scratch about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scratch about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

scratch about, scratch around VB intr

1. scratch about animals:

scratch about

čeprkati imperf

scratch about

tražiti imperf

to scratch about for sth

tražiti nešto čeprkajući

2. scratch about (search hard):

scratch about

tražiti imperf

to scratch about for sth

tražiti nešto

Translations for scratch about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

1. about (on the subject of):

about

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

2. about (affecting):

about

u vezi sa

to do something about sth

uraditi nešto oko nečega

to do nothing about a problem

ne uraditi ništa u vezi sa problemom

3. about (surrounding):

about

oko

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

about

u vezi sa

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

kad si već tu

Phrases:

how about bowling?

šta misliš o tome da idemo na kuglanje?

to know what one is about inf

znati u čemu je stvar

to know what one is about inf

biti svestan šta se radi

what about it?

(i) šta s tim?

what about it?

šta hoćeš?

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

oko

about eight [o'clock]

oko osam (sati)

about two days ago

pre otprilike dva dana

2. about (almost):

about

skoro

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

about

okolo

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

to je sve

I.scratch <pl -es> [skrætʃ] N

1. scratch (cut on skin):

scratch

ogrebotina f

2. scratch (mark on surface):

scratch

crta f

3. scratch no pl (acceptable standard):

to not be up to scratch

ne biti dovoljno dobar

to bring sb/sth up to scratch

dovesti nekoga/nešto u red

4. scratch (beginning state):

to learn sth from scratch

učiti nešto od početka

to start [sth] from scratch

početi (nešto) od nule

II.scratch [skrætʃ] ADJ attr (hastily got together)

scratch

skrpljen

III.scratch [skrætʃ] VB trans

1. scratch (cut slightly):

to scratch sb/sth

ogrebati nekoga/nešto

2. scratch (mark by scraping):

scratch

izgrebati // grebati

3. scratch (relieve an itch):

scratch

f

to scratch one's head

počešati glavu

4. scratch Am inf (cancel):

scratch

otkazati // otkazivati

Phrases:

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

ruka ruku mije

IV.scratch [skrætʃ] VB intr

1. scratch (use claws, nails):

scratch

ogrebati // grebati

2. scratch (relieve an itch):

scratch

počešati // češati

3. scratch (cause itchy feeling):

scratch

svrbeti imperf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Chickens scratch about too much for their own good.

www.stuff.co.nz

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

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