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 or empezar desde cero; we shall have to start from scratch again tendremos que partir nuevamente de cero; tendremos que comenzar desde el principio otra vez; to be or come up to scratch cumplir con los requisitos; to bring/keep sth up to scratch poner/mantener algo en buenas condiciones
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
[+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 (f) de "rasque y gane"
scratch file (n) (Comput) fichero (m) de trabajo
scratch meal (n) comida (f) improvisada
scratch paper (n) (US) papel (m) de borrador
scratch score (n) (Golf) puntuación (f) par
scratch tape (n) cinta (f) reutilizable
scratch team (n) equipo (m) improvisado