| Subject | English | Russian |
| vulg. | badger scratching | мануальная стимуляция женских половых органов |
| construct. | base scratching | насечка основания |
| news | be left scratching one's head | остаться в недоумении (после происшествия • A Florida couple were left scratching their heads when they spotted a mysterious and rather sizeable creature lurching along a river in a truly bizarre fashion.  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | be left scratching one's head | не знать, что и подумать (A couple in Canada were left scratching their heads when they spotted a curious group of pulsating lights that appeared hovering over a river. The puzzling sighting reportedly occurred last month as Justin and Danielle Stevenson were cruising along a road near the Winnipeg River in the province of Manitoba. Stopping their car to get a better look at the aerial anomalies, the Stevensons were stunned to see another set of similar orbs seemingly manifest out of thin air above the first pair of peculiar pulsating lights. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | be left scratching one's head | недоумевать (после происшествия • Denizens of a Ukrainian village were left scratching their heads after a veritable armada of glowing anomalous orbs appeared in the night sky. • Police officers in Las Vegas were left scratching their heads when they responded to a call from a family who claimed that there were a pair of aliens in their backyard. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| pets | cat scratching pole | когтеточка (Anglophile) |
| pets | cat scratching tree | когтеточка (Anglophile) |
| non-destruct.test. | contact scratching | потрескивание контактов |
| non-destruct.test. | deep scratching | износ в виде глубоких царапин |
| proverb | eating and scratching wants but a beginning | аппетит приходит во время еды (appetite (or the appetite) comes with (or in, while) eating) |
| non-destruct.test. | film scratching | механическое повреждение плёнки |
| Gruzovik, inf. | finish scratching | дочесать (pf of дочёсывать) |
| inf. | finish scratching | дочесывать |
| Makarov., inf. | he is scratching like he's got crabs | он чешется, как будто у него завелись вши |
| fig. | head-scratching | загадочный (Weather experts are baffled after over 100 mature trees were knocked down in Washington State. The head-scratching event occurred in the early morning hours at the Olympic National Park. A mysterious rumbling sound was heard by people living nearby. -- загадочное происшествие (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| rhetor. | head-scratching | малопонятный (Sometimes the AI system makes head-scratching decisions. singularityhub.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| biol. | head scratching | почёсывание головы (элемент комфортного поведения) |
| gen. | head-scratching moment | момент замешательства (Taras) |
| Makarov. | if you keep scratching away at that spot, you'll break the skin | если вы будете продолжать расчёсывать это пятно, вы раздерете кожу |
| Gruzovik, inf. | injure by scratching | начёсывать (impf of начесать) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | injure by scratching | начесать (pf of начёсывать) |
| inf. | injure by scratching | начёсывать |
| inf. | injure by scratching | начёсываться |
| inf. | injure by scratching | начесать |
| Makarov. | it wasn't easy scratching out a living in those hard times | в те времена нелегко было сводить концы с концами |
| fig. | left scratching one's head | в недоумении ("Despite a thorough ground and air search of the area, investigators are left scratching their heads and wondering what may have happened to the person or people who created the SOS sign in the bush hundreds of miles away from the nearest settlement. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | make a hole by scratching | процарапаться |
| gen. | make a hole by scratching | процарапывать |
| gen. | make a hole by scratching | процарапываться |
| Gruzovik | make a hole by scratching | процарапывать (impf of процарапать) |
| Gruzovik | make a hole by scratching | процарапать (pf of процарапывать) |
| gen. | make a hole by scratching | процарапать |
| Makarov. | make a scratching noise | скрестись |
| gen. | make scratching sounds | царапаться |
| non-destruct.test. | needle scratching | шипение иглы |
| cook. | Pork scratching | Шкварки из свиной шкуры (Pork rind is the culinary term for the skin of a pig. It can be used in many different ways. It can be rendered, fried in fat, or roasted to produce a kind of pork cracklings or SCRATCHINGS; these are served in small pieces as a snack or side dish. The frying renders much of the fat, making it much smaller. Wikipedia wikipedia Tatiana Okunskaya) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | remove by scratching | всколупывать (impf of всколупнуть) |
| Gruzovik, inf. | remove by scratching | всколупнуть (pf of всколупывать) |
| logist. | scratching as an item of issue | снятие с обслуживания |
| pets | scratching board | когтедралка ('More) |
| gen. | scratching board | доска-когтеточка (I. Havkin) |
| ecol. | scratching brush | проволочная щётка |
| construct. | scratching finish | грубое оштукатуривание |
| transp., agric. | scratching machine | фрезерная машина (для рыхления почвы) |
| auto. | scratching machine | фрезерная землеобрабатывающая машина с пружинными зубьями барабана |
| gen. | scratching mat | когтеточка (коврик Olga Parfenova) |
| gen. | scratching mat | когтеточка-коврик (для домашних кошек Olga Parfenova) |
| el.chem. | scratching method | метод испытания плёнки царапанием |
| auto. | scratching noise | скрежет (в делителе или КПП translator911) |
| tech. | scratching noise | потрескивание (вид шумов в канале связи) |
| non-destruct.test. | scratching of friction clutch plate | задирание диска фрикциона |
| non-destruct.test. | scratching of gear teeth | царапанье зубьев шестерен |
| non-destruct.test. | scratching of gear teeth | задирание зубьев шестерен |
| construct. | scratching off | затирка поверхности на сдир |
| pets | scratching post | столбик-когтеточка (igisheva) |
| gen. | scratching post | когтетка (столбик; для домашних кошек Olga Parfenova) |
| gen. | scratching post | когтеточка (Yanick) |
| gen. | scratching post | когтедралка (тж. когтеточка Yanick) |
| gen. | scratching post | когтетка-столбик (для домашних кошек Olga Parfenova) |
| non-destruct.test. | scratching tendency | тенденция к образованию царапин |
| silic. | scratching test | склероскопическое испытание |
| Makarov. | scratching test | склерометрическое испытание |
| Makarov. | scratching test | испытание с помощью нанесения царапин |
| mech.eng. | scratching test | проба царапаньем |
| Makarov. | scratching test | испытание c помощью нанесения царапин |
| agric. | scratching type mouthparts pests | вредители с грызущим типом ротового аппарата (Andy) |
| Makarov. | she was scratching her face in sleep | она чесала своё лицо во сне |
| vulg. | sit scratching one's ballocks | бездельничать |
| construct. | slab scratching | насечка плиты |
| met. | surface scratching hardness | твёрдость, определяемая методом царапания |
| rhetor. | surface-scratching niceties | поверхностные детали (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| met. | surface scratching test | определение твёрдости царапанием |
| met. | surface scratching test | определение твёрдости по Моосу |
| inf. | the additional detriment of leaving maintainers scratching their heads | дополнительный геморрой для специалистов по сопровождению программного обеспечения (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| gen. | the chickens were scratching for corn | куры рылись в земле в поисках зёрен |
| gen. | the chickens were scratching for worms | куры рылись в земле в поисках червей |
| gen. | the dog is scratching himself | собака чешется |
| Makarov. | the farmyard was quiet, with just a few chickens scratching about for food | на скотном дворе было тихо, только несколько цыплят копались в земле в поисках еды |
| Makarov. | the farmyard was quiet, with just a few chickens scratching about for food | на скотном дворе было тихо, только несколько цыплят ковырялись в земле в поисках еды |
| Makarov. | there is no sense in scratching about this rock with a pick: you'll have to use explosive | нет смысла ковырять эту скалу киркой – придётся применить взрывчатку |