scalp

scalp
1. noun
1) Kopfhaut, die
2) (war trophy) Skalp, der; (fig.) Trophäe, die

be after somebody's scalp — (fig.) jemandem an den Kragen wollen

2. transitive verb
skalpieren
* * *
[skælp] 1. noun
1) (the skin of the part of the head usually covered by hair: Rub the shampoo well into your scalp.) die Kopfhaut
2) (the skin and hair of the top of the head: Some North American Indians used to cut the scalps from their prisoners.) der Skalp
2. verb
(to cut the scalp from: The Indians killed and scalped him.) skalpieren
* * *
scalp
[skælp]
I. n
1. (head skin) Kopfhaut f
2. (hist) Skalp m; (fig: victory) [Sieges]trophäe f
he's out for the doctor's \scalp er will dem Arzt an den Kragen
II. vt
1. (hist: remove head skin)
to \scalp sb jdn skalpieren; (hum iron) jdn kahl scheren
2. AM, AUS (fam: resell)
to \scalp sth etw zu einem Wucherpreis weiterverkaufen
3. AM (iron fam: defeat)
to \scalp sb jdn haushoch schlagen fam
III. vi STOCKEX auf schnellen Gewinn spekulieren
* * *
[sklp]
1. n
Kopfhaut f; (= American Indian trophy) Skalp m; (SPORT ETC) Trophäe f

she'll not have my scalp quite so easily — so leicht wird sie mich nicht besiegen

to be after sb's scalp (fig) — jdn fertigmachen wollen (inf)

2. vt
skalpieren; (hum, barber) kahl scheren (hum)

you've really been scalped (hum)du bist wohl die Treppe runtergefallen (inf)

* * *
scalp [skælp]
A s
1. ANAT Kopfhaut f:
scalp massage Kopfmassage f
2. Skalp m (abgezogene Kopfhaut als Siegeszeichen):
take sb’s scalp jemanden skalpieren;
be out for sb’s scalp fig auf jemandes Skalp aus sein;
claim sb’s scalp fig jemandes Skalp fordern
3. fig Siegestrophäe f
4. WIRTSCH besonders US umg kleiner Profit
5. [a. skɔːp]
a) schott oder dial (Fels)Nase f
b) poet Bergkuppe f
B v/t
1. jemanden skalpieren
2. WIRTSCH besonders US umg Wertpapiere mit kleinem Profit weiterverkaufen
3. besonders US umg Eintrittskarten auf dem schwarzen Markt verkaufen
C v/i
1. WIRTSCH besonders US umg mit kleinen Gewinnen spekulieren
2. besonders US umg Eintrittskarten auf dem schwarzen Markt verkaufen
* * *
1. noun
1) Kopfhaut, die
2) (war trophy) Skalp, der; (fig.) Trophäe, die

be after somebody's scalp — (fig.) jemandem an den Kragen wollen

2. transitive verb
skalpieren
* * *
n.
Skalp -e m. v.
skalpieren v.

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