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1 start from scratch
(to start (an activity etc) from nothing, from the very beginning, or without preparation: He now has a very successful business but he started from scratch.) začať od nuly* * *• zacat úplne od zaciatku -
2 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (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.) (po)škrabať (sa)2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) rozškrabať3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) vyškriabať4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) vyškriabať5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) odvolať2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) ryha, škrabanec; škripot2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) škrabnutie3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) štartovacia čiara•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *• vryp• vzdat sútaž pred zacatím• vyryt• vymazat• vyhrabávat• zdrsnit• zohnat• zmiešaný• skúšobný• skúška odvahy• škrabanec• škriabnutie• škripot• škriabat sa• šetrit• škrabnutie• škrabat• škriabanie• škrtnút• šum• štartovacia ciara• štartujúci bez zvýhodneni• preškrtnút• driapat• hladat hrabaním• improvizovaný• carbanica• dat dohromady• cistit drôteným kartácom• rozškrabat• ryha• rôznorodý• rozryt• pocmárat• pestrý• pozhánaný (narýchlo)• poškrabat• poškrabat sa• náhodný• nesúrodý• narobit ryhy• nedostavit sa• neúmyselný• narýchlo pripravený• nula• odvolat (z pretekov)• nic• odvolat• obrobit pôdu
См. также в других словарях:
start from scratch — Scratch Scratch, n. 1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. [1913 Webster] The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the work. Moxon.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
start from scratch — See: FROM SCRATCH … Dictionary of American idioms
start from scratch — See: FROM SCRATCH … Dictionary of American idioms
start from scratch — When you start something from scratch, you start at the very beginning … The small dictionary of idiomes
start from scratch — (figurative) 1. To start at the beginning 2. To embark on (a task, career, etc) without any advantages, experience or without any preparatory work having been done • • • Main Entry: ↑scratch … Useful english dictionary
start from scratch — start from the beginning, go back to square one After the flood, we all had to start from scratch to rebuild our lives … English idioms
start\ from\ scratch — See: from scratch … Словарь американских идиом
start from scratch — begin from zero, begin with nothing … English contemporary dictionary
from scratch — {adv. phr.}, {informal} With no help from anything done before; from the beginning; from nothing. * /Dick built a radio from scratch./ * /In sewing class, Mary already knew how to sew a little, but Jane had to start from scratch./ Compare: FROM… … Dictionary of American idioms
from scratch — {adv. phr.}, {informal} With no help from anything done before; from the beginning; from nothing. * /Dick built a radio from scratch./ * /In sewing class, Mary already knew how to sew a little, but Jane had to start from scratch./ Compare: FROM… … Dictionary of American idioms
from scratch — from nothing. We decided to build a newspaper pretty much from scratch. Usage notes: often used in the form start from scratch: Can we fix the current computer system, or would it be better to start from scratch? … New idioms dictionary
