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scalpers

/ˈskælpərz/

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noun

Escalpeador

One who scalps, or removes the scalp of another.

Examples :

"In old Western movies, scalpers were often portrayed as violent individuals who took the scalps of their enemies as trophies. "

En las viejas películas del oeste, los escalpeadores a menudo eran retratados como individuos violentos que tomaban las cabelleras de sus enemigos como trofeos.

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Revendedores, especuladores

One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.

Examples :

"We could see three different scalpers moving through the crowd outside the arena, each muttering the characteristic refrain: “Need any tickets?”"

Pudimos ver a tres revendedores diferentes moviéndose entre la multitud fuera del estadio, cada uno murmurando la frase característica: "¿Necesita entradas?"

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Especulador

A person on an open outcry exchange trading floor who buys and sells rapidly for his or her 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 exchange floor, the scalpers were constantly watching the fluctuating prices, hoping to quickly buy low and sell high for a tiny profit on each trade. "

En el parqué de la bolsa, los especuladores observaban constantemente los precios fluctuantes, con la esperanza de comprar rápidamente a bajo precio y vender a alto precio para obtener una pequeña ganancia en cada operación.

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Máquina limpiadora

A machine for removing the ends of grain, such as wheat or rye, or for separating the different grades of broken wheat, semolina, etc.

Examples :

"The miller used the scalpers to separate the coarse wheat from the finer semolina. "

El molinero usó la máquina limpiadora para separar el trigo grueso de la sémola más fina.

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Escalpelo

A surgical instrument for scraping carious bones.

Examples :

"The dentist carefully selected the scalpers needed to remove the decayed bone during the jaw surgery. "

El dentista seleccionó cuidadosamente el escalpelo necesario para extirpar el hueso cariado durante la cirugía de la mandíbula.

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