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Examples

  • Au fait j'suis reparti pour attendre deuxieme traitement deuxieme allergie ... j'deprime ... * gratte gratte*

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2005

  • According to "Larousse Gastronomique," "gratin" comes from the name for the crust adhering to the pan, which was scraped off or "gratte" in French and snacked on.

    Upper-Crust Gratins Gail Monaghan 2012

  • Just beyond, an ice-cream cone à gratte-ciel outlined in glowing yellow, glowing rose on top — the ice cream — strawberry.

    North and South 2006

  • J'ai aussi ENFIN (au bout de deux ans quand meme) pris mon rdv chez la dermato pour m'enlever mon grain de beaté qui tourne en truc pas beau et qui crie a visu "je suis cancereuuuux je suis cancereux"! je veux pas dire mais vu qomment il me gratte a fond et me reveille la nuit ca va quoi! j'aurai deviné tout seul!

    pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008

  • Just beyond, an ice-cream cone à gratte-ciel outlined in glowing yellow, glowing rose on top — the ice cream — strawberry.

    North and South 2006

  • Expressions: ça me gratte = it itches une gratte = a guitar (slang) faire de la gratte = to make an illicit profit gratter quelques francs = to earn a bit on the side gratter les fonds du tiroir = to scrape the bottom of the barrel tu peux te gratter = (you can scratch yourself) = forget about it! go on and dream!

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • Also: le gratte-ciel = skyscraper le gratte-dos = backscratcher le gratte-papier = penpusher le gratte-pieds = shoe-scraper

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • Also: le gratte-ciel = skyscraper le gratte-dos = backscratcher le gratte-papier = penpusher le gratte-pieds = shoe-scraper

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • Expressions: ça me gratte = it itches une gratte = a guitar (slang) faire de la gratte = to make an illicit profit gratter quelques francs = to earn a bit on the side gratter les fonds du tiroir = to scrape the bottom of the barrel tu peux te gratter = (you can scratch yourself) = forget about it! go on and dream!

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • Je gratte, tu grattes, ils grattent ... chickens in the Luberon (photo by JM)

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

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