scratch
verb
1 verb relieve itch etc TRANSITIVEtochais verb she scratched the back of her neck thochais sí cuing a muinílthe cat scratched himself thochais an cat é féinmonkeys scratch themselves against trees bíonn moncaithe á dtochas féin ar chrainn
INTRANSITIVEtú féin a thochashe's always scratching bíonn sé i gcónaí á thochas féin
2 verb scrape with sth sharp INTRANSITIVEscríob verb a cat could scratch d'fhéadfadh cat tú a scríobadhthe dog scratched at the door bhí an madra ag scríobadh an dorais
Taispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb make harsh noise TRANSITIVEscríob verb scrábáil verb the sound of my pen scratching the paper scrábáil mo phinn ar an bpáipéarnails scratching the blackboard ingní ag scríobadh ar an gclár dubh 4 verb especially ZOOL rake ground INTRANSITIVEscríob verb the hens scratched around in the earth bhí na cearca ag scríobadh sa chréafóg, bhí na cearca ag cartadh na créafóige 5 verb seek, hunt INTRANSITIVEto scratch for sth bheith sa tóir ar rud, bheith ar lorg ruda, bheith ag tóraíocht rudathey're all scratching for jobs tá siad ar fad sa tóir ar phoistI went scratching around in the files chuaigh mé ag tóraíocht sna comhaid, chuaigh mé ag póirseáil sna comhaid 6 verb write, draw
INTRANSITIVEscrábáil verb the artist was scratching away on the canvas bhí an t-ealaíontóir ag scrábáil leis ar an gcanbhás
7 verb cut, scrape skin INTRANSITIVEscríob verb
8 verb damage surface TRANSITIVEscríob verb watch you don't scratch the car seachain nach scríobfá an gluaisteán 9 verb of surface: be damaged INTRANSITIVEit doesn't scratch or burn ní féidir é a scríobadh ná a dhóthe wooden tiles scratch easily is furasta na tíleanna adhmaid a scríobadh 10 verb etch, carve TRANSITIVEscríob verb grean verb she scratched her name on the wall scríob sí a hainm ar an mballa 11 verb (also scratch off, scratch out) remove by scraping or crossing out TRANSITIVEscríob verb scrios verb her name was scratched out scríobadh amach a hainm, scriosadh amach a hainmwhen you scratch away the paint nuair a scríobann tú ar shiúl an phéint, nuair a scríobann tú an phéint de 12 verb delete, remove from list etc TRANSITIVEbain verb we'll scratch them from the list bainfimid den liosta iad, glanfaimid den liosta iad 13 verb abandon, ignore TRANSITIVEcuir ar ceal that plan has been scratched tá an plean sin caite i gcártaíthe flight was scratched cuireadh an eitilt ar cealscratch that last comment ná bac leis an ráiteas deiridh sin, ná tabhair aon aird ar an ráiteas deiridh sin 14 verb SPOR withdraw from competition etc TRANSITIVEtarraing siar tarraing amach his horse was scratched from the race tarraingíodh a chapall as an rás
INTRANSITIVEtarraing amach tarraing as PhrV she scratched from the race tharraing sí amach as an rás
15 verb make sound with record stylus INTRANSITIVE &
TRANSITIVEscrabh verb noun
16 noun act of scratching skintochas masc1 give it a good scratch déan é a thochas go maithto have a scratch tú féin a thochas 17 noun act of scratching surfacescríobadh masc the coating protects the lens against scratches cosnaíonn an brat an lionsa in aghaidh scríobthaí 18 noun scraping soundscríobadh masc 19 noun shallow cutscríobadh masc gearradh masc she had scratches and bruises on her legs bhí scríobthaí agus brúnna ar a cosa, bhí a cosa scríobtha agus brúitehe got away without a scratch an marc féin ní raibh air, níor chaill sé clúmh ná cleite, níor bhain béim chreabhair dó 20 noun thin markscríobadh masc scríob fem2 there's a large scratch on the back of it tá scríobadh mór ar a chúlthe scratches can be polished is féidir na scríobthaí a shnasúscratch mark lorg scríbe, marc scríobtha 21 noun ELECTRON, MUS DJ's techniquescrabhadh masc 22 noun GOLF no handicap or oddsscríob fem2 to play off scratch imirt ón scríobscratch golfer galfaire scríbeadjective
23 adjective also SPOR, MUS improvisedthey put a scratch team together chuir siad foireann le chéile ar ala na huairewe ate a scratch meal d'itheamar béile a caitheadh le chéile