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itch  (ch)

n.

1. An irritating skin sensation causing a desire to scratch.

2. Any of various skin disorders, such as scabies, marked by intense irritation and itching.

3. A restless desire or craving for something: an itch to travel.

v. itched, itch·ing, itch·es

v.intr.

1.

a. To feel, have, or produce an itch.

b. To have a desire to scratch.

2. To have a persistent, restless craving.

v.tr.

1. To cause to itch.

2. To scratch (an itch).

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[Middle English yicche, from Old English gicce, from giccan, to itch.]

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itch [ɪtʃ]

n

1. an irritation or tickling sensation of the skin causing a desire to scratch

2. a restless desire

3. (Medicine / Pathology) any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching

vb

1. (intr) to feel or produce an irritating or tickling sensation

2. (intr) to have a restless desire (to do something)

3. Not standard to scratch (the skin)

itching palm a grasping nature; avarice

have itchy feet to be restless; have a desire to travel

[Old English gīccean to itch, of Germanic origin]

itchy  adj

itchiness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	itch - a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch" scabies infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
	2.	itch - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?" urge desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
	3.	itch - an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch itchiness, itching cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation - a sensation localized on the skin pruritus - an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)
Verb	1.	itch - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!" rub, scratch irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
	2.	itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!" tickle, titillate, vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements hurt, smart, ache - be the source of pain tingle, prickle - cause a stinging or tingling sensation
	3.	itch - cause to perceive an itch; "his skin itched"
	4.	itch - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" spoil desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

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itch

verb

1. prickle, tickle, tingle, crawl When you have hayfever, your eyes and nose stream and itch.

2. long, ache, crave, burn, pine, pant, hunger, lust, yearn, hanker I was itching to get involved.

noun

1. irritation, tingling, prickling, itchiness Scratch my back - I've got an itch.

2. desire, longing, craving, passion, yen (informal), hunger, lust, yearning, hankering, restlessness an insatiable itch to switch from channel to channel

Translations

itch [ɪtʃ]

A. N → picor m; (less frequent) → picazón f, comezón f
to have an itch → tener un picor; (less frequent) → tener una picazón or una comezón
I've got an itch here, can you scratch it for me? → me pica aquí or tengo un picor aquí, ¿me puedes rascar?
to have an itch to do sth (fig) → rabiar por hacer algo
see also seven

B. VI

1. (= be itchy) my leg itches → me pica la pierna; (said by older people) → tengo picazón or comezón en la pierna
I was itching all over → me picaba todo
to be itching for sth (fig) → estar deseando algo
he was itching for a chance to play against the champion → estaba deseando tener la oportunidad de jugar contra el campeón
he's itching for a fight → tiene ganas de pelea
to be itching to do sth (fig) → rabiar por hacer algo

2. (= cause itchiness) [sweater, wool] → picar

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itch [ˈɪtʃ]

n → démangeaison f
Scratch my back, I've got an itch → Gratte-moi le dos, ça me démange.

vi

[person] → avoir des démangeaisons

[part of body] → démanger, gratter
It itches → Ça me démange., Ça me gratte
My head's itching → La tête me démange., La tête me gratte.
My toes are itching like mad → Les orteils me grattent comme c'est pas possible.

(= eager)
I'm itching to get started → Je brûle de commencer., Il me tarde de commencer.

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itch

n

(lit) → Jucken nt, → Juckreiz m; I have an itch → mich juckt es, ich habe einen Juckreiz

(fig inf: = urge) → Lust f; I have the itch to do something → es reizt or juckt (inf) → mich, etw zu tun; the seven-year itch → das verflixte siebte Jahr

vi

(lit) → jucken; my back is itching → mein Rücken juckt (mich), mir or mich juckt der Rücken; that rash made me itch all over → der Ausschlag juckte am ganzen Körper

(fig inf) he is itching to … → es reizt or juckt (inf) → ihn, zu …; he’s itching for a fight → er ist auf Streit aus

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itch [ɪtʃ]

1. n → prurito
to have an itch to do sth (fig) → avere la smania di fare qc

2. vi (person) → avere prurito; (part of body) → prudere
my leg itches → mi prude la gamba
to be itching for sth/to do sth (fig) (fam) → aver una gran voglia di qc/di fare qc

