Scrape together Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈskɹeɪp/ /təˈɡɛðɝ

SKRAYP tuh-GEH-ther

UK

skɹˈeɪp/ /təɡˈɛðɐ

skrayp tuh-GEH-thuh

التعريف

To collect or find something, especially money or resources, with difficulty and from many small sources.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often used with money ('scrape together enough money'). Implies struggle or limited resources. Usually refers to gathering from many small amounts, rarely from one big source.

• Spanish: reunir con esfuerzo - juntar con dificultad
• Portuguese (BR): juntar com dificuldade - arranjar com esforço
• Portuguese (PT): juntar com dificuldade - arranjar com esforço
• Chinese (Simplified): 东拼西凑 - 勉强凑齐
• Chinese (Traditional): 東拼西湊 - 勉強湊齊
• Hindi: कठिनाई से इकट्ठा करना
• Arabic: جمع بصعوبة - تدبير بصعوبة
• Bengali: কষ্ট করে জোগাড় করা - খুঁজে খুঁজে সংগ্রহ করা
• Russian: с трудом собрать - наскрести
• Japanese: かき集める
• Vietnamese: gom góp - chật vật thu thập
• Korean: 간신히 모으다 - 어렵게 마련하다
• Turkish: güçlükle toplamak - bir araya getirmek
• Urdu: بمشکل اکٹھا کرنا - جیسے تیسے جمع کرنا
• Indonesian: mengumpulkan dengan susah payah - mengais-ngais

جمل نموذجية

We scraped together enough money to buy a used car.

basic

They managed to scrape together the supplies for the project.

basic

I had to scrape together a team for the event at the last minute.

basic

After paying rent, I barely scraped together enough for groceries this month.

natural

We scraped together the last of our savings to make it through until payday.

natural

He somehow scraped together enough money for a ticket to the concert.

natural