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to deal too slightly with a subject. tratar algo muy por encima. We started to discuss the matter, but only had time to scratch the surface. (Traducción de scratch the surface del Diccionario PASSWORD Inglés-Español © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) C1.
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.
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)
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.
scratch the surface v expr: figurative (examine superficially) (figurado) arañar la superficie loc verb : The author never manages more than to scratch the surface of life. El autor nunca logra más que arañar la superficie de la vida.
Traducciones en contexto de "scratch the surface" en inglés-español de Reverso Context: Taking care not to scratch the surface of mosaic when cleaning.
The idiom “scratch the surface” is a commonly used expression in English language. It refers to the idea of only exploring or understanding a small portion of something, without delving deeper into its true nature or complexity.
