| Principal Translations |
| strip n | (long piece) | tira nf |
| | Tear off a strip of paper. |
| | Arranca una tira de papel. |
| strip n | (stripe, band) | línea nf |
| | The strip of yellow paint in the middle of the road is not a motorcycle lane! |
| | La línea amarilla en medio de la carretera no es un carril para motocicletas. |
strip,
landing strip n | (aircraft runway) | pista nf |
| | | pista de aterrizaje loc nom f |
| | Land the plane on the strip. |
| | Aterriza el avión en la pista. |
| strip [sb]⇒ vtr | (unclothe) | desvestir⇒ vtr |
| | | desnudar⇒ vtr |
| | Strip the baby and bathe him. |
| | Desviste al bebé y báñalo. |
| strip [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove paint from) | raspar la pintura loc verb |
| | | quitar una capa de pintura loc verb |
| | I sometimes strip old furniture and then paint it. |
| | A veces raspo la pintura de los muebles viejos y los vuelvo a pintar. |
| strip⇒ vi | (undress) | desnudarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He stripped and jumped into the water. |
| | Se desnudó y saltó al agua. |
| Additional Translations |
| strip n | (fringe) | franja nf |
| | | banda nf |
| | | tira nf |
| | The dress has a frilly strip at the waist. |
| | El vestido tiene una franja con volanes en la cintura. |
| | El vestido tiene una banda con volantes en la cintura. |
| strip n | UK (sports team kit) | uniforme nm |
| | | vestimenta nf |
| | The team's away strip is red. |
| | El uniforme del equipo es rojo. |
| strip vi | (remove paint) | decapar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitar la pintura loc verb |
| | | raspar la pintura loc verb |
| | Before repainting, we need to strip and sand. |
| | Antes de volver a pintar necesitamos decapar y lijar. |
| strip [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove bedsheets from) | cambiar las sábanas loc verb |
| | We strip the bed every third day in summer. |
| | En verano cambiamos las sábanas cada tres días. |
| strip [sth] vtr | (remove bark from: a tree) | descortezar⇒ vtr |
| | If you strip the tree, it will lose all its sap and die. |
| | Si descortezas el árbol, perderá toda su savia y morirá. |
| strip [sth] vtr | (flay: skin, flesh) (piel) | rasguñar⇒ vtr |
| | | arañar⇒ vtr |
| | The thorns stripped the flesh from his bare arms. |
| | Las espinas rasguñaron sus brazos desnudos. |
| strip [sth] vtr | (screw threads) (tornillo) | barrer la rosca loc verb |
| | | pasar de rosca loc verb |
| | If you strip the threads the screw will not hold. |
| | Si barres la rosca, el tornillo no podrá sujetarse. |
| strip [sth] vtr | (dismantle) | desmantelar⇒ vtr |
| | | desmontar⇒ vtr |
| | The mechanic stripped the engine completely and then rebuilt it. |
| | El mecánico desmanteló el motor completamente y lo volvió a armar. |
| strip [sth] vtr | (remove insulation from wire) (electricidad) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | Take care when stripping wires not to cut too deeply. |
| | Cuando peles cables, ten cuidado de no cortar muy profundo. |
| strip [sth] of [sth] vtr + prep | (remove parts from) | desmontar⇒ vtr |
| | | desmantelar⇒ vtr |
| | They stripped the stolen car of its valuable parts. |
| | Desmontaron del coche robado todas las piezas valiosas. |
| | Desmantelaron el coche robado de todo lo que tenía valor. |
| strip [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (take away from) | sacarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | (formal) | privar a alguien de algo loc verb + prep |
| | The businessman was found guilty of fraud and the court stripped him of his assets. |
| | Le sacaron todas sus propiedades al hombre de negocios después de encontrarlo culpable. |
| strip [sth] from [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (remove: wallpaper) | arrancar⇒ vtr |
| | Strip the wallpaper from the wall. |
| | Arranca el papel tapiz de la pared. |
Locuciones verbales
strip | stripping |
| strip [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (remove entirely) | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | | pelar⇒, remover⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminar⇒ vtr |
| | We'll have to use the sandblaster to strip away all that paint. |
| | Tendremos que usar el chorro de arena para quitar toda la pintura. |
| | Tendremos que usar el chorro de arena para pelar toda la pintura. |
| | Tendremos que usar el chorro de arena para eliminar toda la pintura. |
| strip [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (remove) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | quitar⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | Strip away all the glitz and glamour, and celebrities are just ordinary people, like you and me. |
strip down [sth],
strip [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (remove paint or wallpaper from) | quitar la pintura, retirar la pintura loc verb |
| | | quitar el empapelado, retirar el empapelado loc verb |
| | (ES) | decapar⇒ vtr |
| | The decorator stripped down the living-room walls. |
| | El decorador quitó la pintura de las paredes de la sala. |
| strip [sth] down to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (reduce: to essentials or basics) (coloquial) | jibarizar⇒ vtr |
| | In these economic hard times, many families have stripped their grocery budget down to a few staple items. |
| strip down vi phrasal | (remove one's clothes) | desvestirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | sacarse la ropa loc verb |
| | I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination. |
| | Tuve que desvestirme y quedarme en ropa interior para el examen médico. |
| strip off vi phrasal | UK, informal (remove clothes) | desnudarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | quitarse la ropa loc verb |
| | If one is searched by the police, very often one must strip off. |
| | Cuando te registra la policía, con frecuencia tienes que quitarte la ropa. |