How is the word поцарапать translated from Russian to English

English translation
scuff
verb

Царапать или тереть поверхность, оставляя лёгкие следы

To scrape or graze a surface, causing light marks

Examples with “поцарапать”

See how the word “поцарапать” is used in sentences

  • Я поцарапал новые туфли, идя по гравийной дорожке. — I scuffed my new shoes walking on the gravel path.

  • На носке моих новых туфель есть потёртость. — There's a scuff on the toe of my new shoes.

  • Он обычно шаркает ногами, когда устал. — He tends to scuff his feet when he's tired.

  • Осторожно, ты поцарапаешь пол этим стулом. — Careful, you'll scuff the floor with that chair.

  • Одна потёртость испортила полированную столешницу. — A single scuff ruined the polished tabletop.

  • Не шаркай каблуками по коридору. — Don't scuff your heels along the corridor.

  • Чехол легко царапается? — Does the case scuff easily?

  • Ты можешь заполировать эту потёртость? — Can you buff out this scuff?

  • Мальчишки шаркают по сухим листьям по дороге домой. — The boys scuff through the dry leaves on the way home.

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