How is the word rayar translated from Spanish to English

English translation
scuff
verb

Rozar una superficie dejando marcas ligeras.

To scrape or graze a surface, causing light marks

Examples with “rayar”

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  • Me rayé los zapatos nuevos andando por el camino de grava. — I scuffed my new shoes walking on the gravel path.

  • Hay una rozadura en la punta de mis zapatos nuevos. — There's a scuff on the toe of my new shoes.

  • Suele arrastrar los pies cuando está cansado. — He tends to scuff his feet when he's tired.

  • Cuidado, vas a rayar el suelo con esa silla. — Careful, you'll scuff the floor with that chair.

  • Una sola rozadura estropeó la mesa pulida. — A single scuff ruined the polished tabletop.

  • No arrastres los talones por el pasillo. — Don't scuff your heels along the corridor.

  • ¿Se raya con facilidad la funda? — Does the case scuff easily?

  • ¿Puedes pulir esta rozadura? — Can you buff out this scuff?

  • Los niños van arrastrando los pies entre las hojas secas camino de casa. — The boys scuff through the dry leaves on the way home.

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