Significado de scratch en inglés
scratchscratch1 /skrætʃ/ verb 
Ver todas las traducciones1rub your skin [intransitive, transitive] to rub your skin with your nails because it feels uncomfortablerascarse la piel con las uñas porque produce una sensación incómoda: 
John yawned and scratched his leg.John bostezó y se rascó la pierna. Try not to scratch.Intenta no rascarte.scratch at He was scratching at the bites on his arm.Se estaba rascando las picaduras del brazo.► see thesaurus at touch2cut somebody’s skin [intransitive, transitive] to cut someone’s skin slightly with your nails or with something sharparañar ligeramente la piel de alguien con las uñas o con algo afilado: She ran at him and scratched his face.Ella se abalanzó sobre él y le arañó la cara. Don’t scratch yourself on the thorns.No te arañes con las espinas.3make a mark [transitive] to make a small cut or mark on something by pulling something sharp across ithacer una pequeña marca o corte en algo arrastrando un objeto afilado sobre su superficie: I’m afraid I’ve scratched your car.Me temo que he rayado tu coche. Some of the prisoners had scratched their names on the walls.Algunos prisioneros habían grabado sus nombres en las paredes.4animals [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an animal scratches, it rubs its feet against something, often making a noisesi un animal araña, frota sus patas contra algo, a menudo produciendo ruido: A few chickens scratched around in the yard.Unas gallinas escarban por el patio.scratch at a dog scratching at the door to be let inun perro arañando la puerta para que lo dejen entrar5remove something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something from a surface by rubbing it with something sharpeliminar algo de una superficie raspándolo con algo afiladoscratch something off/away etc I scratched away a little of the paint with my fingernail.Raspé un poco de pintura con la uña.6remove writing [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove a word from a piece of writing by drawing a line through ittachar una palabra en un escrito trazando una línea sobre ella SYN cross outscratch something from/off something I have scratched his name from the list.He tachado su nombre de la lista.7make a noise [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to make a rough sound by moving something sharp across a surfaceproducir un sonido áspero al mover algo afilado sobre una superficie: His pen scratched away on the paper.Su pluma rasguñaba el papel sin parar.8scratch the surface to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problemabordar solo una pequeña parte de un tema o problemascratch of I think we have only scratched the surface of this problem.Creo que apenas hemos arañado la superficie de este problema.9scratch your head informalinformal to think carefully about a difficult question or problempensar detenidamente sobre una cuestión o problema difícil: This crisis has politicians scratching their heads and wondering what to do.Esta crisis ha dejado a los políticos rascándose la cabeza sin saber qué hacer.10stop something happening [transitive] informalinformal if you scratch an idea or a plan, you decide that you will not do itsi descartas una idea o un plan, decides que no lo llevarás a cabo SYN abandon11remove from race [intransitive, transitive] informalinformal if someone scratches from a race, or if you scratch them from the race, they do not take part in itsi alguien se retira de una carrera, o si lo retiras de ella, no toma parte en la misma12you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours spokenoral used to say that you will help someone if they agree to help youse usa para decir que ayudarás a alguien si ellos acuerdan ayudarte a ti → scrape/scratch a living at living2(1)scratch around (also scratch about British English) phrasal verb to try to find or get something which is difficult to find or getintentar encontrar u obtener algo que es difícil de encontrar u obtenerscratch around for homeless people scratching around for a place to shelterpersonas sin hogar que buscan desesperadamente un lugar donde refugiarsescratch something ↔ out phrasal verb to remove a word from a piece of writing by drawing a line through ittachar una palabra en un escrito trazando una línea sobre ella SYN cross out: Emma’s name had been scratched out.El nombre de Emma había sido tachado.
Ver todas las traducciones1rub your skin [intransitive, transitive] to rub your skin with your nails because it feels uncomfortablerascarse la piel con las uñas porque produce una sensación incómoda: John yawned and scratched his leg.John bostezó y se rascó la pierna. Try not to scratch.Intenta no rascarte.scratch at He was scratching at the bites on his arm.Se estaba rascando las picaduras del brazo.► see thesaurus at touch2cut somebody’s skin [intransitive, transitive] to cut someone’s skin slightly with your nails or with something sharparañar ligeramente la piel de alguien con las uñas o con algo afilado: She ran at him and scratched his face.Ella se abalanzó sobre él y le arañó la cara. Don’t scratch yourself on the thorns.No te arañes con las espinas.3make a mark [transitive] to make a small cut or mark on something by pulling something sharp across ithacer una pequeña marca o corte en algo arrastrando un objeto afilado sobre su superficie: I’m afraid I’ve scratched your car.Me temo que he rayado tu coche. Some of the prisoners had scratched their names on the walls.Algunos prisioneros habían grabado sus nombres en las paredes.4animals [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an animal scratches, it rubs its feet against something, often making a noisesi un animal araña, frota sus patas contra algo, a menudo produciendo ruido: A few chickens scratched around in the yard.Unas gallinas escarban por el patio.scratch at a dog scratching at the door to be let inun perro arañando la puerta para que lo dejen entrar5remove something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something from a surface by rubbing it with something sharpeliminar algo de una superficie raspándolo con algo afiladoscratch something off/away etc I scratched away a little of the paint with my fingernail.Raspé un poco de pintura con la uña.6remove writing [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove a word from a piece of writing by drawing a line through ittachar una palabra en un escrito trazando una línea sobre ella SYN cross outscratch something from/off something I have scratched his name from the list.He tachado su nombre de la lista.7make a noise [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to make a rough sound by moving something sharp across a surfaceproducir un sonido