| Spanish > English | |
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| pelar | |
| 1. v. to peel (fruits, vegetables) | |
| 2. v. to skin (an animal) | |
| 3. v. to shell (nuts, shellfish) | |
| 4. v. to unwrap | |
| 5. v. to pluck (a bird) | |
| 6. v. to cut the hair of | |
| 7. v. to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody | |
| 8. v. to exfoliate | |
| 9. v. (colloquial) to steal | |
| 10. v. (colloquial) to fleece | |
| 11. v. to notice someone, to pay attention to someone | |
| 12. v. to matter | |
| Me la pela. - I don't give a fuck. | |
| 13. v. to have one's hair cut | |
| 14. v. to lose one's hair, to go bald | |
| 15. v. to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.) | |
| 16. v. to fray (rope, wire) | |
| 17. v. to strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable) | |
| Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector. - The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector. | |
| 18. v. (Chile) to steal | |
| 19. v. (Chile) to flirt | |
| 20. v. (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
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| pelar | |
| 1. vt. Quitar el pelo o la piel a algo. |  |
| Voy a pelar la manzana antes de comérmela | |
| 2. vt. Hablar mal de alguien. | |
| Uso: coloquial | |
| 3. vt. Dejar pelado a alguien, gastar o quitar todo el dinero. | |
| "―José Antonio―le dijo Chela―¿no le arden las orejas? | |
| 4. vi. Huir, desaparecer, esfumarse, salir a las prisas, tomarse los vientos. | |
| Uso: infrecuente | |
| English > Spanish | |
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| peel | |
| 1. (yo) pelo | |
| 2. pelar | |
| 3. cáscara | |
