fleece

tejido polar

Tela suave y cálida con una superficie gruesa y ligeramente peluda.

En inglés sencillo: A soft, warm cloth with a thick, slightly fluffy surface.

• This blanket is made of fleece.
• She wore a warm fleece jacket.
• The gloves have a soft fleece lining.

Expresiones frecuentes: fleece jacket, fleece blanket, fleece lining

vellón, lana

Lana espesa que cubre a una oveja o animal parecido, también después de esquilarla.

En inglés sencillo: The thick wool covering a sheep or similar animal, or that wool after it is cut off.

• The sheep has a thick fleece.
• The farmer washed the fleece after shearing.
• They sold several fleeces at the market.

Sinónimos: wool

Expresiones frecuentes: sheep's fleece, thick fleece, white fleece

estafar, timar

Engañar a alguien para quitarle dinero o cobrarle muchísimo más de lo debido.

En inglés sencillo: To trick someone into giving you money, or charge them far too much.

• That taxi driver tried to fleece us.
• The fake charity fleeced people out of thousands of pounds.
• Tourists are often fleeced by dishonest sellers.

Cómo se usa: fleece someone out of something (The caller fleeced him out of his savings.)

Sinónimos: rip off, swindle, cheat

Expresiones frecuentes: fleece someone, fleece tourists

esquilar

Cortar la lana de una oveja o un animal parecido.

En inglés sencillo: To cut the wool off a sheep or similar animal.

• They fleece the sheep in spring.
• The farmer fleeced the whole flock in two days.
• These animals have not been fleeced yet.

Sinónimos: shear

Expresiones frecuentes: fleece a sheep, fleece the flock