B2verb · transitive · rare

itch

itch · itches · itched · itching

свербіти

гореть желанием, чесаться, рваться, зудеть

kratzen, jucken, kitzeln, in den Fingerspitzen jucken

To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratchedTo feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

ⓘ

/ɪt͡ʃ/

» My body itches all over.

У меня всё тело чешется.

У мене чешеться все тіло.

Я вся чешусь.

Meaning

4 senses

(intransitive, stative)To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
jucken, kratzen, kitzeln
зуде́тьzudétʹ, свербе́тьsverbétʹ, чеса́тьсяčesátʹsja
свербі́тиsverbíty, чу́хатисяčúxatysja
(intransitive)To have a constant, teasing urge; to feel strongly motivated; to want or desire something.
He started learning to drive and he has been itching for opportunities to practice ever since.
in den Fingerspitzen jucken
жа́ждатьžáždatʹ, рва́тьсяrvátʹsja, горе́ть жела́ниемgorétʹ želánijem
have a strong desire or urge to do something
(transitive)To cause to feel an itch.
cause to perceive an itch
(colloquial, transitive)To scratch or rub so as to relieve an itch.
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

Examples

122 sentences

My body itches all over.
У мене чешеться все тіло. — deniko
ruУ меня всё тело чешется. — odexed
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Why do mosquito bites itch?
Чому комарині укуси сверблять? — Anjy
ruПочему комариные укусы чешутся? — marafon
deWarum jucken Mückenstiche? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I itch everywhere.
У мене свербить по всьому тілу. — Anjy
ruУ меня всё чешется. — odexed
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
My eyes itch.
Мої очі сверблять. — Anjy
ruУ меня чешутся глаза. — odexed
deMir jucken die Augen. — enteka
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Tom is itching for a fight.
ruТому не терпится подраться. — odexed
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to feel the need to scratch:

Русский

By meaning 2

to feel the need to scratch:

to want or desire:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to feel the need to scratch:

to want or desire:

Origin

From Middle English icchen, ȝicchen, from Old English ġiċċan, ġyċċan (“to itch”), from Pro

From Middle English icchen, ȝicchen, from Old English ġiċċan, ġyċċan (“to itch”), from Proto-West Germanic *jukkjan (“to itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“to itch”), West Frisian jûkje (“to itch”), Dutch jeuken (“to itch”), Low German jocken (“to itch”), German jucken (“to itch”).

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source