áspero al mover algo afilado sobre una superficie: His pen scratched away on the paper.Su pluma rasguñaba el papel sin parar.8scratch the surface to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problemabordar solo una pequeña parte de un tema o problemascratch of I think we have only scratched the surface of this problem.Creo que apenas hemos arañado la superficie de este problema.9scratch your head informalinformal to think carefully about a difficult question or problempensar detenidamente sobre una cuestión o problema difícil: This crisis has politicians scratching their heads and wondering what to do.Esta crisis ha dejado a los políticos rascándose la cabeza sin saber qué hacer.10stop something happening [transitive] informalinformal if you scratch an idea or a plan, you decide that you will not do itsi descartas una idea o un plan, decides que no lo llevarás a cabo SYN abandon11remove from race [intransitive, transitive] informalinformal if someone scratches from a race, or if you scratch them from the race, they do not take part in itsi alguien se retira de una carrera, o si lo retiras de ella, no toma parte en la misma12you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours spokenoral used to say that you will help someone if they agree to help youse usa para decir que ayudarás a alguien si ellos acuerdan ayudarte a ti → scrape/scratch a living at living2(1)scratch around (also scratch about British English) phrasal verb to try to find or get something which is difficult to find or getintentar encontrar u obtener algo que es difícil de encontrar u obtenerscratch around for homeless people scratching around for a place to shelterpersonas sin hogar que buscan desesperadamente un lugar donde refugiarsescratch something ↔ out phrasal verb to remove a word from a piece of writing by drawing a line through ittachar una palabra en un escrito trazando una línea sobre ella SYN cross out: Emma’s name had been scratched out.El nombre de Emma había sido tachado.scratchscratch2 noun 1cut [countable] a small cut on someone’s skinun pequeño corte en la piel de alguien: There were deep scratches all over her face.Tenía profundos arañazos por toda la cara. Don’t worry, it’s only a scratch (=not a serious injury).No te preocupes, es solo un rasguño (=no es una herida grave). She was unharmed apart from a few cuts and scratches.Estaba ilesa salvo por algunos cortes y arañazos.2mark [countable] a thin mark or cut on the surface of somethinguna marca fina o rayado en la superficie de algo: There was a big scratch on the car door.Había un gran rayazo en la puerta del coche.3from scratch if you start something from scratch, you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared beforesi empiezas algo desde cero, lo comienzas sin usar nada que ya existiera o estuviera preparado de antemano: We had to start again from scratch.Tuvimos que empezar de nuevo desde cero. He had built the business up from scratch.Había levantado el negocio desde cero.4up to scratch British English informalinformal good enough for a particular standardque cumple un nivel o estándar determinado: Some of this work isn’t up to scratch.Parte de este trabajo no está a la altura.bring/get something up to scratch We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch.Gastamos miles de libras para poner la casa a punto.5rub [singular] especially British English when you rub part of your body with your nails because it feels uncomfortablecuando te rascas una parte del cuerpo con las uñas porque sientes picor o incomodidad: He stretched and had a scratch.Se estiró y se rascó. He brushed his hair and gave his scalp a good scratch.Se cepilló el pelo y se rascó bien el cuero cabelludo.6sound [countable] a sound made by something sharp or rough being rubbed on a hard surfacesonido producido al frotar algo afilado o áspero contra una superficie dura: I heard the scratch of an animal’s claws on the door.Escuché el rasguño de las garras de un animal en la puerta.
1cut [countable] a small cut on someone’s skinun pequeño corte en la piel de alguien: There were deep scratches all over her face.Tenía profundos arañazos por toda la cara. Don’t worry, it’s only a scratch (=not a serious injury).No te preocupes, es solo un rasguño (=no es una herida grave). She was unharmed apart from a few cuts and scratches.Estaba ilesa salvo por algunos cortes y arañazos.2mark [countable] a thin mark or cut on the surface of somethinguna marca fina o rayado en la superficie de algo: There was a big scratch on the car door.Había un gran rayazo en la puerta del coche.3from scratch if you start something from scratch, you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared beforesi empiezas algo desde cero, lo comienzas sin usar nada que ya existiera o estuviera preparado de antemano: We had to start again from scratch.Tuvimos que empezar de nuevo desde cero. He had built the business up from scratch.Había levantado el negocio desde cero.4up to scratch British English informalinformal good enough for a particular standardque cumple un nivel o estándar determinado: Some of this work isn’t up to scratch.Parte de este trabajo no está a la altura.bring/get something up to scratch We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch.Gastamos miles de libras para poner la casa a punto.5rub [singular] especially British English when you rub part of your body with your nails because it feels uncomfortablecuando te rascas una parte del cuerpo con las uñas porque sientes picor o incomodidad: He stretched and had a scratch.Se estiró y se rascó. He brushed his hair and gave his scalp a good scratch.Se cepilló el pelo y se rascó bien el cuero cabelludo.6sound [countable] a sound made by something sharp or rough being rubbed on a hard surfacesonido producido al frotar algo afilado o áspero contra una superficie dura: I heard the scratch of an animal’s claws on the door.Escuché el rasguño de las garras de un animal en la puerta.scratchscratch3 adjective [no comparative] 1a scratch team or group of people has been put together in a hurry, using anyone that is availableun equipo o grupo improvisado que se ha reunido rápidamente con quien estuviera disponible2a scratch player in golf is very good and is not given any advantage in gamesun jugador de hándicap cero en golf es muy bueno y no recibe ninguna ventaja en los partidos
1a scratch team or group of people has been put together in a hurry, using anyone that is availableun equipo o grupo improvisado que se ha reunido rápidamente con quien estuviera disponible2a scratch player in golf is very good and is not given any advantage in gamesun jugador de hándicap cero en golf es muy bueno y no recibe ninguna ventaja en los partidos