scratch in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scratch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scratch [Am skrætʃ, Brit skratʃ] N

1.1. scratch C (injury):

scratch

rasguño m

scratch

arañazo m

it's just a scratch

no es más que un rasguño

he escaped without a scratch

resultó ileso

he escaped without a scratch

salió sin un rasguño

attr scratch mark

arañazo m

attr scratch mark

rasguño m

1.2. scratch C (on paint, record, furniture):

scratch

rayón m

1.3. scratch C (sound):

scratch

chirrido m

1.4. scratch C (act) no pl:

to have a scratch

rascarse

can you give my back a scratch?

¿me rascas la espalda?

2. scratch U (money) Am:

scratch sl

guita f sl

scratch sl

lana f LatAm inf

scratch sl

pasta f Spain inf

3. scratch in phrases:

from scratch he learned German from scratch in six months

aprendió alemán en seis meses empezando desde cero

did you make the mayonnaise from scratch?

¿hiciste la mayonesa tú mismo?

did you make the mayonnaise from scratch?

¿la mayonesa es casera?

I had to start from scratch

tuve que empezar desde cero

up to scratch inf he's simply not up to scratch

simplemente no da la talla or no es lo suficientemente bueno

if his work comes up to scratch

si su trabajo es del nivel requerido

II.scratch [Am skrætʃ, Brit skratʃ] VB trans

1.1. scratch (damage):

scratch paint/record/furniture

rayar

1.2. scratch (with claws, nails):

scratch

arañar

the cat has scratched all the chairs

el gato ha arañado todas las sillas

she scratched my face

me arañó la cara

1.3. scratch name/initials:

scratch

marcar

scratch

grabar

1.4. scratch (to relieve itch):

scratch bite/rash

rascarse

could you scratch my back for me?

¿me rascas la espalda?

he scratched his head

se rascó la cabeza

we're all scratching our heads, trying to think of a solution

nos estamos devanando los sesos buscando una solución

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

favor con favor se paga

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

hoy por ti, mañana por mí

2.1. scratch (strike out, cancel):

scratch word/sentence

tachar

2.2. scratch (withdraw) SPORTS:

scratch horse/athlete

retirar

3. scratch (scribble hurriedly):

scratch

garabatear

III.scratch [Am skrætʃ, Brit skratʃ] VB intr

1.1. scratch (damage, wound):

scratch

arañar

1.2. scratch (rub):

scratch wool/sweater:

raspar

scratch wool/sweater:

picar

1.3. scratch (to relieve itching):

scratch

rascarse

don't scratch!

¡no te rasques!

1.4. scratch (make scratching sound):

scratch

rascar

it's the cat scratching at the door

es el gato, que está arañando la puerta

2. scratch (withdraw) SPORTS:

scratch

retirarse

IV.scratch [Am skrætʃ, Brit skratʃ] ADJ attr

1. scratch SPORTS:

scratch player/runner

de primera

2. scratch (haphazard, motley):

scratch team/meal

improvisado

scratch about VB [Am skrætʃ -, Brit skratʃ -], Brit also scratch around VB (v + adv)

scratch about animal:

scratch about

escarbar

to scratch about for sth

escarbar buscando algo

I spent hours scratching about or around for ideas

pasé horas tratando de inspirarme

scratch card N

scratch card

número m de la lotería (con sección que se raspa)

scratch line N Am SPORTS

scratch line

línea f de salida

scratch test N

scratch test

prueba f de la tuberculina

scratch paper N U Am

scratch paper

papel m para borrador

scratch up VB [Am skrætʃ -, Brit skratʃ -]

scratch up → scrape up

See also scrape up

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)

scratch out VB [Am skrætʃ -, Brit skratʃ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. scratch out (gouge):

to scratch sb's eyes out

sacarle los ojos a alguien

2. scratch out name/sentence:

scratch out (strike out)

tachar

scratch out (on ticket)

rascar

scratch out (on ticket)

raspar

scratch together VB [Am skrætʃ -, Brit skratʃ -]

scratch together → scrape together

See also scrape together

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)

scratchpad, scratch pad N

1. scratchpad (notepad):

scratchpad Am

bloc m de notas

2. scratchpad COMPUT:

scratchpad

scratch pad m

scratchpad

bloc m de notas de rápido acceso

scratch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scratch in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scratch [skrætʃ] N

1. scratch (cut on skin):

scratch

rasguño m

scratch

rayón m LatAm

2. scratch (mark):

scratch

raya f

3. scratch no pl (act of scratching):

scratch

arañamiento m

4. scratch (start):

scratch

principio m

from scratch

desde cero

II.scratch [skrætʃ] VB trans

1. scratch (cut slightly):

scratch

arañar

2. scratch (mark):

scratch

rayar

3. scratch (relieve itch):

scratch

rascar

4. scratch (erase):

scratch

tachar

5. scratch (exclude):

scratch

retirar

6. scratch Am inf (cancel):

scratch

cancelar

7. scratch (write):

scratch

garabatear

III.scratch [skrætʃ] VB intr

1. scratch (use claws):

scratch cat

arañar

2. scratch (relieve itch):

scratch

rascarse

3. scratch Brit (write):

scratch

raspear

IV.scratch [skrætʃ] ADJ

scratch

improvisado, -a

scratch about VB intr, scratch around VB intr Brit

scratch about

escarbar

scratch paper N no pl Am

scratch paper

papel m de borrador

scratch card [ˈskrætʃkɑ:d, Am -kɑ:rd] N

scratch card

tarjeta f rasca

scratch card

raspadita f Arg

scratch out VB trans

1. scratch out with claws:

scratch out

arañar

to scratch sb's eyes out fig

sacar los ojos a alguien

2. scratch out line, word:

scratch out

tachar

Translations for scratch in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rasponazo

scratch

rozadura

scratch

arañazo

scratch

dar un arañazo a alguien

to scratch sb

rasguño (arañazo)

scratch

uñada

scratch

scratch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

hoy por ti, mañana por mí

from scratch

desde cero

to scratch sb's eyes out fig

sacar los ojos a alguien

to scratch the surface of sth

tratar algo superficialmente [o por encima]

to scratch [or pick] one's ears

escarbarse las orejas

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If you've got super-sensitive skin, consider a fruit enzyme -- the gentlest form of exfoliant -- or try making your own from scratch at home.

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And wherever she went, visitors would scarf down her delicious desserts, made from scratch without artificial flavors or preservatives.

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The company faced the choice of building right-hand drive models from scratch, or performing a post-production conversion exercise.

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Alloy helps coach entrepreneurs through the drafting of business plans, hiring of teams, and hammer(ing) out the nitty-gritty that's needed to build a company from scratch.

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That shiny rear is a bit of a scratch and finger mark magnet, but overall the device is comfortable to hold -- albeit a little chunky feeling.

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Other institutions make loaves from scratch out of shredded and mashed vegetables, beans and starches.

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The tortoise is shown determinedly stumping forward while the hare has paused to scratch behind its ear.

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They can occur at the site of a piercing and even from something as simple as a pimple or scratch.

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Data in the general-purpose registers can be accessed on nibble boundaries and used for calculations, whereas the scratch registers allow only load and store operations.

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Due to high personnel turnover in this period as personnel were discharged or transferred to other units, many of the division's units had to be virtually rebuilt from scratch.

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