German-English translations for kratzen

• scratch
  More specifically: this report does no more than barely scratch the surface of the fundamental problems in this Union. Konkret: Dies hier ist nicht mehr als ein bisschen Kratzen an der Oberfläche der grundsätzlichen Probleme in dieser Union.
  Therefore, when we, the non-attached Members, communicate among ourselves, we scratch under our armpits, we stick our tongues out and we make grunting noises. Um zu kommunizieren, kratzen wir Fraktionslose uns unter den Achseln, stecken die Zunge heraus und stoßen Grunzlaute aus.
  Could you please scratch my back?
• claw
• scrape
  She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard, making a shrill sound.
  She scraped the blackboard with her fingernails.
  Her fingernails scraped across the blackboard.
• graze
  Cattle graze in the meadows.
  the bullet grazed the wall
  to graze ones knee
• itch
  He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
• scour
  He scoured the burnt food from the pan
  to scour a horse
  If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment

Related words

• abkratzen
• zusammenkratzen
• zerkratzen
• aufkratzen
• wegkratzen
• ankratzen
• verkratzen
• hineinkratzen