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itch

S2 W2

BrE /ɪtʃ/ AmE /ɪtʃ/

verb / noun en → es

past itched pp itched ing itching

1 FEELING [intransitive] A2

to feel a strong desire to scratch an area of your skin because it is uncomfortable or painful

picar, cosquillear

  • itch in/on somewhere

Collocations itch on the skin · itch in a place

  • My arm is itching.

    Me arde el brazo.

2 SCRATCH [transitive] A2

to scratch an area of your skin because it feels uncomfortable or painful

rascarse, frotarse

  • scratch somewhere

Collocations scratch an itch · scratch a part of the body

  • He itched his head.

    Se rascó la cabeza.

3 WANT [transitive] B1

to feel a strong desire to do something, especially something that is wrong or not allowed

tener ganas de hacer algo, desear

  • want to do sth

Collocations itch to smoke · itch to tell a secret

  • I'm itching to go home.

    Tengo ganas de irme a casa.

1 IRRITATION [uncountable] A2

a feeling of discomfort that makes you want to scratch an area of your skin

picazón, cosquilleo

2 PROBLEM [countable] B1

a small area of rough or damaged skin that is uncomfortable and makes you want to scratch it

erupción, picadura

Phrasal verbs

itch at IRRITATION B2

molestar, incomodar

  • It itches at me that I didn't get the job.

    Me molesta que no consiguiera el trabajo.

itch for WANT B2

tener ganas de, desear

  • He's itching for a fight.

    Él está deseando una pelea.

itch to do sth WANT B2

tener ganas de hacer algo, desear

  • She itches to tell him the news.

    Ella tiene ganas de contarle las noticias.

Idioms

itch under sb's skin C1

incomodar a alguien, molestar a alguien

  • He itches under her skin.

    Él la incomoda.

itch to do sth B2

tener ganas de hacer algo, desear

  • I'm itching to go home.

    Tengo ganas de irme a casa.

itch for sth B2

desear algo, tener ganas de algo

  • He's itching for a fight.

    Él está deseando una pelea.