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scratch

/skɹætʃ/

Meanings
noun

Rasguño, arañazo

A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

Examples :

"Her skin was covered with tiny scratches."
Su piel estaba cubierta de pequeños rasguños.
mark appearance
noun

Nulo

A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.

Examples :

"The athlete was disqualified for a scratch in the long jump competition. "
El atleta fue descalificado por un nulo en la competición de salto de longitud.
sport technical mark action event
adjective

Provisional, temporal

(from scratchpad) Relating to a data structure or recording medium attached to a machine for testing or temporary use.

Examples :

"The programmer used the scratch disk to test the new software code before installing it on the main server. "
El programador utilizó el disco provisional para probar el nuevo código de software antes de instalarlo en el servidor principal.
computing technology machine electronics

Related Words

Illustration embarrassingly

embarrassingly adverb

/ɪmˈbærəsɪŋli/ /əmˈbærəsɪŋli/

De manera embarazosa

"He stumbled embarrassingly about the dance floor."

Tropezó de manera embarazosa en la pista de baile.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration disqualified

disqualified verb

/dɪsˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd/ /dɪsˈkwɒlɪfaɪd/

Descalificar, inhabilitar

"My age disqualifies me for the position."

Mi edad me descalifica para el puesto.

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

Competencia, competición

"The competition for this job is strong."

La competencia por este trabajo es fuerte.

Illustration troublesome

troublesome adjective

/ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/

Problemático, preocupante

"The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it."

La computadora ha sido muy problemática para mí. Nunca funciona cuando necesito usarla.

Illustration preliminary

preliminary noun

/pɹɪˈlɪmɪnəɹi/ /pɹɪˈlɪmɪnɛɹi/

Preparación, introducción

"The preliminary schedule for the school trip was posted today, giving us an introduction to the upcoming activities. "

El programa preliminar del viaje escolar se publicó hoy, dándonos una introducción a las próximas actividades.

Illustration announcement

announcement noun

/əˈnaʊns.mɛnt/

Anuncio, comunicado

"He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."

Levantó la mano para hacer su anuncio y dijo: "Disculpen a todos, tengo un anuncio que hacer.

Illustration distinctive

distinctive noun

/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

Rasgo distintivo, característica

"Her distinctive laugh, a high-pitched giggle, could be heard across the entire playground. "

Su risa distintiva, una risita aguda, se podía oír en todo el patio de recreo.

Illustration provisional

provisional noun

/pɹəˈvɪʒənəl/

Sello provisional

"The philatelist bought a provisional stamp to complete his collection of local postal history. "

El filatelista compró un sello provisional para completar su colección de historia postal local.

Illustration constructed

constructed verb

/kənˈstɹʌktəd/

Construir, edificar

"We constructed the radio from spares."

Construimos la radio con piezas de repuesto.

Illustration fingernails

fingernails noun

/ˈfɪŋɡərˌneɪlz/ /ˈfɪŋɡɡərˌneɪlz/

Uñas

"She bit her fingernails when she was nervous before the exam. "

Se mordía las uñas cuando estaba nerviosa antes del examen.

Illustration manipulating

manipulating verb

/məˈnɪpjəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /məˈnɪpjəˌleɪɾɪŋ/

Manipular, manejar

"The toddler was happily manipulating his building blocks, stacking them and knocking them down. "

El niño pequeño estaba felizmente manipulando sus bloques de construcción, apilándolos y derribándolos.