racler

racler [ʀαkle]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

to scrape ; [+ fond de casserole] to scrape out ; [+ tache, croûte, peinture, écailles] to scrape off

• ce vin racle le gosier this wine is really rough

• se racler la gorge to clear one's throat

• racler la boue de ses semelles to scrape the mud off one's shoes

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ʀɑkle
1.

verbe transitif

1) (nettoyer) to scrape [something] clean [plat]; tiroir

2) (enlever) to scrape off [rouille]

3) (frotter) [pneu] to scrape against [trottoir]

2.

se racler verbe pronominal

se racler la gorge — to clear one's throat

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ʀɒkle vt

1) [os, plat] to scrape, [tache, boue] to scrape off

2) [chose] (= frotter contre) to scrape against

3) fig, [violon, violoncelle] to scrape on

4) (autres locutions)

racler les fonds de tiroir — to scrape together every last penny

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racler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 (nettoyer) to scrape [sth] clean [plat, assiette]; ⇒ tiroir;

2 (enlever) to scrape off [vernis, rouille]; racler la boue de ses semelles to scrape the mud off the soles of one's shoes;

3 (frotter) [pneu] to scrape against [trottoir]; racler le gosier [vin] to be rough on the throat;

4 pej (jouer) to scrape away at péj.

B se racler vpr se racler la gorge to clear one's throat.

[rakle] verbe transitif

1. [frotter] to scrape

un petit vin blanc qui racle le gosier a white wine that is rough on ou that burns your throat

racler les fonds de tiroir (familier) to scrape some money together

2. (péjoratif) [instrument]

racler du violon to scrape away at the fiddle

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se racler verbe pronominal transitif

se racler la gorge to clear one's throat