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10 Language-to-English DictionariesScrape
/skreɪp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across a surface so as to remove an outer layer.
"He had to scrape the ice off the windshield before driving to work."
- 1
An injury or mark caused by scraping skin or a surface.
"She fell off her bicycle and got a nasty scrape on her knee."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse 'skrapa', meaning to scrape or scratch, cognate with Old High German 'scrapōn' and Middle Dutch 'schrapen'. Historically, it evolved to encompass both the physical removal of a surface layer and the metaphorical act of accumulating or barely managing something.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scrape" is said worldwide
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gratter
Transliteration: grat-e
"Il faut gratter la glace sur le pare-brise."
kratzen
Transliteration: krat-zen
"Er musste das Eis von der Windschutzscheibe kratzen."
raschiare
Transliteration: ra-skia-re
"Ha dovuto raschiare il ghiaccio dal parabrezza."
raspar
Transliteration: ras-par
"Tuvo que raspar el hielo del parabrisas."
raspar
Transliteration: ras-par
"Ele teve que raspar o gelo do para-brisa."
खरोंचना
Transliteration: kharonchna
"उसने विंडशील्ड से बर्फ खरोंची।"
刮
Transliteration: guā
"他不得不把挡风玻璃上的冰刮掉。"
긁다
Transliteration: geuk-da
"그는 앞유리의 얼음을 긁어내야 했다."
擦る
Transliteration: kosuru
"彼はフロントガラスの氷を擦り落とさなければならなかった。"
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