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"Scratch" is a noun which is often translated as "el arañazo", and "scrap" is a noun which is often translated as "el pedacito". Learn more about the difference between "scratch" and "scrap" below.
scratch(
skrahch
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (scrape)
a. el arañazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
How did you get that scratch on your forehead?¿Cómo te hiciste ese arañazo en la frente?
b. el rasguño (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Stop crying; it's only a scratch.Deja de llorar; no es más que un rasguño.
c. el rayón (M) (on surface)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We need to hide that scratch on the floor before dad gets here!¡Tenemos que ocultar ese rayón en el suelo antes de que llegue papá!
2. (sound)
a. el chirrido (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The scratch of a fork against a plate sets my teeth on edge.El chirrido de un tenedor contra un plato me da grima.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (sports)
a. con hándicap de cero (golf)
He may be young, but he's a scratch golfer.Es verdad que es joven, pero es un golfista con hándicap de cero.
4. (haphazard)
a. improvisado
We put together a scratch team to play in the tournament on Saturday.Formamos un equipo improvisado para jugar en el torneo el sábado.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to scrape)
b. rayar
I scratched the car door against one of the columns in the parking lot.Rayé la puerta del coche contra una de las columnas del aparcamiento.
e. aruñar (colloquial) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Your pet scratched my face.Tu mascota me aruñó la cara.
6. (to mark)
a. grabar
Some prisoners had scratched their names on the wall.Algunos presos habían grabado sus nombres en la pared.
a. rascarse
Jenny scratched her back with a backscratcher.Jenny se rascó la espalda con un rascador.
a. tachar
You can scratch her from the list because she's not coming.Puedes tacharla de la lista porque no va a venir.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. rascarse
The dog scratched all the time because of the fleas.El perro se rascaba todo el tiempo por culpa de las pulgas.
scrap(
skrahp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el pedacito (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
She winked and gave me a scrap of paper with her phone number on it.Hizo un guiño y me dio un pedacito de papel con su número de teléfono.
b. el retazo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Many families live in tiny shacks made of whatever scraps of material they can gather.Muchas familias viven en chozas diminutas construidas con los retazos de material que pueden recoger.
c. el retal (M) (cloth) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
The floor of the shop was covered with scraps of fabric.El suelo del taller estaba lleno de retales de tejido.
a. la chatarra (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The car was so old that I just decided to sell it for scrap.El carro era tan viejo que decidí venderlo directamente como chatarra.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. descartar (plan, idea)
We were going to eat on the terrace, but it's raining, so we'll have to scrap that.Íbamos a comer en la terraza, pero está lloviendo, así que tendremos que descartarlo.
b. desechar (plan, idea)
The city scrapped the development project before the construction phase.La ciudad desechó el proyecto de desarrollo antes de la etapa de construcción.
c. abandonar (plan, idea)
We had to scrap the initiative due to a lack of funding.Tuvimos que abandonar la iniciativa debido a la falta de financiación.
a. desguazar
The helicopter was so full of bullet holes that they decided to scrap it.El helicóptero estaba tan lleno de agujeros de bala que decidieron desguazarlo.
a. tirar
I bought a new frame for the painting and scrapped the old one.Compré un marco nuevo para el cuadro y tiré el viejo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (to fight)
scraps
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las sobras (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The dogs were waiting under the table for any scraps to fall on the floor.Los perros esperaban debajo de la mesa a que cayeran sobras al suelo.
b. los restos (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I put some of last night's scraps to use by adding them to a vegetable stew.Aproveché parte de los restos de anoche en un guiso de vegetales.
