scratching

s. rascadura, raspadura

v. rascar, arañar, arpar, dar arañazos a, escarbar, rasguñar, rayar

Scratch es un anglicismo que significa literalmente rayar o arañar. Tiene distintos significados según el ámbito en el que se aplique.
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v.- rasguñar | rascar | raspar | rayars.- rasguño | rayado | raspón | raspadura | raya | arañazo

Ex: Then we were hitting each other and struggling; he scratched my face badly and tried to gouge my eye out with his fingers.

Ex: At this point one of the trustees, scratching his head, raised the question of the qualifications of such a person.
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*scratch + the surface of = tratar superficialmente, empezar a tratar

Ex: There is a need to preserve some materials from possible damage caused by dust, scratching, greasy fingerprints, and so forth.

(adj.) = rayado
Ex: There is a need to preserve some materials from possible damage caused by dust, scratching, greasy fingerprints, and so forth.

(v.) = arañar
Ex: Then we were hitting each other and struggling; he scratched my face badly and tried to gouge my eye out with his fingers.
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* scratch (out) + a living = ganarse la vida a duras penas, salir adelante a duras penas, sobrevivir, malvivir

(v.) = rascar
Ex: At this point one of the trustees, scratching his head, raised the question of the qualifications of such a person.
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* scratch + Posesivo + head = rascarse la cabeza, romperse la cabeza, devanarse los sesos
* scratch + the surface of = tratar superficialmente, empezar a tratar, tratar muy por encima