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| Principal Translations |
| peeled adj | (with peel removed) | pelado/a adj |
| | A peeled orange sat in the centre of the table. |
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| Principal Translations |
| peel n | (skin of fruit, vegetable) | cáscara nf |
| | | piel nf |
| | | monda nf |
| | | mondadura nf |
| | There is an old superstition that if you throw the unbroken peel of an apple over your shoulder, it will show the initial of the person you are going to marry. |
| | You can't eat banana peel. |
| | Hay una antigua superstición que dice que si tiras la cáscara de una manzana sobre tu hombro, te mostrará la inicial de la persona con la que te casarás. // No puedes comer la cáscara de banana. |
| peel [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove skin from: fruit, etc.) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | | mondar⇒ vtr |
| | Ray has been peeling potatoes all day. |
| | Ray ha estado pelando papas todo el día. |
| peel⇒ vi | (skin: flake, come off) | pelarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (MX, coloquial) | descarapelarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | despellejarse⇒ v prnl |
| | I got sunburnt last week and now my skin is peeling. |
| | Me quemé con el sol la semana pasada y ahora mi piel está pelándose. |
| peel vi | (paint, etc.: flake, come off) | descascararse⇒ v prnl |
| | | desconcharse⇒ v prnl |
| | (MX) | descarapelarse⇒ v prnl |
| | We need to repaint this door; it's starting to peel. |
| | Debemos pintar esta pared, está empezando a descascararse. |
| peel [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove outer layer of) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | | mondar⇒ vtr |
| | Grace peeled the bark from the tree. |
| | Grace peló la corteza del árbol. |
| peel [sth] off [sth] vtr + prep | (remove: outer layer from [sth]) | sacar algo de loc verb |
| | | raspar algo de loc verb |
| | Harry peeled the old paint off the door before applying the new paint. |
| | Harry sacó la vieja pintura de la puerta antes de poner pintura nueva. |
| Additional Translations |
| peel n | (baker's tool) | pala nf |
| | The baker uses a peel to slide the bread dough into the hot oven. |
| | El panadero usa una pala para meter el pan crudo en el horno. |
| peel n | (skin peel: beauty treatment) (voz inglesa; informal) | peeling nm |
| | | exfoliación química nf + adj |
| | | peeling químico nm + adj |
| | My face always feels tight after a peel. |
| | Siempre siento la piel del rostro tensa cuando me hago un peeling. |
| peel [sth] off vtr + adv | (remove: fruit skin) | pelar⇒, mondar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitarle la cáscara a algo loc verb + prep |
| | I peeled off the skin of the apple, then cored it and cut it into wedges. |
| | Pelé la manzana, le quité el corazón y la corté en cuartos. |
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Locuciones verbales
peel | peeled |
| peel [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (outer layer: remove) | sacar algo, quitar algo loc verb |
| | He peeled away the latex mask to reveal his true identity. |
| | Se sacó la máscara de látex para revelar su verdadera identidad. |
| peel [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (remove: [sth] concealing) | quitar algo, retirar algo loc verb |
| | The author peels away the layers of pretence to reveal the truth about polite 19th-century society. |
| | El autor quita las capas de disimulo para revelar la verdad sobre la sociedad del siglo XIX. |
| peel away vi phrasal | (become detached) | despegarse⇒, desvincularse⇒ v prnl |
| | The paint is peeling away from the wall. |
| | La pintura se está despegando de la pared. |
| peel off vi phrasal | figurative (leave a group) | irse v prnl |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | One by one the members of the group peeled off until only Nelson was left. |
| | Uno por uno los miembros del grupo se fueron hasta que solamente quedó Nelson. |
| | Uno por uno los miembros abandonaron el grupo hasta que solamente quedó Nelson. |
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