scour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for scour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

scour¹ [Am ˈskaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈskaʊə] VB trans (rub hard)

scour surface/pan

fregar

scour surface/pan

restregar

the rockface was scoured by glaciers

la roca había sido erosionada por los glaciares

to scour sth down/out

fregar or restregar algo

scour² [Am ˈskaʊ(ə)r, Brit ˈskaʊə] VB trans (search thoroughly)

scour area/building

registrar

scour area/building

dar una batida en

we scoured the shops for the finest ingredients

recorrimos las tiendas buscando los mejores ingredientes

scour around VB [Am ˈskaʊ(ə)r -, Brit ˈskaʊə -], Brit also scour about VB (v + adv)

scour around

dar una batida

scour off VB [Am ˈskaʊ(ə)r -, Brit ˈskaʊə -]

scour off → scour away

See also scour away

scour away VB [Am ˈskaʊ(ə)r -, Brit ˈskaʊə -] (remove)

scour away dirt/grease

quitar

scour away VB [Am ˈskaʊ(ə)r -, Brit ˈskaʊə -] (remove)

scour away dirt/grease

quitar

scour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scour [skaʊəʳ, Am skaʊɚ] VB trans

1. scour (scrub):

scour

fregar

2. scour (search):

scour

recorrer

the police are scouring the club

la policía esta haciendo una batida en el club

II.scour [skaʊəʳ, Am skaʊɚ] N no pl

scour

fregado(-a) m (f)

to give sth a scour

fregar algo

Translations for scour in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

escudriñar

to scour

escudriñar el cielo en busca de aviones

to scour the skies in search of planes

scour Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth a scour

fregar algo

to scour the skies in search of planes

escudriñar el cielo en busca de aviones

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They can be difficult to detect, and many people enjoy scouring his paintings to find one.

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The structure and slab-on-grade was pile supported due to poor soil conditions and concern over scour from hurricanes.

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Search parties were organized and helicopters were used to scour the region.

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The bridge features piers designed to reduce or eliminate scour damage.

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A massive search had been conducted, with over 3000 parties scouring the countryside.

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Scour by the river on the bank here was causing persistent bank erosion.

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A rotary wire brush allows a terminal to be scoured clean before a connection is made.

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Two feet has been recommended as a minimum settling basin depth to avoid bottom scour.

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Until the late 19th century the horse was scoured every seven years as part of a more general local fair held on the hill.

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The problem in the dry season is the small discharge and deficiency in scour during this period.

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