scratch about en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de scratch about en el diccionario inglés»español

scratch about V. [ingl. am. skrætʃ -, ingl. brit. skratʃ -], ingl. brit. also scratch around V. (v + adv)

scratch about animal:

scratch about

escarbar

to scratch about for sth

escarbar buscando algo

I spent hours scratching about or around for ideas

pasé horas tratando de inspirarme

Traducciones de scratch about en el diccionario inglés»español

I.about [ingl. am. əˈbaʊt, ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt] ADV. about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 coloq.

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Esp.

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer amer.

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp ingl. brit. :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp ingl. brit. liter.

por todas partes

II.about [ingl. am. əˈbaʊt, ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? amer.

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp ingl. brit. :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter.

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) ingl. brit.:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.scratch [ingl. am. skrætʃ, ingl. brit. skratʃ] SUST.

1.1. scratch C (injury):

scratch

rasguño m

scratch

arañazo m

it's just a scratch

no es más que un rasguño

he escaped without a scratch

resultó ileso

he escaped without a scratch

salió sin un rasguño

atrbv. scratch mark

arañazo m

atrbv. scratch mark

rasguño m

1.2. scratch C (on paint, record, furniture):

scratch

rayón m

1.3. scratch C (sound):

scratch

chirrido m

1.4. scratch C (act) sin pl.:

to have a scratch

rascarse

can you give my back a scratch?

¿me rascas la espalda?

2. scratch U (money) ingl. am.:

scratch argot

guita f argot

scratch argot

lana f amer. coloq.

scratch argot

pasta f Esp. coloq.

3. scratch in phrases:

from scratch he learned German from scratch in six months

aprendió alemán en seis meses empezando desde cero

did you make the mayonnaise from scratch?

¿hiciste la mayonesa tú mismo?

did you make the mayonnaise from scratch?

¿la mayonesa es casera?

I had to start from scratch

tuve que empezar desde cero

up to scratch coloq. he's simply not up to scratch

simplemente no da la talla or no es lo suficientemente bueno

if his work comes up to scratch

si su trabajo es del nivel requerido

II.scratch [ingl. am. skrætʃ, ingl. brit. skratʃ] V. trans.

1.1. scratch (damage):

scratch paint/record/furniture

rayar

1.2. scratch (with claws, nails):

scratch

arañar

the cat has scratched all the chairs

el gato ha arañado todas las sillas

she scratched my face

me arañó la cara

1.3. scratch name/initials:

scratch

marcar

scratch

grabar

1.4. scratch (to relieve itch):

scratch bite/rash

rascarse

could you scratch my back for me?

¿me rascas la espalda?

he scratched his head

se rascó la cabeza

we're all scratching our heads, trying to think of a solution

nos estamos devanando los sesos buscando una solución

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

favor con favor se paga

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

hoy por ti, mañana por mí

2.1. scratch (strike out, cancel):

scratch word/sentence

tachar

2.2. scratch (withdraw) DEP.:

scratch horse/athlete

retirar

3. scratch (scribble hurriedly):

scratch

garabatear

III.scratch [ingl. am. skrætʃ, ingl. brit. skratʃ] V. intr.

1.1. scratch (damage, wound):

scratch

arañar

1.2. scratch (rub):

scratch wool/sweater:

raspar

scratch wool/sweater:

picar

1.3. scratch (to relieve itching):

scratch

rascarse

don't scratch!

¡no te rasques!

1.4. scratch (make scratching sound):

scratch

rascar

it's the cat scratching at the door

es el gato, que está arañando la puerta

2. scratch (withdraw) DEP.:

scratch

retirarse

IV.scratch [ingl. am. skrætʃ, ingl. brit. skratʃ] ADJ. atrbv.

1. scratch DEP.:

scratch player/runner

de primera

2. scratch (haphazard, motley):

scratch team/meal

improvisado

scratch about en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de scratch about en el diccionario inglés»español

scratch about V. intr., scratch around V. intr. ingl. brit.

scratch about

escarbar

Traducciones de scratch about en el diccionario inglés»español

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it ingl. brit. coloq.

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about ingl. brit. (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV.

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I.scratch [skrætʃ] SUST.

1. scratch (cut on skin):

scratch

rasguño m

scratch

rayón m amer.

2. scratch (mark):

scratch

raya f

3. scratch sin pl. (act of scratching):

scratch

arañamiento m

4. scratch (start):

scratch

principio m

from scratch

desde cero

II.scratch [skrætʃ] V. trans.

1. scratch (cut slightly):

scratch

arañar

2. scratch (mark):

scratch

rayar

3. scratch (relieve itch):

scratch

rascar

4. scratch (erase):

scratch

tachar

5. scratch (exclude):

scratch

retirar

6. scratch ingl. am. coloq. (cancel):

scratch

cancelar

7. scratch (write):

scratch

garabatear

III.scratch [skrætʃ] V. intr.

1. scratch (use claws):

scratch cat

arañar

2. scratch (relieve itch):

scratch

rascarse

3. scratch ingl. brit. (write):

scratch

raspear

IV.scratch [skrætʃ] ADJ.

scratch

improvisado, -a

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Chickens scratch about too much for their own good.

www.stuff.co.nz

When attacking humans, the curassows leap in fluttering flight and scratch about the head, targeting the eyes.

en.wikipedia.org