pelar
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verb
to peelfruits, vegetables
to skinan animal
to shellnuts, shellfish
to unwrap
to plucka bird
Used in the library
- Bueno, pero suavecito, que la última vez quedé muy pelado.OK, but gently, because last time I ended up nearly shaved.A2En la peluquería — At the Hairdresser's
- verde carne, pelo verde,green flesh, green hair,B2Romance sonámbulo — Sleepwalking Ballad
- La abuela empieza a pelar las patatas para la tortilla.The grandmother starts peeling the potatoes for the omelette.B2Una vez más (6) — Once more (6) (B2)
- Las nueces se pelan una por una, quitando la piel fina y amarga, y esa es la razón de que el plato sea caro.The walnuts are peeled one by one, removing the thin, bitter skin, and that is the reason the dish is expensive.B2Los chiles en nogada — Chiles en nogada
Other ways to say it
- comerto eat; to have lunch
- cortarto cut; to cut off, cut out, cut through, cut down, cut up, to nip
- desenvolverto unwrap; to develop
- despellejarto skin; to criticize
- desplumarto pluck (remove feathers); to plunder, rob, fleece
- exfoliarto exfoliate
- hacer casoto obey, to do what is said; to pay attention, to take notice
- morderto bite, nip; to gnaw
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