flay

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfleɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fleɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flā)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
flay [sb/sth] vtr (remove skin from)despellejar vtr
  desollar vtr
  arrancar la piel loc verb
 The first step in the recipe is to flay the fish.
 El primer paso a seguir de la receta es despellejar el pescado.
flay [sb] vtr (whip)azotar a vtr + prep
 The officer flayed the delinquent sailor with a rough whip.
 El oficial azotó al marinero delincuente con un látigo áspero.
flay [sth/sb] vtr figurative (wind, rain: lash) (viento)azotar vtr
  (viento)fustigar vtr
 The driving rain flayed the north side of the building.
 La lluvia torrencial azotó la cara norte del edificio.
 La lluvia torrencial fustigó la cara norte del edificio.
flay [sb] vtr figurative (criticize)azotar vtr
 The academic community flayed the professor's critique of Virginia Woolf.
 La comunidad académica azotó la crítica del profesor sobre Virginia Woolf.
flay [sb] vtr figurative (deprive of money)desbancar vtr
  (figurado)desplumar vtr
  (MX., CL, coloquial)despelucar vtr
  trasquilar vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
flay [sb] alive v expr figurative (punish severely) (figurado)despellejar a vtr + prep
  matar a vtr + prep
 Furious with his son for worrying them by staying out all night, Ken exclaimed, "I'm going to flay him alive when he gets home!"
 Furioso por su hijo por haber salido toda la noche, Ken exclamó "¡Lo voy a despellejar cuando llegue a casa!".
flay [sb] alive v expr figurative (sports: beat other team) (figurado)dar una paliza a loc verb
  matar a vtr + prep
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