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1 scratch
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 -
2 scratching
scratching ['skrætʃɪŋ]►► scratching post (for cat) grattoir m -
3 scratch
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:•• -
4 finger
['fiŋɡə] 1. noun1) (one of the five end parts of the hand, sometimes excluding the thumb: She pointed a finger at the thief.) doigt2) (the part of a glove into which a finger is put.) doigt3) (anything made, shaped, cut etc like a finger: a finger of toast.) doigt2. verb(to touch or feel with the fingers: She fingered the material.) toucher- fingerprint - fingertip - be all fingers and thumbs / my fingers are all thumbs - have something at one's fingertips - have at one's fingertips - have a finger in the pie / in every pie - put one's finger on -
5 broken
B adj1 ( damaged) [glass, window] brisé ; [fingernail, tooth, bone, leg] cassé ; [bottle, chair, handle, hinge, toy] cassé ; [radio, washing machine] détraqué ; ‘do not use on broken skin’ ( of skin product) ‘ne pas utiliser en cas de plaies ouvertes’ ;2 ( interrupted) [circle, line] brisé ; [voice] brisé ; a warm day with broken cloud un temps chaud, couvert avec éclaircies ; -
6 quick
quick [kwɪk]∎ he's a quick worker il travaille vite; figurative il ne perd pas de temps;∎ be quick (about it)! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!;∎ I need a quick answer j'ai besoin d'une réponse rapide;∎ to have a quick look jeter un rapide coup d'œil;∎ can I have a quick word? est-ce que je peux vous parler un instant?;∎ we had a quick lunch nous avons déjeuné sur le pouce;∎ familiar let's have a quick one or a quick drink prenons un verre en vitesse□ ;∎ she did the job in double quick time elle a fait le travail en deux temps, trois mouvements ou en un rien de temps;∎ the questions came in quick succession les questions se sont succédé à un rythme très rapide;∎ quick crossword mots mpl croisés faciles;∎ quick march marche f rapide ou au pas accéléré;∎ (as) quick as lightning or as a flash rapide ou vif comme l'éclair∎ he is quick to learn il apprend vite;∎ she has a quick ear elle a l'oreille fine;∎ she has a quick eye for detail aucun détail ne lui échappe;∎ thanks to his quick eye for bargains grâce au chic qu'il a pour dénicher ou pour faire de bonnes affaires;∎ I was quick to notice the difference j'ai tout de suite remarqué la différence;∎ she's too quick for me elle est trop rapide pour moi;∎ she's quick on the uptake elle comprend vite;∎ British they were very quick off the mark ils n'ont pas perdu de temps;∎ he wasn't exactly quick off the mark when it came to ordering drinks il était plutôt lent à la détente quand il s'agissait de commander les boissons(c) (hasty → judgment) hâtif, rapide;∎ he has a quick temper il s'emporte facilement;∎ he is quick to take offence il est prompt à s'offenser, il se vexe pour un rien∎ or literary to be quick with child être dans un état de grossesse assez avancé2 adverbfamiliar rapidement□ ;∎ as quick as possible aussi vite que possible;∎ come quick! venez vite!;∎ to get rich quick s'enrichir rapidement3 noun(of fingernail) vif m;∎ his nails were bitten to the quick il s'était rongé les ongles jusqu'au sang;∎ her remark cut him to the quick sa remarque l'a piqué au vif∎ the quick and the dead les vivants mpl et les morts mpl►► Accountancy quick assets liquidités fpl, actif m liquide;quick fix solution f miracle;Computing quick launch bar barre f de lancement rapide;Accountancy quick ratio ratio m de liquidité immédiate
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