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From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it from scratch.
- When the writer finished writing his book, it was stolen and now he has to rewrite it from scratch.
- He had no money and no rich friends, so he had to build his business from scratch.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From basic materials or raw ingredients.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- She said she wanted to build a new house from scratch.
- He was out of pancake mix so he had to make the batter from scratch.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he baked the torte from scratch
- she built her business up from scratch
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From the scratch drawn in the ground serving as the starting line of a foot race. A runner “starting from scratch” received no handicap, but started at the beginning of the course.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
van die begin af
— from the beginning
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Bulgarian:
започвам отначало
(započvam otnačalo)
— from the beginning
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Catalan:
des de zero
— from the beginning
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Catalan:
de cap i de nou
— from the beginning
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Catalan:
des del principi
— from the beginning
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Chinese Mandarin:
從頭做起 /从头做起
(cóngtóu zuòqǐ)
— from the beginning
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Chinese Mandarin:
從頭開始 /从头开始
(cóngtóu kāishǐ)
— from the beginning
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Chinese Mandarin:
白手起家
(báishǒuqǐjiā)
— from the beginning
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Dutch:
vanaf nul
— from the beginning
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Dutch:
helemaal opnieuw
— from the beginning
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Dutch:
vanaf het begin
— from the beginning
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Finnish:
tyhjästä
— from the beginning
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Finnish:
alusta alkaen
— from the beginning
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French:
à partir de zéro
— from the beginning
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French:
de zéro
— from the beginning
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Georgian:
ნოლიდან
(nolidan)
— from the beginning
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Georgian:
თავიდან
(tavidan)
— from the beginning
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German:
von Grund auf
— from the beginning
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German:
von neuem
— from the beginning
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German:
von der Pike auf
— from the beginning
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Hungarian:
elölről
— from the beginning
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Italian:
da capo
— from the beginning
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Italian:
di sana pianta
— from the beginning
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Italian:
dal nulla
— from the beginning
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Italian:
ex novo
— from the beginning
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Japanese:
最初から
(saisho kara)
— from the beginning
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Japanese:
ゼロから
— from the beginning
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Japanese:
ゼロの状態から
(zero no jōtai kara)
— from the beginning
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Japanese:
はなから
(hana kara)
— from the beginning
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Norwegian:
fra bunnen av
— from the beginning
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Persian:
از اول
(az avval)
— from the beginning
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Polish:
od nowa
— from the beginning
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Polish:
od początku
— from the beginning
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Polish:
od zera
— from the beginning
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Polish:
od podstaw
— from the beginning
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Portuguese:
do nada
— from the beginning
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Portuguese:
do zero
— from the beginning
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Russian:
с чи́стого листа́
(s čístovo listá)
— from the beginning
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Russian:
с нуля́
(s nuljá)
— from the beginning
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Russian:
с са́мого нача́ла
(s sámovo načála)
— from the beginning
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Spanish:
desde cero
— from the beginning
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Spanish:
de cero
— from the beginning
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Spanish:
ex novo
— from the beginning
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Spanish:
de [nueva] planta
— from the beginning
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Turkish:
baştan
— from the beginning
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Turkish:
sıfırdan
— from the beginning
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Chinese Mandarin:
用原料來... /用原料来...
(yòng yuánliào lái...)
— from raw ingredients
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Dutch:
vanaf het begin
— from raw ingredients
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Finnish:
raaka-aineista
— from raw ingredients
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Italian:
da zero
— from raw ingredients
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Italian:
dal nulla
— from raw ingredients
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Japanese:
手作り
(tezukuri)
— from raw ingredients
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Latin:
ex nihilo
— from raw ingredients
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Polish:
od podstaw
— from raw ingredients
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Spanish:
desde cero
— from raw ingredients
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Spanish:
de cero
— from raw ingredients
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Spanish:
ex novo
— from raw ingredients
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Spanish:
de [nueva] planta
— from raw ingredients
