scalp

cuero cabelludo

Piel de la parte superior de la cabeza, donde crece el pelo.

En inglés sencillo: The skin on the top of your head where hair grows.

• My scalp feels itchy.
• Massage the shampoo gently into your scalp.
• The sun burned his bald scalp.

Expresiones frecuentes: itchy scalp, dry scalp, scalp massage

revender entradas

Comprar entradas y venderlas después a un precio mucho más alto.

En inglés sencillo: To buy tickets and sell them again at a much higher price.

• He scalps tickets outside the stadium.
• They were caught scalping concert tickets for twice the original price.
• Someone had scalped my ticket before I arrived.

Sinónimos: resell

Expresiones frecuentes: scalp tickets, scalp concert tickets

arrancar el cuero cabelludo

Quitar la piel y el pelo de la parte superior de la cabeza de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the skin and hair from the top of someone’s head.

• The attacker tried to scalp his victim.
• Her hair caught in the machine, and she was almost scalped.
• The historical account describes warriors scalping their enemies.

Expresiones frecuentes: scalp someone, scalp a victim

cribar

Pasar material que contiene metal por una criba para separar los trozos antes de seguir procesándolo.

En inglés sencillo: To pass material containing metal through a screen to separate pieces before further treatment.

• The plant scalps ore before crushing it.
• Workers scalped the material through a coarse screen.
• This machine can scalp large amounts of ore each hour.

Sinónimos: screen, sieve

Expresiones frecuentes: scalp ore, scalp raw material