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scalper [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A speculator who obtains and resells something (as theater tickets) at prices usually greatly above the stated rates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Vente
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Personne qui cherche à vendre à prix gonflés, aux abords des salles de spectacle, des billets à ceux qui n'ont pu s'en procurer aux prix officiels.

PHR

Trafiqueur de billets/tickets de paris.

Key term(s)
  • trafiquant de ticket
  • trafiquante de ticket

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Ventas (Comercialización)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 2 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Harvesting Equipment (Agriculture)
DEF

A machine used for the removal of the outer seed covering of grains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines de récolte (Agriculture)
DEF

Machine agricole constituée par des cylindres fonctionnant par mouvements inverses ou par un batteur cylindrique et un contrebatteur ajouré, destinée à séparer certaines graines de leur enveloppe.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas para la cosecha (Agricultura)
CONT

Las descascarilladoras para granos y semillas se hallan constituidas por cilindros o discos que ruedan en sentido inverso unos de otros y rompen los tegumentos exteriores, pero no su contenido.

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Record 3 2004-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
OBS

A speculator on the trading floor of an exchange who buys and sells rapidly, with small profits or losses, holding his position for only a short time during a trading session.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Spéculateur qui augmente rapidement les prises de position afin de pouvoir bénéficier des plus petites variations des cours.

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Wood Industries
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

One who removes the bark from round timber.

Key term(s)
  • log peeler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industrie du bois
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Ouvrier qui fait l'écorçage des grumes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Industria maderera
  • Explotación forestal
DEF

Obrero que separa la corteza de los rollos.

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Record 5 1988-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sorters and Separators (Agr. Mach.)
  • Grain Growing
  • Milling and Cereal Industries
DEF

Any of various machines or devices used in scalping grain

OBS

to scalp: to screen or sift (as grain, meal, or ore) in order to remove foreign materials or to separate out coarser grades.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Trieuses (Matériel agricole)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Minoterie et céréales

Spanish

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