| Principal Translations |
| itch n | (skin irritation) | comezón nf |
| | | picor nm |
| | | escozor nm |
| | Kyle had an itch where the mosquito bit him. |
| | Kyle sentía comezón después que un mosquito le picase. |
| itch n | figurative (desire) | anhelo nm |
| | | ansia nf |
| | (coloquial) | gusanillo nm |
| | Peter felt the itch to go traveling. |
| | Peter sintió el anhelo de viajar. |
| itch⇒ vi | (skin, rash, wound: be itchy) | picar⇒ vi |
| | The rash itched terribly. |
| | Un sarpullido pica horriblemente. |
| itch vi | (clothing, fabric: irritate) (ropa) | picar⇒ vi |
| | Sarah's new shirt was rough and itched uncomfortably. |
| | La nueva falda de Sarah era áspera y picaba desagradablemente. |
| itch vi | (feel skin irritation) (la piel) | picar⇒ vi |
| | This chickenpox is driving me crazy; I itch all over. |
| | Esta varicela me está volviendo loco, me pica todo el cuerpo. |
| itch [sth]⇒ vtr | (cause irritation) | irritar⇒ vtr |
| | This woolen sweater is itching my back. |
| | Este jersey de lana me está irritando la espalda. |
| itch for [sth] to do [sth] v expr | figurative (be impatient for) | ansiar⇒ vtr |
| Note: always used in a progressive tense |
| | I'm itching for the summer holidays to start! |
| | Ansío el comienzo de las vacaciones de verano. |
| itch to do [sth] v expr | figurative (be impatient to) | desear⇒ vtr |
| | | querer⇒ vtr |
| | | tener ganas loc verb |
| Note: always used in a progressive tense |
| | I'm itching to tell you the gossip about Mandy ... |
| | Estoy deseando contarte unos cotilleos sobre Mandy. |
| itch [sth] vtr | informal (scratch) | rascar⇒ vtr |
| | Jim itched the rash on his arm constantly, and it kept getting worse. |
| | Jim rascaba el sarpullido de su brazo continuamente, lo que lo empeoraba. |