A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun 1. (scrape)
a. el arañazo
(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).
(M) How did you get that scratch on your forehead? ¿Cómo te hiciste ese arañazo en la frente?
b. el rasguño
(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).
(M) Stop crying; it's only a scratch. Deja de llorar; no es más que un rasguño.
c. el rayón
(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).
(M) (on surface) 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) 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).
(M) 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).
adjective 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.).
transitive verb 5. (to hurt)
a. rasguñarse Luz scratched her hand on a nail. Luz se rasguñó la mano en un clavo.
6. (to mark)
a. grabar Some prisoners had scratched their names on the wall. Algunos presos habían grabado sus nombres en la pared.
7. (to scrape)
a. arañar The cat scratched the wall with its claws. El gato arañó la pared con las uñas.
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.
c. aruñar
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America) Your pet scratched my face. Tu mascota me aruñó la cara.
8. (to relieve itch on)
a. rascarse Jenny scratched her back with a backscratcher. Jenny se rascó la espalda con un rascador.
9. (to cross off)
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.).
intransitive verb 10. (to be itchy)
a. raspar I don't like wearing this dress because it scratches. No me gusta llevar puesto este vestido porque raspa.
b. picar I can't wear that sweater because it scratches like crazy. No puedo ponerme ese suéter porque pica un horror.
11. (to relieve an itch)
a. rascarse The dog scratched all the time because of the fleas. El perro se rascaba todo el tiempo por culpa de las pulgas.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun 1. (on skin, record, furniture)
a. el arañazo
(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).
(M) it's just a scratch no es más que un rasguño or arañazo
he came out of it without a scratch salió sin un rasguño
2. (action)
a. to give one's nose a scratch rascarse la nariz
3. (colloquial)
a. (idioms) to start from scratch partir de cero
to come up to scratch dar la talla
to bring something/somebody up to scratch poner algo/a alguien a punto
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 4. (meal, team)
a. improvisado(a), de circunstancias
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 6. (glass, record)
a. rayar to scratch oneself rascarse
to scratch one's nose rascarse la nariz
he scratched his name on the card garabateó su nombre en la tarjeta
7. (fig)
a. you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours hoy por ti y mañana por mí
8. (fig)
a. we've only scratched the surface of the problem no hemos hecho más que empezar a tratar el problema
9. (remove)
a. to scratch somebody's name from a list quitar or
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 12. (new clothes)
a. rascar, raspar the dog was scratching at the door el perro estaba arañando la puerta
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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
we've barely scratched the surface
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
3 (cancel) [+meeting, game] cancelar; (cross off list) [+horse, competitor] tachar; borrar to scratch sb off a list tachar a algn de una lista
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 ventaja scratch 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
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