scrape

scrape
scrape
A n
1 (awkward situation) to get into a scrape s'attirer des ennuis ; to get sb into a scrape mettre qn dans le pétrin ; he's always getting into scrapes il s'attire toujours des ennuis, il se retrouve toujours dans des situations impossibles ;
2 (in order to clean) to give sth a scrape gratter qch ;
3 (sound) (of cutlery, shovels, boots) raclement m ;
4 (small amount) a scrape of un petit peu de [butter, jam].
B vtr
1 (clean) gratter [vegetables, shoes] ; to scrape sth clean nettoyer qch en le grattant ;
2 (damage) érafler [paintwork, car part, furniture] ;
3 (injure) écorcher [elbow, knee etc] ; to scrape one's knee s'écorcher le genou ;
4 (making noise) racler [chair, feet] ;
5 (get with difficulty) to scrape a living s'en sortir à peine (doing en faisant) ; she scraped a ten in biology elle a laborieusement décroché un dix en biologie.
C vi
1 to scrape against sth [car part] érafler qch ; [branch] battre contre qch ;
2 (economize) économiser le moindre sou.
Idiom
to scrape the bottom of the barrel gen être réduit à faire avec ce que l'on a sous la main ; (when raising money) racler les fonds de tiroir.
Phrasal verbs
scrape back :
scrape [sth] back, scrape back [sth] tirer [qch] en arrière [hair].
scrape by s'en tirer ; he manages to scrape by on £80 a week il réussit à s'en tirer avec 80 livres sterling par semaine.
scrape home Sport gagner de justesse.
scrape in (to university, class) entrer de justesse.
scrape off :
scrape off [sth], scrape [sth] off enlever [qch] en grattant.
scrape out :
scrape out [sth], scrape [sth] out enlever [qch] en grattant [contents of jar] ; nettoyer [qch] en grattant [saucepan].
scrape through :
scrape through s'en tirer de justesse ;
scrape through [sth] réussir [qch] de justesse [exam, test].
scrape together :
scrape [sth] together, scrape together [sth] arriver à amasser [sum of money] ; arriver à réunir [people].
scrape up = scrape together.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.

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