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to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem: All the payments we’ve made have hardly scratched the surface of the amount we borrowed. (Definition of scratch the surface from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Principales traductions. Anglais. Français. scratch the surface v expr. figurative (examine superficially) effleurer le problème, effleurer le sujet loc v. The author never manages more than to scratch the surface of life. L'auteur ne fait toujours qu'effleurer le problème de la vie.
1. Lit. to scratch something just on the surface, not extending the mark below the finish into the wood, stone, marble, below. There is no serious damage done to the bench. You only scratched the surface. 2. Fig. to just begin to find out about something; to examine only the superficial aspects of something.
Traduction de 'scratch the surface' dans le dictionnaire anglais-français gratuit et beaucoup d'autres traductions françaises dans le dictionnaire bab.la.
Traduction de "scratch the surface" en français. Verbe. gratter la surface rayer la surface effleurer la surface égratigner la surface. effleurer. gratte un peu. I've only begun to scratch the surface. J'ai seulement commencé à gratter la surface. These tours just scratch the surface.
to deal with only a very small part of a subject or a problem: There's far more to be said - I've only had time to scratch the surface in this talk. The amount of aid that has been offered is hardly going to scratch the surface of the problem. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Incomplete. Anglocentric.
You can use "Scratch the Surface" to describe a situation where you have only superficially explored or understood something, without delving deeper into its complexities. For example, if someone asks you about your knowledge of a particular subject, you might say, 'I've only scratched the surface of this topic, there's so much more to learn.'
