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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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
Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

en el diccionario PONS

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

scratch about
escarbar
en el diccionario PONS

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
en el diccionario PONS

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] 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?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how about that!
¡vaya!
how about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV.

1. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
about 5 lbs.
cerca de 5 libras
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a 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 (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 argot (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

IV. scratch [skrætʃ] ADJ.

scratch
improvisado, -a
Present
Iscratch about
youscratch about
he/she/itscratches about
wescratch about
youscratch about
theyscratch about
Past
Iscratched about
youscratched about
he/she/itscratched about
wescratched about
youscratched about
theyscratched about
Present Perfect
Ihavescratched about
youhavescratched about
he/she/ithasscratched about
wehavescratched about
youhavescratched about
theyhavescratched about
Past Perfect
Ihadscratched about
youhadscratched about
he/she/ithadscratched about
wehadscratched about
youhadscratched about
theyhadscratched about
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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.
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The cover of the '42 edition is distinguished from the '41 by a caveat about erratic availability printed in small red fonts.
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The coracles are about 2.24 m in diameter, but still can take a load of eight persons at a time.
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It narrates all about the discrimination in the society, in the system and all above.
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