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scratch [skræt∫]1. noun• we've only managed to scratch the surface of the problem nous n'avons fait qu'effleurer le problème• to scratch o.s. se gratterc. [+ meeting, match] annuler ; (Computing) effacer ; [+ competitor] scratcher ; (US) [+ candidate] rayer de la liste4. compounds* * *[skrætʃ] 1.1) ( wound) gen égratignure f; (from a claw, fingernail) griffure f2) (on metal, furniture) éraflure f; (on record, disc, glass) rayure f3) ( to relieve an itch)4) ( sound) grattement m5) (colloq)he/his work is not up to scratch — il/son travail n'est pas à la hauteur
6) ( zero)7) Sport2.adjective [team] de fortune; [meal] improvisé3.transitive verb1) ( cancel) supprimer; effacer [file]2) ( trace)3) [cat, person] griffer; [thorns, rosebush] égratigner4) ( react to itch) gratterto scratch one's head — lit se gratter la tête; fig être perplexe
5) ( damage) gen érafler; rayer [record]; [cat] se faire les griffes sur [furniture]6) Sport retirer, scratcher4.1) ( relieve itch) se gratter2) ( inflict injury) griffer5.Phrasal Verbs:•• -
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A n1 ( wound) gen égratignure f ; (from a claw, fingernail) griffure f ; to escape without a scratch s'en tirer sans une égratignure ; to get a scratch from a cat se faire griffer par un chat ;3 ( action to relieve an itch) to have a scratch se gratter ; to give one's arm/foot a scratch se gratter le bras/pied ;4 ( sound) grattement m ;5 ○ (satisfaction, standard) he/his work is not up to scratch il/son travail n'est pas à la hauteur ; to keep sth up to scratch maintenir qch au niveau voulu ;6 ( zero) to start from scratch partir de zéro ; to plan/study sth from scratch concevoir/étudier qch en partant de zéro ;7 Sport to play off scratch jouer scratch.C vtr1 ( cancel) supprimer [race, meeting] ;3 ( trace) to scratch one's initials on sth graver ses initiales sur qch ; to scratch a line in the soil tracer une ligne dans la terre ;4 ( wound) [cat, person] griffer [person] ; [thorns, rosebush] égratigner [person] ; to get scratched ( by cat) se faire griffer ; ( by thorns) être égratigné ; to scratch sb's eyes out arracher les yeux à quelqu'un ;5 ( react to itch) gratter [spot] ; to scratch one's arm/chin se gratter le bras/menton ; to scratch an itch se gratter ; to scratch sb's back gratter le dos de qn ; to scratch one's head lit se gratter la tête ; fig être perplexe ;6 ( damage) [person, branch] érafler [car] ; [cat] se faire les griffes sur [furniture] ; [person, toy] érafler [furniture, wood] ; rayer [record] ; the table is all scratched la table est toute éraflée ;D vi1 ( relieve itch) [person] se gratter ;2 ( inflict injury) [person, cat] griffer.to scratch a living from the soil tirer une maigre subsistance du sol ; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours un service en vaut un autre ; scratch a translator and you'll find a writer underneath! dans tout traducteur il y a un écrivain qui sommeille!■ scratch around [hen] gratter (in dans) ; to scratch around to find the money gratter un peu partout pour trouver l'argent nécessaire.■ scratch at:▶ scratch at [sth] gratter à [door]. -
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scratch [skrætʃ]1 noun(a) (action → to relieve itch) grattement m; (wound → with fingernail) coup m d'ongle; (→ with claw) coup m de griffe;∎ to have a scratch se gratter;∎ could you give my back a scratch? tu peux me gratter le dos?;∎ the dog was having a good scratch le chien se grattait un bon coup(b) (wound → from thorns, nail) égratignure f, écorchure f; (→ made by claw) griffure f; (mark → on furniture) rayure f, éraflure f; (→ on glass, record) rayure f;∎ how did you get that scratch? comment est-ce que tu t'es égratigné?;∎ I've got a scratch on my hand je me suis égratigné la main;∎ her hands were covered in scratches elle avait les mains tout écorchées ou couvertes d'égratignures;∎ it's only a scratch ce n'est qu'une égratignure;∎ we escaped without a scratch on s'en est sorti sans une égratignure∎ to play off scratch être scratch(d) (sound → of pen on paper) grincement m∎ to start from scratch partir de rien ou de zéro; (restart) repartir à zéro;∎ to build a house from scratch construire une maison de bout en bout;∎ she built the business up from scratch elle a monté l'affaire à partir de rien;∎ I learnt Italian from scratch in six months j'ai appris l'italien en six mois en partant de zéro;∎ to be up to scratch être à la hauteur;∎ her work still isn't up to scratch son travail n'est