scratch the surface

/skrætʃ ðə ˈsɜːrfɪs/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. apenas tocar el tema

    • We've only scratched the surface of the problem.

      Apenas hemos tocado la superficie del problema.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa scratch the surface?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: We've only scratched the ___ of the problem.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a scratch the surface?

noun

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