gratter
Meaning
- to scrub
- to scrape
- (transitive) to scratch
- (informal, intransitive) to itch
- (informal) to play the guitar
Concepts
scratch raw
paw the ground
grince
scratch oneself
scratch up
Synonyms
effacer en grattant
se gratter
creuser avec les mains
enlever en grattant
grapiller
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁa.te/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French gratter, from Old French gratter, grater, borrowed from Frankish *kratton, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, see also Albanian gërresë (“rasp, scraper”), German kratzen (“to scratch”), Swedish kratta (“to rake”).
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