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itch [ɪtʃ]

1. n → prurito
to have an itch to do sth (fig) → avere la smania di fare qc

2. vi (person) → avere prurito; (part of body) → prudere
my leg itches → mi prude la gamba
to be itching for sth/to do sth (fig) (fam) → aver una gran voglia di qc/di fare qc

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itch

n itch [itʃ]

an irritating feeling in the skin that makes one want to scratch He had an itch in the middle of his back and could not scratch it easily. uitslag يَحُك، يُسَبِّبُ الحَكَّه сърбеж svrbění kløe das Jucken φαγούρα picazón kihelus خارش kutina démangeaison גִרוּי खुजली, बेचैनी, इच्छा svrbež viszketés gatal kláði prurito かゆさ 가려움 niežėjimas nieze; niezēšana gatal jeuk kløe swędzenie comichão mâncărime зуд svrbenie srbenje, srbečica svrab klåda อาการคัน kaşınma; kaşıntı 癢 сверблячка خارش sự ngứa 痒

v

1 to have an itch Some plants can cause the skin to itch. jeuk يُصاب بالحَكَّه сърби ме svrbět klø jucken έχω φαγούρα picar sügelema خاریدن kutista démanger לְגָרֵד खुजली होना svrbjeti viszket menggatalkan klæja prudere かゆい 가렵다 niežėti niezēt menggatalkan jeuken klø swędzieć ter comichão a produce mâncă­rime; a (te) mânca вызывать зуд svrbieť srbeti svrbeti klia ทำให้คัน kaşın(dır)mak 搔癢 свербіти کھجلی ہونا làm ngứa 发痒

2 to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something) I was itching to slap the child. jeuk يَتَلَهَّف، يَتَحَرَّقُ شَوْقا горя от непреодолимо желание mít velkou chuť have kløe i fingrene; brænde efter brennen λαχταρώ έντονα morirse de ganas näpud sügelevad اشتیاق وافر داشتن hinku mourir d'envie de לַחוּש תְּשוּקָה इच्छा होना izgarati od želje vágyódik vmire ingin sekali sárlanga, klæja í lófana (non vedere l'ora), (avere una gran voglia) ～したい 몹시 갈망하다 (kam) nagai niežti būt tieksmei ingin sekali graag willen brenne etter, klø i fingrene etter bardzo mieć na coś ochotę ter vontade a fi ne­răbdător (să) испытывать непреодолимое желание robiť si chúťky srbeti žudeti obetvinglig längtan (lust), starkt begär ปรารถนา şiddetle istemek, dört gözle beklemek 渴望 нетерпляче бажати بہت خواہشمند ہونا rất mong muốn 渴望

adj itchy

itching an itchy rash; I feel itchy all over. jeukerig مُصاب بالحَكَّة الجِلْدِيَّه който сърби svědící kløende juckend με έντονη φαγούρα que pica sügelev خارش دار؛ بی قرار kutiava qui démange מְגֵרד खुजली svrbljiv viszketős gatal kláða-, klæjandi (che prude) かゆい 가렵게 하는 niežtintis niezošs gatal jeukerig kløende, som klør swędzący comichento care te mănâncă/simte mân­cărimi зудящий svrbľavý srbeč koji svrbi kliande, stickig คัน kaşıntılı 搔癢的 такий, що свербить کھجلی پیدا کرنے والا ngứa 发痒的

n itchiness

jeukerigheid حُكاك сърбене svědivost; touha kløe das Jucken φαγούρα picor sügelevus خارش؛ بی قراری kutiavuus démangeaison תְחוּשַת גִירוּד खुजलाहट svrbež viszketés kegatalan kláði prurito かゆさ 가려움 niežėjimas niezēšana kegatalan jeukerigheid kløe, kribling swędzenie comichão mâncărime зуд; непреодолимое желание svrbľavosť; túžba (po) srbenje postojanje svraba klåda มีอาการคัน kaşınma, kaşıntı 癢 свербіж خلش sự ngứa 痒

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itch → يستحكه جلده svědit klø jucken έχω φαγούρα picar kutista démanger svrbiti prudere かゆい 가렵다 jeuken klø zaswędzieć coçar, ter comichão чесаться klia คัน kaşınmak ngứa 痒