scrape
verb
1 verb draw across surface TRANSITIVEscríob verb she scraped the paint off the door scríob sí an phéint den dorashe scraped the shovel over the floor tharraing sé an tsluasaid trasna an urláir
INTRANSITIVEscríob verb
2 verb touch, contact TRANSITIVEscríob verb the branches were scraping the window bhí na géaga ag scríobadh na fuinneoigehis shoulder scraped against the wall scríob a ghualainn i gcoinne an bhalla
INTRANSITIVEscríob verb
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3 verb damage, graze TRANSITIVEscríob verb scráb he scraped his knee scríob sé a ghlúinher car got scraped by a shopping trolley scríob tralaí siopadóireachta a carr 4 verb create by scraping TRANSITIVEscríob amachtochail verb cart verb the dog scraped a hole in the garden chart an madra poll sa ghairdín 5 verb move, making noise 6 verb spread thinly TRANSITIVEsmear verb spréigh verb she scraped butter on the toast smear sí im ar an tósta 7 verb barely achieve, acquire TRANSITIVEhe barely scraped a living ní mó ná go raibh sé in ann a bheatha a thabhairt i dtír, is ar éigean a bhí sé ábalta maireachtáilthey scraped a win in the last minute bhí an bua acu, ar éigean, sa nóiméad deiridh 8 verb live frugally INTRANSITIVEthey scraped and saved shábháil siad gach pingin a bhí acu
noun
9 noun act of scrapingscríobadh masc scrábadh masc give it a scrape with a knife scríob é le scian 10 noun damagescríobadh masc there's a few paint scrapes tá cúpla scríobadh ar an bpéint, tá an phéint scríobtha i gcúpla áit 11 noun especially ORNITH removal of soillog masc1 12 noun soundscríobadh masc the scrape of cutlery on plates sceanra ag scríobadh ar phlátaíthe scrape of a bow scríobadach an bhogha 13 noun thin coatingsmearadh masc1 scrabha masc4 a scrape of jam smearadh suibhe 14 noun informal tricky situationtrioblóid fem2 achrann masc1 he got into a scrape at school tharraing sé trioblóid air féin ar scoil 15 noun informal close thingbua ar éigeanit was a scrape but we won in the end bhuamar más ar éigean féin é 16 noun informal unwanted encountershe had a few scrapes with the Gardaí bhí sí i dtrioblóid leis na Gardaí cúpla uairhe had a scrape with death is beag nár maraíodh é