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pelés

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
pelar⇒ vtr	(fruta, tubérculo: quitar la piel)	peel⇒ vtr
	(corn)	shuck⇒ vtr
	Pela las papas y después córtalas en rodajas.
	Peel the potatoes then slice them.
pelar vtr	(cortar el cabello) (head)	shave v expr
		give [sb] a buzz cut⇒ vtr
		cut [sb]'s hair very short v expr
	El peluquero peló a rape a mi hijo.
	The barber shaved my son's head.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I fancied a change so I asked the barber to give me a buzz cut.
pelar vtr	(ave: desplumar)	pluck⇒ vtr
	Odio pelar pollos porque es muy difícil quitarles todas las plumas.
	I hate plucking chickens, because it's very difficult to get all the feathers off.
pelar vtr	(cable: quitar el aislamiento)	strip⇒ vtr
	El técnico peló los cables antes de soldarlos.
	The technician stripped the wires before soldering them.
pelarse⇒ v prnl	(perder la piel)	peel⇒ vi
	Se le está pelando la cara por haberse asoleado en la playa todo el día.
	His face is peeling from sunbathing on the beach all day.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
pelarse v prnl	AmC, MX, PE: coloquial (huir, escabullirse)	run away, take off vi phrasal
	(UK, slang)	do a runner v expr
	(formal)	abscond⇒, decamp⇒ vi
	El actor está en bancarrota porque su contador se peló con todo su dinero.
	The actor is in bankruptcy because his accountant ran away (or: took off) with all his money.
pelárselas loc verb	CL, HN, SV: coloquial (huir, escabullirse)	run away, run off, bolt off, take off vi phrasal
	El asesino se las peló de la escena del crimen.
	The killer ran away from the scene of the crime.
pelársela loc verb	CR: coloquial (fracasar, fallar) (vulgar, offensive)	fuck up vi phrasal
	(slang)	screw up vi phrasal
	El equipo se la peló e hizo el ridículo en la final.
	The team fucked up and made a fool of themselves in the final.
pelársela loc verb	CR: coloquial (llevarse un chasco)	be let down, feel let down v expr
	Esperaban ver un gran espectáculo y se la pelaron.
	They had been hoping to see a great show and were let down.
pelárselas por loc verb + prep	coloquial (desear, ansiar)	be dying to, be itching to v expr
	Juan se las pela por conocer Europa.
	Juan is itching to get to know Europe

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Compound Forms: pelar | pelés
Spanish		English
"Cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar, pon las tuyas a remojar" expr	coloquial (precaverse de un mal)	you might be next expr
		take the hint expr
		forewarned is forearmed expr
	Si hay recorte de personal, busca otro trabajo. Cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar, pon las tuyas a remojar.
duro de pelar loc adj	coloquial (difícil de convencer)	hard nut to crack expr
		hardheaded, stubborn, obstinate adj
	No pierdas el tiempo, que el maestro es duro de pelar y no te va a cambiar la nota.
	Don't waste your time; the teacher's a hard nut to crack and he won't change your grade.
duro de pelar loc adj	coloquial (difícil, que cuesta trabajo)	tough adj
	(situation, person)	hard nut to crack expr
	Tengo que insistir más porque este es un trabajo duro de pelar.
	I have to keep at it because this is a tough job.
duro de pelar loc adj	AR: coloquial (mezquino)	stingy, mean adj
	No seas duro de pelar y comparte conmigo.
	Don't be stingy and share with me.
pelar la pava loc verb	ES: coloquial (novios: conversar)	whisper sweet nothings v expr
	Los novios estuvieron pelando la pava en el portal de casa.

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