rascar

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rascar
transitive verb
1to scratch (con uñas, clavo)
2to scrape (off) (con espátula); to scrub (con cepillo)
3to scrape away at (instrumento)
intransitive verb
4to be rough
rascarse
pronomial verb
1to scratch oneself
  • rascarse el bolsillo (informal figurative) -> to fork out
  • rascarse la barriga (informal figurative) -> to twiddle one's thumbs, to laze around
  • se pasa todo el día rascándose las bolas (muy informal) -> he does bugger all all day (RPBr), he doesn't do shit all day (United States)

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rascar [ras-car’]
article & verb transitive
1To scratch (cabeza), to scrape (raer).
2To sniff out (descubrir), to smell out.
verb reflexive
3To scratch.
4To get drunk (emborracharse). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)

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rascar
verbo:transitivo
1 (con uñas) to scratch
2 [+puerta, pared] to scrape; [+pintura] to scrape off
3 (humorístico) [+instrumento] to scrape; scratch saw away at;o
verbo:intransitivo
(Latinoamérica) (picar) to itch
verbo:pronominal
rascarse
1 (con uñas) to scratch; scratch o.s.
rascarse la barriga
rascarse la panza
to take it easy
2 (Latinoamérica) (emborracharse) to get drunk
3
rascarse juntos (Centroamérica) (S. Cone) to band together
no rascarse con algn (And) not to hit it off with sb

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Verb Conjugation for "rascar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo rasco rasqué rascaba rascaré rasque
Tú rascas rascaste rascabas rascarás rasques
Ella/Él/Usted rasca rascó rascaba rascará rasque
Nosotros rascamos rascamos rascábamos rascaremos rasquemos
Vosotros rascáis rascasteis rascabais rascaréis rasquéis
Ellos/Ustedes rascan rascaron rascaban rascarán rasquen
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw