fleece

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfliːs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/flis/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(flēs)

Inflections of 'fleece' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
fleeces
v 3rd person singular
fleecing
v pres p
fleeced
v past
fleeced
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fleece n (sheep's wooly coat)lana nf
  vellón nm
 The shearer removed the fleece from the sheep.
 El esquilador les cortó la lana a las ovejas.
fleece n uncountable (wool from a sheep)lana nf
 Tom transported bags of fleece to a processing plant.
 Tom llevaba bolsas de lana a una planta procesadora.
fleece n uncountable (soft woolen fabric)vellón nm
  lana nf
  zalea nf
 Karen had a jacket made of warm fleece that she liked to wear in the fall.
 Karen tenía una chaqueta de vellón que le gustaba usar en otoño.
fleece n uncountable (soft synthetic fabric)forro polar, vellón polar loc nom m
  polar nm
 Fleece gives better insulation than wool.
 El forro polar ofrece un mejor aislamiento que la lana.
fleece n (soft woolen sweater or cardigan)chaqueta de vellón nf + loc adj
  forro polar loc nom m
  chaqueta polar loc nom f
 Jim wore a fleece to keep out the chill.
 Jim llevaba una chaqueta de vellón para protegerse del frío.
fleece n as adj (made of sheep's wooly coat)de lana loc adj
 This aviator jacket has a fleece lining.
 Esta chaqueta de aviador tiene un forro de lana.
fleece n as adj (made of soft synthetic fabric)de forro polar, de vellón polar loc adj
  de polar loc adj
 Jack's fleece hoodie kept him warm on the hiking trip.
 La sudadera de forro polar de Jack lo mantuvo caliente durante la excursión de senderismo.
fleece [sth] vtr (shear the wool from)esquilar vtr
  trasquilar vtr
 Ben fleeced the sheep.
 Ben esquiló las ovejas.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fleece [sb] vtr figurative, informal (take money from) (figurado)desplumar a vtr + prep
  limpiar a vtr + prep
  trasquilar a vtr + prep
  (CL, MX)despelucar a vtr + prep
 The scammer tried to fleece his victims over the internet.
 El timador trató de desplumar a sus víctimas en Internet.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
fleece jacket n (short coat of soft woollen fabric)chaqueta de vellón nf + loc adj
  forro polar loc nom m
  chaqueta polar loc nom f
fleece material n (soft woolen fabric)vellón nm
fleece-lined adj (jacket, etc.)de vellón loc adj
Golden Fleece n (fleece of a mythological ram)vellocino de oro loc nom m
polar fleece n (soft synthetic fabric)forro polar, vellón polar loc nom m
  polar nm
 Not only is polar fleece warm and comfortable, but it's made from recycled plastic bottles.
 El polar no sólo es cómodo y abrigado, se lo obtiene reciclando envases de plástico.
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'fleece' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Synonyms: wool, more...
Collocations: a fleece [jacket, jersey, cardigan, sweater, blanket], a [micro-, reversible, polar] fleece [jacket], the [sheep's, goat's] fleece, more...

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