scalp

cuir chevelu

Peau du dessus de la tête, sur laquelle poussent les cheveux.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : itchy scalp, dry scalp, scalp massage

revendre au marché noir

Acheter des billets et les revendre beaucoup plus cher.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : resell

Expressions courantes : scalp tickets, scalp concert tickets

scalper

Enlever la peau et les cheveux du dessus de la tête de quelqu’un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : scalp someone, scalp a victim

cribler, tamiser

Passer une matière contenant du métal à travers un tamis pour séparer les morceaux avant d’autres traitements.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : screen, sieve

Expressions courantes : scalp ore, scalp raw material