scratch [ˈskrætʃ]
noun
1 (mark) (on skin) arañazo; (m) rasguño; (m) (on surface, record) raya; (f)
it's just a scratch es solo un rasguño, nada más; the cat gave her a scratch el gato la arañó; he hadn't a scratch on him no tenía ni un arañazo; to have a good scratch rascarse con ganas
3
to start from scratch partir de empezar desde cero;or we shall have to start from scratch again tendremos que partir nuevamente de cero; tendremos que comenzar desde el principio otra vez; to be come up to scratchor cumplir con los requisitos; to bring/keep sth up to scratch poner/mantener algo en buenas condiciones
verb:transitive
1 (with claw, nail etc) rasguñar; arañar; (making sound) rascar; raspar; [+surface, record] rayar; (scramble, dig) escarbar
you'll scratch the worktop with that knife vas a rayar la encimera con ese cuchillo; the glass of this watch cannot be scratched el cristal de este reloj no se raya; he scratched his hand on a rose bush se arañó la mano en un rosal; the lovers scratched their names on the tree los amantes grabaron sus nombres en el árbol
2 (to relieve itch) rascarse
he scratched his head se rascó la cabeza; she scratched the dog's ear le rascó la oreja al perro
you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours un favor con favor se paga
verb:intransitive
[+person, dog etc] rascarse; [+hens] escarbar; [+pen] rascar; [+clothing] rascar; picar stop scratching! ¡deja de rascarte!; the dog scratched at the door el perro arañó la puerta
modifier
[+competitor] sin ventajascratch card (n) tarjeta de "rasque y gane"; (f)
scratch file (n) (Comput) fichero de trabajo; (m)
scratch meal (n) comida improvisada; (f)
scratch paper (n) (US) papel de borrador; (m)
scratch score (n) (Golf) puntuación par; (f)
scratch tape (n) cinta reutilizable; (f)
scratch team (n) equipo improvisado; (m)
