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itch
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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).

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

itch
Noun
1. a skin irritation causing a desire to scratch
2. a restless desire
3. any skin disorder, such as scabies, characterized by intense itching
Verb
1. to feel an irritating or tickling sensation
2. to have a restless desire (to do something): they were itching to join the fight [Old English gīccean to itch]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.itchitch - a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch"
infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2.itchitch - a strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"
desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
3.itchitch - an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch
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.)
Verb1.itch - scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
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"
desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

itch
Translations

itch [ɪtʃ] npicazón f;
(fig) → prurito
vi [person] → sentir or tener comezón; [part of body] → picar;
to be itching to do sth → rabiar por or morirse de ganas de hacer algo
itch [ɪtʃ] ndémangeaison f
vi [person] → éprouver des démangeaisons; [part of body] → démanger;
I'm itching to do → l'envie me démange de faire
itch [ɪtʃ] nJuckreiz m
vijucken;
I am itching all over → mich juckt es überall;
to itch to do sth → darauf brennen, etw zu tun
itch [ɪtʃ] nprurito
vi [person] → avere il prurito; [part of body] → prudere;
to be itching to do → non veder l'ora di fare

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.uitslagيَحُك، يُسَبِّبُ الحَكَّهсърбежsvrběníkløedas Juckenφαγούραpicazónkihelusخارشkutinadémangeaisonגִרוּיखुजली, बेचैनी, इच्छाsvrbežviszketésgatalkláðipruritoかゆさ가려움niežėjimasnieze; niezēšanagataljeukkløeswędzeniecomichãomâncărimeзудsvrbeniesrbenje, srbečicasvrabklådaอาการคันkaşınma; kaşıntıсверблячкаخارشsự ngứa
v
1 to have an itch Some plants can cause the skin to itch.jeukيُصاب بالحَكَّهсърби меsvrbětkløjuckenέχω φαγούραpicarsügelemaخاریدنkutistadémangerלְגָרֵדखुजली होनाsvrbjetiviszketmenggatalkanklæjaprudereかゆい가렵다niežėtiniezētmenggatalkanjeukenkløswędziećter comichãoa produce mâncă­rime; a (te) mâncaвызывать зудsvrbieťsrbetisvrbetikliaทำให้คันkaşın(dır)mak發癢свербітиکھجلی ہوناlàm ngứa
2 to have a strong desire (for something, or to be something) I was itching to slap the child.jeukيَتَلَهَّف، يَتَحَرَّقُ شَوْقاгоря от непреодолимо желаниеmít velkou chuťhave kløe i fingrene; brænde efterbrennenλαχταρώ έντοναmorirse de ganasnäpud sügelevadاشتیاق وافر داشتنsormia syyhyttäämourir d'envie deלַחוּש תְּשוּקָהइच्छा होनाizgarati od željevágyódik vmireingin sekalisárlanga, klæja í lófana(non vedere l'ora), (avere una gran voglia)~したい...이 하고 싶어 못견디다(kam) nagai niežtibūt tieksmeiingin sekaligraag willenbrenne etter, klø i fingrene etterbardzo mieć na coś ochotęter vontadea fi ne­răbdător (să)испытывать непреодолимое желаниеrobiť si chúťkysrbetižudetiobetvinglig längtan (lust), starkt begärปรารถนาşiddetle istemek, dört gözle beklemek渴望нетерпляче бажатиبہت خواہشمند ہوناrất mong muốn
adj ˈitchy
itching an itchy rash; I feel itchy all over.jeukerigمُصاب بالحَكَّة الجِلْدِيَّهкойто сърбиsvědícíkløendejuckendμε έντονη φαγούραque picasügelevخارش دار؛ بی قرارkutiavaqui démangeמְגֵרדखुजलीsvrbljivviszketősgatalkláða-, klæjandi(che prude)かゆい가려운niežtintisniezošsgataljeukerigkløende, som klørswędzącycomichentocare te mănâncă/simte mân­cărimiзудящийsvrbľavýsrbečkoji svrbikliande, stickigคันkaşıntılı發癢的такий, що свербитьکھجلی پیدا کرنے والاngứa
n ˈitchiness
jeukerigheidحُكاكсърбенеsvědivost; touhakløedas Juckenφαγούραpicorsügelevusخارش؛ بی قراریkutiavuusdémangeaisonתְחוּשַת גִירוּדखुजलाहटsvrbežviszketéskegatalankláðipruritoかゆさ가려움niežėjimasniezēšanakegatalanjeukerigheidkløe, kriblingswędzeniecomichãomâncărimeзуд; непреодолимое желаниеsvrbľavosť; túžba (po)srbenjepostojanje svrabaklådaมีอาการคันkaşınma, kaşıntıсвербіжخلشsự ngứa

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