Significato di scratch in italiano

• 0 to rub your skin with your nails -- grattarsi

  • My skin was so itchy, I had to scratch it. Mi prudeva talmente la pelle che non ho potuto fare a meno di grattare.

• 1 to make a slight cut or long, thin mark with a sharp object -- graffiare

  • The car was scratched. La macchina era graffiata.

• 2 to rub a hard surface with a sharp object, often making a noise -- grattare, raschiare

  • The dog is scratching at the door – he wants to be let in. Il cane sta grattando alla porta – vuole che lo lasciamo entrare.

• 3 a slight cut or a long, thin mark made with a sharp object -- graffio

  • I’ve got all these scratches on my arm from the cat. Ho tutti questi graffi sul braccio che mi ha fatto il gatto.

• 4 from the beginning -- da zero

  • We didn’t have any furniture of our own so we had to start from scratch. Non avevamo mobili nostri, quindi abbiamo dovuto iniziare da zero.

• 5 to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across -- graffiare

  • The cat scratched my hand

  • How did you scratch your leg?

  • I scratched myself on a rose bush.

• 6 to rub to relieve itching -- grattare

  • You should try not to scratch insect bites.

• 7 to make by scratching -- incidere

  • He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.

• 8 to remove by scratching -- cavare

  • She threatened to scratch his eyes out.

• 9 to withdraw from a game, race etc -- ritirare

  • That horse has been scratched.

• 10 a mark, injury or sound made by scratching -- graffio; stridore

  • covered in scratches

  • a scratch at the door.

• 11 a slight wound -- graffio

  • I hurt myself, but it’s only a scratch.

• 12 in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage. -- (linea di partenza)