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scalp

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noun

Кожа головы

The top of the head; the skull.

Examples :

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

Врач осмотрел кожу головы пациента на предмет признаков травмы.

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Кожа головы

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

Examples :

"The man scratched his itchy scalp. "

Мужчина почесал свою зудящую кожу головы.

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noun

Скальп

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."

Некоторые племена собирали скальпы, чтобы доказать, сколько врагов они убили в бою.

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Трофей, скальп

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. "

Таксидермист тщательно подготовил трофей оленя, намереваясь установить его в охотничьем домике.

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Победа

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. "

Победа в дебатах стала небольшой победой для Сары, поскольку она затмила тяжелую работу ее оппонента.

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Месторождение моллюсков

A bed or stratum of shellfish.

Examples :

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

Водолазы обнаружили на морском дне богатое месторождение устриц, кишащее жизнью.

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Вершина, макушка

The top; the summit.

Examples :

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

Новый проект компании находится на вершине всего, что они делали раньше.

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verb

Снимать скальп

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. "

Несчастный случай на фабрике был ужасным; рабочий чуть не лишился скальпа, когда его волосы попали в механизм.

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verb

Перепродавать по завышенной цене

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

Examples :

"Tickets were being scalped for $300."

Билеты перепродавались по цене 300 долларов.

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verb

Скальпировать

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. "

На торговой площадке она скальпировала волатильные акции, надеясь получить небольшую прибыль от быстрых колебаний цен.

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verb

Отсортировывать, просеивать

To screen or sieve ore before further processing.

Examples :

"scalped ore"

Отсортировать руду

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Снимать скальп

To remove the skin of.

Examples :

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

Мясник умело снял скальп со свиной туши.

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verb

Снимать дёрн

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. "

Футбольная команда снимала дёрн вокруг ворот, пытаясь забить гол, оставив голую землю к концу игры.

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Подорвать политическое влияние, сместить

To destroy the political influence of.

Examples :

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

Новый мэр пообещал подорвать политическое влияние влиятельных членов школьного совета, которые блокировали жизненно важные реформы.

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Очищать

(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. "

Мельник использовал специальную машину, чтобы очистить пшеницу, удаляя шелуху.

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