scrawl

scrawl
1. transitive verb
hinkritzeln

scrawl something on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) kritzeln

2. intransitive verb
kritzeln
3. noun
(piece of writing) Gekritzel, das; (handwriting) Klaue, die (salopp abwertend)
Phrasal Verbs:
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[skro:l] 1. verb
(to write untidily or hastily: I scrawled a hasty note to her.) kritzeln
2. noun
(untidy or bad handwriting: I hope you can read this scrawl.) das Gekritzel
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scrawl
[skrɔ:l, AM esp skrɑ:l]
I. vt
▪ to \scrawl sth etw [hin]kritzeln
to \scrawl a note to sb jdm eine Nachricht hinkritzeln
to \scrawl one's signature seine Unterschrift [hin]kritzeln [o fam hinschmieren]
▪ to \scrawl sth on sth etw auf etw akk kritzeln
II. n
1. no pl (untidy writing) Gekritzel nt pej, Gekrakel nt pej fam, Klaue f pej fam
2. (of note, message) Gekritzel nt pej, Gekrakel nt pej fam, Krakelei f pej fam, ÖSTERR a. Geschmiere nt pej fam, SCHWEIZ a. Gesudel nt pej fam
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[skrɔːl]
1. n
Krakelei f, Gekrakel nt (inf); (= handwriting) Klaue f (inf); (inf = message) gekritzelte Nachricht

the word finished in a scrawl — das Wort hörte mit einem Krakel auf (inf)

2. vt
hinschmieren (inf), hinkritzeln

it's been scrawled all over with obscene messages — es war ganz vollgeschmiert mit Obszönitäten

3. vi
krakeln (inf), schmieren
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scrawl [skrɔːl]
A v/t
1. (hin)kritzeln, hinschmieren
2. bekritzeln
B v/i kritzeln
C s Gekritzel n, Geschmiere n
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1. transitive verb
hinkritzeln

scrawl something on something — etwas auf etwas (Akk.) kritzeln

2. intransitive verb
kritzeln
3. noun
(piece of writing) Gekritzel, das; (handwriting) Klaue, die (salopp abwertend)
Phrasal Verbs:
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n.
Gekritzel n.
Sudelarbeit f. v.
kritzeln v.

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