noun🔗ShareCuero cabelludoThe top of the head; the skull."The doctor examined the patient's scalp for signs of injury. "El médico examinó el cuero cabelludo del paciente en busca de signos de lesión.anatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuero cabelludoThe part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from."The man scratched his itchy scalp. "El hombre se rascó el cuero cabelludo que le picaba.bodyanatomypartphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuero cabelludoA 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."Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle."Algunas tribus solían recolectar cueros cabelludos para demostrar cuántos enemigos habían matado en la batalla.bodyculturehistorywarweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrofeo, cuero cabelludoThe skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached."The taxidermist carefully prepared the stag's scalp, intending to mount it in the hunting lodge. "El taxidermista preparó cuidadosamente el cuero cabelludo del ciervo, con la intención de montarlo en el pabellón de caza.animalbodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVictoriaA victory, especially at the expense of someone else."Winning the debate was a small scalp for Sarah, as it overshadowed her opponent's hard work. "Ganar el debate fue una pequeña victoria para Sarah, ya que eclipsó el arduo trabajo de su oponente.achievementbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLecho o estrato de mariscosA bed or stratum of shellfish."The scuba divers discovered a rich scalp of oysters on the seabed, teeming with life. "Los buzos descubrieron un rico lecho de ostras en el fondo marino, repleto de vida.geologyoceanbiologyanimalfoodnaturefishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCima, cúspideThe top; the summit."The company's new project is on the scalp of everything they've done before. "El nuevo proyecto de la empresa está en la cima de todo lo que han hecho antes.partpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalparTo remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident."The accident at the factory was horrific; the worker was nearly scalped when his hair got caught in the machinery. "El accidente en la fábrica fue horrible; el trabajador casi fue escalpado cuando su cabello quedó atrapado en la maquinaria.bodyanatomyactionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRevender a un precio infladoTo resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally."Tickets were being scalped for $300."Las entradas se revendían por 300 dólares.businesseconomycommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEspecular a corto plazoOn 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)."On the trading floor, she would scalp volatile stocks, hoping to capture tiny profits from the rapid price fluctuations. "En el parqué, ella especulaba a corto plazo con acciones volátiles, esperando capturar pequeñas ganancias de las rápidas fluctuaciones de precios.businessfinanceeconomycommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSeleccionar, cribarTo screen or sieve ore before further processing."scalped ore"Seleccionar mineraltechnicalindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEscalparTo remove the skin of."The butcher skillfully scaled the pig's skin from the carcass. "El carnicero escalpó hábilmente la piel del cerdo de la canal.bodyactionanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrancar el céspedTo remove the grass from."The soccer team scalped the area around the goal trying to score, leaving bare dirt by the end of the game. "El equipo de fútbol arrancó el césped de la zona que rodeaba la portería intentando marcar, dejando tierra desnuda al final del partido.agricultureenvironmentplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSocavar la influencia política de, desbancarTo destroy the political influence of."The new mayor vowed to scalp the powerful school board members who were blocking vital reforms. "El nuevo alcalde prometió socavar la influencia política de los poderosos miembros de la junta escolar que estaban bloqueando reformas vitales.politicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCepillar(milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling."The miller used a special machine to scalp the wheat, removing the chaff. "El molinero usó una máquina especial para cepillar el trigo, quitando la paja.agriculturetechnicalprocessfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
