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Translation for "schaben" :

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to scrape 		schaben
  • verb
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word description for " scrape "
  • To draw an object, especially a sharp or angular one, along (something) while exerting pressure.
  • To injure or damage by rubbing across a surface.
  • To barely manage to achieve.
  • To extract data embedded in a screenshot or formatted medium (such as an HTML web page) by means of an automated program.
  • A broad, shallow injury left by scraping (rather than a cut or a scratch).
  • A fight; especially a fist fight without weapons.
  • An awkward set of circumstances.
  • A D and C or abortion; or, a miscarriage.
  • A shallow depression used by ground birds as a nest; a nest scrape.
source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scrape
example for " scrape "
  • Her fingernails 'scraped' across the blackboard, making a shrill sound.
  • 'Scrape' the chewing gum off with a knife.
  • She tripped on a rock and 'scraped' her knee.
  • I 'scraped' a pass in the exam.
  • He fell on the sidewalk and got a 'scrape' on his knee.
  • He got in a 'scrape' with the school bully.
  • I'm in a bit of a 'scrape' — I've no money to buy my wife a birthday present.
source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/scrape