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scrape [skreɪp]1. noun• to scrape the bottom [ship] racler le fond( = make scraping sound) gratter ; ( = rub) frotter= scrape by• she scraped by on £30 per week elle vivotait avec 30 livres par semaine[+ contents] enlever en grattant ; [+ pan] récurer[+ objects, money] rassembler (à grand-peine)[+ earth, pebbles] mettre en tas ; [+ money] rassembler à grand-peine* * *[skreɪp] 1.1) (colloq) ( awkward situation)2) ( sound) raclement m2.transitive verb1) gratter [vegetables, shoes]2) ( damage) érafler3) ( injure) écorcher4) ( making noise) racler5) (colloq)3.to scrape a living — s'en sortir à peine ( doing en faisant)
1)to scrape against something — [car part] érafler quelque chose
2) ( economize) économiser le moindre sou•Phrasal Verbs:••to scrape the bottom of the barrel — être à court d'idées (or d'imagination or de personnes qualifiées etc)
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