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scalp(
skahlp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
If your child's scalp is itching, he may have lice.Si a tu niño le pica el cuero cabelludo, puede que tenga piojos.
a. la cabellera (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The Sioux were on the warpath and hunting for scalps.Los siux estaban en pie de guerra, a la caza de cabelleras.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. arrancar la cabellera de
The warrior grabbed the head of the dead soldier by the hair and deftly scalped him.El guerrero agarró por el pelo la cabeza del soldado muerto y con destreza le arrancó la cabellera.
4. (colloquial) (to sell at a higher price)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. revender
I found out someone had scalped the tickets I'd bought online for the concert.Descubrí que habían revendido las entradas que compré en línea para el concierto.
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