scrape together | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tocollect,assembleorgathersmall amounts (especially of money), from various sources, with some difficulty

Examples:

EN: I'll scrape together some money.
ES: Reuniré el dinero que pueda.
EN: - So? Did you scrape together much?
ES: - Bueno qué ¿traes algo?
EN: I think we can do with all the understanding we can scrape together in these touchy times.
ES: Nos vendría bien lograr toda la comprensión posible... en esta época delicada.
EN: - I'm not trying to whitewash him. There isn't enough paint in Germany for that but let me scrape together something in his defence.
ES: No estoy intentando justificarle... su conducta no tiene fácil justificación... pero vamos a ver si encontramos algo que hable en su defensa.
EN: As soon as I can scrape together that much money, I'm going to take it back to him.
ES: En cuanto los reúna, se los devolveré.
EN: No, it's long distance. Probably would cost more than I could scrape together. How much do you need, sweetheart?
ES: No, es conferencia y con lo que gano no podría.
EN: All I could scrape together tonight was $120.
ES: Todo lo que he podido reunir han sido 120 $.
EN: Now if you can scrape together a few sous... we can meet tomorrow morning at the Cafe Marais and talk things over.
ES: Si puedes conseguir algo de dinero... podemos encontrarnos mañana en el Café Marais y conversar.
EN: But with our late friend, we'd scrape together the money.
ES: Pero con nuestro difunto amigo, reuníamos juntos el dinero.
EN: Francolicchio and I had to scrape together 2,000 lire.
ES: Francolicchio y yo teníamos que reunir 2,000 liras.
EN: Industry's opening up and if we can scrape together enough money with maybe your help, well, we can go.
ES: La industria está empezando y si podemos conseguir dinero suficiente con su ayuda quizá, podamos ir.
EN: How much cash can you scrape together?
ES: Limpiando el fondo de los cajones, ¿cuánto puedes conseguir en efectivo?
EN: -Couldn't you scrape together the 1000 lira?
ES: - ¿Tú has pagado ya las mil liras?
EN: For this month's dues... this is all I could scrape together.
ES: Para la cuota de este mes... esto es todo lo que pudejuntar.
EN: I'll scrape together the money somehow but I don't want you getting sick.
ES: Conseguiré el dinero como pueda. No quiero que te enfermes.

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