No. 10,063 in French
grattage
Scratching or scraping.
In a sentence
Le grattage de la peinture sur la table a laissé des marques.
The scraping of the paint on the table left marks.
The word "grattage" refers to the act of scraping or scratching off something, specifically paint in this context.
Elle utilise un outil spécial pour le grattage des surfaces délicates.
She uses a special tool for scraping delicate surfaces.
Here, "grattage" is used to describe the method of carefully removing material from sensitive surfaces.
Le grattage des tickets permet de révéler les numéros gagnants.
Scraping the tickets reveals the winning numbers.
In this example, "grattage" pertains to scratching off layers on lottery tickets to uncover hidden information.
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