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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. 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 сверблячка خارش sự ngứa
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 發癢 свербіти کھجلی ہونا làm ngứa
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 sormia syyhyttää 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 ...이 하고 싶어 못견디다 (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
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 가려운 niežtintis niezošs gatal jeukerig kløende, som klør swędzący comichento care te mănâncă/simte mân­cărimi зудящий svrbľavý srbeč koji svrbi kliande, stickig คัน kaşıntılı 發癢的 такий, що свербить کھجلی پیدا کرنے والا ngứa
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 свербіж خلش sự ngứa


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