrar

III.scrape [skreɪp] N

1. scrape no pl (act of scraping):

scrape

raspado(-a) m (f)

2. scrape (graze on skin):

scrape

raspadura f

3. scrape (sound):

scrape

chirrido m

4. scrape inf (situation):

scrape

lío m

to get into a scrape

meterse en un lío

scrape together VB trans, scrape up VB trans

scrape together people, things, money, team:

scrape together

reunir a duras penas

scrape by VB intr

scrape by

apañárselas

scrape away VB trans

scrape away

raspar

scrape along VB intr

scrape along PHRVB scrape by

See also scrape by

scrape by VB intr

scrape by

apañárselas

I.scrape through VB trans

scrape through

pasar por los pelos

II.scrape through VB intr

scrape through

aprobar por los pelos

Translations for scrape in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

raedura

scrape

rasguño (rasponazo)

scrape

rasquetear

to scrape

raspón (rasguño)

scrape

scrape Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bow and scrape

hacer la pelota

to bow and scrape

hacer la barba Mex

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

tener que recurrir a lo peor

to get into a scrape

meterse en un lío

with a little luck I'll scrape a pass

con un poco de suerte arañaré un aprobado

to scrape away on the violin

rascar el violín

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They require the land serfs to bow and scrape and doff their metaphorical caps as each new rental hike is introduced.

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The team rarely played well in the qualifiers and were very lucky to scrape through in most games.

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Scrape the seeds from inside the vanilla pod and put to one side.

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Initially, you'll scrape through these encounters by relying on your reactions.

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Within its slivers of play you'll find innumerable ways to die, but also innumerable ways to scrape through unscathed.

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I wanted to scrape up these residues, these legacies from my grandmother's life, which is, incidentally, quite mysterious to me.

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In contrast, the bottom 20 schools managed to scrape together less than $44,000.

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More buyers are turning to their families for help as rising house prices make it harder to scrape together a sufficient deposit.

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The construction proved to be a fairly simple concept; scrape off soil and expose the white coral - then level out the coral for a good, sound runway surface.

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Skiers routinely complain that snowboarders scrape up the hill and a few ski resorts still ban them altogether.

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