toujours pas satisfaisant ou à la hauteur;∎ their performance wasn't up to or didn't come up to scratch leur performance n'était pas suffisante ou à la hauteur;∎ we must get the team up to scratch before April il faut mettre l'équipe à niveau avant avril(a) (team, meal) improvisé(a) (rub → itch, rash) gratter;∎ to scratch one's head se gratter la tête;∎ figurative you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours donnant donnant∎ the cat scratched my hand le chat m'a griffé la main;∎ she scratched her hand on the brambles elle s'est écorché ou égratigné la main dans les ronces;∎ he was badly scratched il était tout écorché∎ the car's hardly scratched la voiture n'a presque rien ou n'a pratiquement aucune éraflure;∎ the paintwork's badly scratched la peinture est sérieusement éraflée;∎ someone has scratched their initials on the tree quelqu'un a gravé ses initiales sur l'arbre;∎ she quickly scratched a few notes on her pad elle griffonna rapidement quelques notes sur son calepin;∎ figurative you've barely scratched the surface vous avez fait un travail très superficiel, vous avez seulement effleuré la question;∎ figurative scratch any patriot and you will invariably find a bigot si l'on gratte un peu, on trouve un fanatique derrière chaque patriote;∎ British figurative they scratch a living selling secondhand books ils gagnent péniblement leur vie en vendant des livres d'occasion(d) (of bird, animal → ground) gratter(e) (irritate) gratter;∎ this wool scratches my skin cette laine me gratte la peau(f) (cancel → meeting, match) annuler;∎ (withdraw) to scratch sb off or from a list rayer ou biffer qn d'une liste;∎ to scratch sb from a team exclure qn d'une équipe;∎ Horseracing to scratch a horse déclarer forfait pour un cheval; (stewards) scratcher un cheval(a) (person, animal → to relieve itch) se gratter;∎ stop scratching arrête de te gratter(b) (bird → in ground) gratter;∎ I could hear something scratching at the door j'entendais quelque chose gratter à la porte, j'entendais un grattement à la porteAmerican scratch paper (papier m) brouillon m;American scratch sheet (for horse races) journal m des courses;Medicine scratch test test m cutané;scratch video scratch vidéo menlever en grattant(word) raturer;∎ to scratch sb's eyes out arracher les yeux à qnBritish (team) réunir (difficilement); (sum of money) réunir ou rassembler (en raclant les fonds de tiroir)(a) (dig up → bone, plant) déterrer -
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itch [ɪt∫]1. noun• I've got an itch in my leg/back ma jambe/mon dos me démange[person] avoir des démangeaisons* * *[ɪtʃ] 1.1) ( physical) démangeaison f2) (colloq) ( hankering)2.transitive verb US ( scratch) gratter3.1) ( physically) avoir des démangeaisonsthese socks make me ou my feet itch — ces chaussettes me démangent
2)to be itching for something/to do something — mourir (colloq) d'envie de quelque chose/de faire quelque chose
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A n1 ( physical) démangeaison f ; to relieve an itch soulager des démangeaisons ; Med the itch la gale ;2 ○ ( hankering) envie f (for de ; to do de faire) ; I had an itch to travel l'envie de voyager me démangeait ○.C vi1 ( physically) avoir des démangeaisons ; my back is itching j'ai le dos qui me démange ; these socks make me ou my feet itch ces chaussettes me démangent ;2 to be itching for sth/to do mourir ○ d'envie de qch/de faire. -
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itch [ɪtʃ]1 noun(a) (physical) démangeaison f;∎ I've got an itch ça me démange ou me gratte∎ I've got the itch to work abroad ça me démange d'aller travailler à l'étranger;(a) (physically) avoir des démangeaisons;∎ I'm itching all over j'ai des démangeaisons partout, je suis couvert de démangeaisons;∎ does it itch? est-ce que cela te démange?;∎ my back itches mon dos me démange ou me gratte;∎ that sweater itches ce pull me gratte;∎ figurative to have an itching palm être cupide∎ I was itching to tell her ça me démangeait de lui dire;∎ we're itching to go nous ne tenons plus en place -
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[i ] 1. noun(an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch: He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily.) démangeaison2. verb1) (to have an itch: Some plants can cause the skin to itch.) démanger2) (to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something): I was itching to slap the child.) mourir d'envie de•- itchy- itchiness
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