Translations for „scrape up“ in the English » German Dictionary

scrape up VB trans

1. scrape up (scrape together):

to scrape up ⇆ sth

etw zusammenbekommen [o. inf zusammenkriegen]

2. scrape up (pick up):

to scrape up ⇆ sth

etw wegmachen

to scrape up ⇆ sth off sth

etw von etw dat [ab]kratzen

to scrape up snow

Schnee schippen [o. A, CH schaufeln]

to scrape up leaves

Blätter zusammenfegen [o. A zusammenkehren]

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scrape up snow

Schnee schippen [o. A, CH schaufeln]

to scrape up leaves

Blätter zusammenfegen [o. A zusammenkehren]

to scrape up ⇆ sth off sth

etw von etw dat [ab]kratzen

despite this scrape with disaster, he refused to give up racing

obwohl er nur knapp an einer Katastrophe vorbeigeschrammt ist, weigerte er sich, mit dem Rennfahren aufzuhören inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Turn up the heat to reduce the wine and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.

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Add some of the stock to the skillet and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.

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Anthologists, eager to compensate for patriarchal societies, sometimes appear to scrape up women for inclusion in their books.

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Add beer and bring to boil over high heat, stirring to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pot.

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These animals probably lived in swamps or near lakes, using their tusks to dig or scrape up aquatic vegetation.

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There's no better way to scrape up a few bucks in this economy or free yourself from a boss...

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Not to mention the snap on the side pocket could prove problematic, as it might scrape up that shiny new gadget.

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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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Her husband could scrape up enough money to send them to public school.

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The school nearly cancelled its 2008 season, but were able to scrape up just enough to play.

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