Translations for „scratch about“ in the English » German Dictionary

scratch about, scratch around VB intr

1. scratch about animals:

scratch about

herumscharren

to scratch about [or around] for sth

nach etw dat scharren

2. scratch about fig (search hard):

scratch about

herumsuchen inf

to scratch about [or around] for sth

nach etw dat suchen inf

to scratch around [or about] for a bite to eat

nach etwas Essbarem suchen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to scratch about [or around] for sth

nach etw dat suchen inf

to scratch around [or about] for a bite to eat

nach etwas Essbarem suchen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When attacking humans, the curassows leap in fluttering flight and scratch about the head, targeting the eyes.

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Chickens scratch about too much for their own good.

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