peel1
/piːl/Translation
v [t]
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⇨ pelar
Peel those potatoes and then cut them into slices Pela estas patatas y córtalas en rodajas
v [t, i]
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⇨ despegarse
⇨ desconcharse
The paint is beginning to peel off the wall La pintura de las paredes está empezando a desconcharse
■ constr. Se usa generalmente seguido de los adverbios away, back y offv [i]
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⇨ pelarse
My skin is peeling Se me está pelando la piel
(Definition of peel vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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