(po)praskati se po glavi (za ušesom) (iz zadrege)

1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) opraskati

2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) praskati (se)

3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) izpraskati

4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) izpraskati

5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) izločiti

1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) praska(nje)

2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) praska

3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) startna črta

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- scratchy

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praska, neznatna rana, ranica; praskanje, strganje; čečkarija, kar je napisano; startna črta (pri dirkah); figuratively nič, ničla; prvi začetek; figuratively preizkušnja, dokaz poguma; plural veterinary mahovnica (konjska bolezen)

Old Scratch — zlodej, vrag

up to scratch — na višini

a scratch of the pen figuratively poteza s peresom

to be up to scratch figuratively biti v formi

to bring s.o. to the scratch figuratively postaviti koga pred odločitev

to bring s.o. up to the scratch figuratively spraviti koga v red

to come up to the scratch, to toe the scratch figuratively ne se izmikati, ne se plašiti, ne se izogibati, izpolniti pričakovanja, napraviti svojo dolžnost, ne se odtegniti (izmuzniti) svoji dolžnosti, pokazati se doraslega položaju, izkazati se

when it came to the scratch — ko je prišlo do odločilnega trenutka

to start from scratch — iz nič začeti

it is no great scratch — to ni bogve koliko vredno;

skrpan, nehomogen, sestavljen iz neenakih delov, (skupaj) zmašen, improviziran; slučajen, nenameravan; pester, pisan

scratch dinner — hitro pripravljena, zmašena večerja

scratch crew — hitro (iz vseh vetrov) sestavljeno moštvo

scratch paper — konceptni papir

(iz)grebsti, (iz)brskati; praskati; uprasniti (vžigalico); (na)strgati; s težavo spraviti skupaj (denar); (na)čečkati, (na)pisati; sport zbrisati s seznama (konja); slang izločiti iz boja, iz tekmovanja; intransitive verb grebsti (o mački); s težavo spraviti skupaj; sport preklicati prijavo za tekmovanje, odstopiti (od tekmovanja)

to scratch s.o.'s back figuratively prilizovati se, dobrikati se komu

scratch my back and I will yours figuratively naredi mi uslugo in jaz jo bom tebi, roka roko umiva

to scratch s.o.'s face — spraskati komu obraz

the cat scratched my nose — mačka me je oprasnila po nosu

to scratch one's head (one's ears) — (po)praskati se po glavi (za ušesom) (iz zadrege)

scratch a Russian and you find a Tartar figuratively civilizacija spremeni samo zunanjost človeka

to scratch the surface of s.th. figuratively šele začeti, biti šele na začetku, le površno obravnavati, ne iti v globino

to scratch the wall with letters — počečkati zid