peel

pelar

Quitar la piel o la capa exterior de frutas, verduras o cosas similares.

En inglés sencillo: To remove the skin or outside layer of fruit, vegetables, or something similar.

• Peel the banana first.
• She peeled the carrots for dinner.
• Do I need to peel these apples?

Sinónimos: skin, pare

Expresiones frecuentes: peel a banana, peel an apple, peel the potatoes

despegar, quitar

Separar de una superficie una capa fina o una pieza plana tirando de ella.

En inglés sencillo: To pull a thin layer or flat piece away from a surface.

• Peel the sticker off slowly.
• He peeled the tape from the box.
• Can you peel back the plastic cover?

Cómo se usa: peel something off something (Peel the label off the jar.); peel off something (She peeled off the old wallpaper.)

Sinónimos: strip off, pull off

Expresiones frecuentes: peel something off, peel off wallpaper, peel back something

descascararse, pelarse

Separarse de una superficie en trozos pequeños o tiras finas.

En inglés sencillo: To come away from a surface in small pieces or thin strips.

• The old paint is starting to peel.
• My shoulders peeled after I got sunburned.
• Thin strips of wallpaper were peeling away from the wall.

Cómo se usa: peel off something (The paint is peeling off the door.)

Sinónimos: flake, flake off, come off

Expresiones frecuentes: paint begins to peel, peel off, peel away

separarse, desviarse

Alejarse de un grupo o cambiar de dirección para apartarse.

En inglés sencillo: To leave a group or change direction and move away.

• Two runners peeled off to the left.
• The fighter plane peeled away from the others.
• One player peeled off from the scrum and ran towards the ball.

Cómo se usa: peel off from something (Two riders peeled off from the main group.); peel away from something (The aircraft peeled away from the formation.)

Sinónimos: break away, branch off

Expresiones frecuentes: peel off, peel away, peel off left

cáscara, piel

Capa exterior de una fruta o verdura, especialmente una vez retirada.

En inglés sencillo: The outside skin of a fruit or vegetable, especially after it has been removed.

• