- arañar
- v.1 to scratch, to scratch with the nails.María arañó la pared de rabia Mary scratched the wall in rage.2 to claw at, to claw.Elsa arañó a Ricardo por grosero Elsa clawed Richard for being rude.3 to reach barely, to get close to, to come near to.* * *arañar► verbo transitivo1 (raspar) to scratch2 figurado (recoger) to scrape together► verbo pronominal arañarse1 to scratch* * *verbto scratch* * *VT1) (=herir) to scratch2) (=recoger) to scrape together
pasó los exámenes arañando — Arg he just scraped through the exams
3) * [+ beneficios] to rake off, cream off* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/cara> to scratch; <suelo/superficie> to scratchb) (Esp fam) <nota/resultado> to manage to get2.arañaron un aumento del 3% — they managed to squeeze a 3% increase out of them
arañar via) gato to scratchb) arañando gerundio (Ur fam) (con dificultad)salvó el examen arañando — she just scraped through the exam
* * *= scratch.Ex. Then we were hitting each other and struggling; he scratched my face badly and tried to gouge my eye out with his fingers.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <persona/cara> to scratch; <suelo/superficie> to scratchb) (Esp fam) <nota/resultado> to manage to get2.arañaron un aumento del 3% — they managed to squeeze a 3% increase out of them
arañar via) gato to scratchb) arañando gerundio (Ur fam) (con dificultad)salvó el examen arañando — she just scraped through the exam
* * *= scratch.Ex: Then we were hitting each other and struggling; he scratched my face badly and tried to gouge my eye out with his fingers.
* * *arañar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona/cara/mano› to scratch; ‹suelo/superficie› to scratch2 ‹nota/resultado› to scrapearañó un cinquito en el examen he barely got a grade five in the exam, he scraped a five in the examtras arduas negociaciones arañaron un aumento del 3% after tough negotiations they managed to squeeze a 3% increase out of them■ arañarvi1 «gato» to scratch2 arañandoger (Ur fam) (con dificultad): aprobó el examen arañando she just scraped through the exam, she passed the exam by the skin of her teeth (colloq)* * *
arañar (conjugate arañar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to scratch
arañar verbo transitivo to scratch
'arañar' also found in these entries:
English:
claw
- claw at
- graze
- scratch
* * *arañar♦ vt1. [con uñas, objeto punzante] to scratch2. [reunir] to scrape together;arañó los suficientes votos para salir elegido he scraped together enough votes to get elected;el equipo arañó un empate the team scraped a draw♦ vi[animal] to scratch* * *arañarv/t scratch* * *arañar v: to scratch, to claw* * *arañar vb (herir, rayar) to scratchel gato me ha arañado la mano the cat's scratched my hand
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.