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scalp

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noun

Kopfhaut

The top of the head; the skull.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's scalp for signs of injury. "

Der Arzt untersuchte die Kopfhaut des Patienten auf Anzeichen einer Verletzung.

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noun

Kopfhaut

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.

Examples :

"The man scratched his itchy scalp. "

Der Mann kratzte sich an seiner juckenden Kopfhaut.

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noun

Kopfhaut

A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.

Examples :

"Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle."

Einige Stämme sammelten früher Kopfhaut, um zu beweisen, wie viele Feinde sie in der Schlacht getötet hatten.

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Trophäe, Kopfhaut

The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.

Examples :

"The taxidermist carefully prepared the stag's scalp, intending to mount it in the hunting lodge. "

Der Präparator bereitete sorgfältig die Trophäe des Hirsches vor, um sie in der Jagdhütte zu montieren.

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Sieg, Triumph

A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.

Examples :

"Winning the debate was a small scalp for Sarah, as it overshadowed her opponent's hard work. "

Der Gewinn der Debatte war ein kleiner Triumph für Sarah, da er die harte Arbeit ihres Gegners überschattete.

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Muschelbank

A bed or stratum of shellfish.

Examples :

"The scuba divers discovered a rich scalp of oysters on the seabed, teeming with life. "

Die Taucher entdeckten am Meeresgrund eine reiche Muschelbank mit Austern, die vor Leben wimmelte.

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Oberseite, Gipfel

The top; the summit.

Examples :

"The company's new project is on the scalp of everything they've done before. "

Das neue Projekt des Unternehmens steht über allem, was sie zuvor getan haben.

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verb

Skalpieren, enthäuten

To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.

Examples :

"The accident at the factory was horrific; the worker was nearly scalped when his hair got caught in the machinery. "

Der Unfall in der Fabrik war schrecklich; der Arbeiter wurde fast skalpiert, als sich seine Haare in der Maschine verfingen.

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verb

Schwarzmarktpreise verlangen, überteuert weiterverkaufen

To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.

Examples :

"Tickets were being scalped for $300."

Tickets wurden für 300 Dollar auf dem Schwarzmarkt angeboten.

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verb

Scalpen, schnell handeln

On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).

Examples :

"On the trading floor, she would scalp volatile stocks, hoping to capture tiny profits from the rapid price fluctuations. "

Auf dem Parkett scalpte sie volatile Aktien und hoffte, kleine Gewinne aus den schnellen Preisschwankungen zu erzielen.

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verb

Aussortieren, sieben

To screen or sieve ore before further processing.

Examples :

"scalped ore"

Erz aussortieren

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verb

Häuten

To remove the skin of.

Examples :

"The butcher skillfully scaled the pig's skin from the carcass. "

Der Metzger häutete geschickt die Haut des Schweins vom Kadaver.

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verb

Abtragen, schälen

To remove the grass from.

Examples :

"The soccer team scalped the area around the goal trying to score, leaving bare dirt by the end of the game. "

Die Fußballmannschaft trug den Bereich um das Tor ab, um ein Tor zu erzielen, und hinterließ am Ende des Spiels nackte Erde.

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verb

Entmachten, politisch ausmanövrieren

To destroy the political influence of.

Examples :

"The new mayor vowed to scalp the powerful school board members who were blocking vital reforms. "

Der neue Bürgermeister gelobte, die mächtigen Schulvorstandsmitglieder, die wichtige Reformen blockierten, zu entmachten.

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verb

Bürsten

(milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling.

Examples :

"The miller used a special machine to scalp the wheat, removing the chaff. "

Der Müller benutzte eine Spezialmaschine, um den Weizen zu bürsten und die Spreu zu entfernen.

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