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arañarse

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
arañar⇒ vtr	(rasgar la piel)	scratch⇒, scrape⇒ vtr
	Las espinas de las ramas arañaron sus brazos.
	The thorns on the branches scratched (or: scraped) his arms.
arañar vtr	(rasgar superficie)	scratch⇒ vtr
	(animal)	claw⇒ vtr
	Mi gato arañó las cortinas.
	My cat scratched (or: clawed) the curtains.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
arañarse⇒ v prnl	(rasgarse la piel)	scratch⇒ vtr
	Se arañó las manos porque cortó las rosas sin guantes.
	He scratched his hands cutting roses without gloves.
arañar⇒ vtr	coloquial (recoger con afán) (informal, figurative)	scrape together vtr + adv
	Tuve que arañar la plata para poder comprarme el carro.
	I had to scrape together enough money to buy the car.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
arañar las paredes, subirse por las paredes loc verb	coloquial (ponerse muy ansioso)	climb the walls v expr
	(panic)	have kittens v expr
	Los hinchas arañan las paredes en los últimos minutos de los partido.
	Fans climb the walls in the final minutes of the game.
arañar las paredes, subirse por las paredes loc verb	coloquial (irritarse mucho)	go ballistic, blow a fuse v expr
	El profesor arañaba las paredes cuando los niños no prestaban atención.
	Mi madre se sube por las paredes cuando ve mi habitación desordenada.
	The teacher blew a fuse when the children weren't paying attention.

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