scrape in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scrape in the English»French Dictionary

I.scrape [Brit skreɪp, Am skreɪp] N

1. scrape (awkward situation) inf:

to get into a scrape

s'attirer des ennuis

to get sb into a scrape

mettre qn dans le pétrin inf

he's always getting into scrapes

il s'attire toujours des ennuis, il se retrouve toujours dans des situations impossibles

2. scrape (in order to clean):

to give sth a scrape

gratter qc

3. scrape (sound):

scrape (of cutlery, shovels, boots)

raclement m

4. scrape (small amount):

a scrape of butter, jam

un petit peu de

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

1. scrape (clean):

scrape vegetables, shoes

gratter

to scrape sth clean

nettoyer qc en le grattant

2. scrape (damage):

scrape paintwork, car part, furniture

érafler

3. scrape (injure):

scrape elbow, knee etc

écorcher

to scrape one's knee

s'écorcher le genou

4. scrape (making noise):

scrape chair, feet

racler

5. scrape (get with difficulty) inf:

to scrape a living

s'en sortir à peine (doing en faisant)

she scraped a ten in biology

elle a laborieusement décroché un dix en biologie

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

1. scrape:

to scrape against car part:

érafler

to scrape against branch:

battre contre

2. scrape (economize):

scrape

économiser le moindre sou

IV.scrape [Brit skreɪp, Am skreɪp]

to scrape the bottom of the barrel (gen)

être réduit à faire avec ce que l'on a sous la main

to scrape the bottom of the barrel (when raising money)

racler les fonds de tiroir

I.scrape together VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape [sth] together, scrape together [sth])

scrape together sum of money

arriver à amasser

scrape together people

arriver à réunir

scrape up VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -]

scrape up → scrape together

See also scrape together

I.scrape together VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape [sth] together, scrape together [sth])

scrape together sum of money

arriver à amasser

scrape together people

arriver à réunir

I.scrape through VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape through)

scrape through

s'en tirer de justesse

II.scrape through VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape through [sth])

scrape through exam, test:

scrape through

réussir [qc] de justesse

I.scrape back VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape [sth] back, scrape back [sth])

scrape back hair:

scrape back

tirer [qc] en arrière

scrape home VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] SPORTS

scrape home

gagner de justesse

scrape by VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -]

scrape by

s'en tirer inf

he manages to scrape by on £80 a week

il réussit à s'en tirer avec 80 livres sterling par semaine

scrape in VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (to university, class)

scrape in

entrer de justesse

I.scrape off VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape off [sth], scrape [sth] off)

scrape off

enlever [qc] en grattant

I.scrape out VB [Brit skreɪp -, Am skreɪp -] (scrape out [sth], scrape [sth] out)

scrape out contents of jar

enlever [qc] en grattant

scrape out saucepan

nettoyer [qc] en grattant

scrape in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scrape in the English»French Dictionary

I.scrape [skreɪp] VB trans

scrape

gratter

scrape one's shoes

frotter

scrape one's knee

s'écorcher

scrape car

érafler

scrape one's hair

brosser

Phrases:

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

racler les fonds de tiroir

to scrape a living

s'en sortir tout juste

II.scrape [skreɪp] VB intr

1. scrape (make a scraping sound):

scrape

grincer

2. scrape (scratch):

scrape

gratter

3. scrape (rub against):

scrape

frotter

4. scrape (manage):

to scrape home

réussir de justesse

III.scrape [skreɪp] N

1. scrape no pl (sound):

scrape

grincement m

2. scrape (act of scraping):

scrape

grattement m

to give one's boots a scrape

donner un bon coup de brosse à ses bottes

3. scrape (graze on skin):

scrape

égratignure f

Phrases:

to be in a scrape inf

être dans le pétrin

scrape along VB intr

scrape along PHRVB scrape by

See also scrape by

scrape by VB intr

scrape by

s'en sortir

scrape through VB trans, intr

scrape through

réussir de justesse

scrape away VB trans

scrape away

gratter

scrape by VB intr

scrape by

s'en sortir

Translations for scrape in the French»English Dictionary

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racler

to scrape

le garde-boue racle le pneu casserole

to scrape

le garde-boue racle le pneu boue, croûte

to scrape off

racler les fonds de tiroir(s)

to scrape one's last pennies together

s'érafler le genou

to scrape one's knee

gratter

to scrape off

gratter mur, table, carottes, sol

to scrape

grincer craie

to scrape

scrape Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

racler les fonds de tiroir

to scrape a living

s'en sortir tout juste

to scrape home

réussir de justesse

to give one's boots a scrape

donner un bon coup de brosse à ses bottes

to be in a scrape inf

être dans le pétrin

to bow and scrape pej

être obséquieux

to scrape one's last pennies together

racler les fonds de tiroir(s)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To do this, one must scrape off the old sealant and then scrub the roof with soap and water to remove dirt buildup.

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The nest is a simple scrape on the ground mainly on open sand banks that provide unobstructed views of any oncoming predators.

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

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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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If there's an exceptionally mild winter then we could scrape through, but if it's a cold winter, no.

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Someone must have been listening, because the programme survived its early scrape with meltdown ignominy.

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They have been forced to stay with friends and are trying to scrape together enough money for food.

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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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A few hours of refresher training annually -- enough to scrape off some rust.

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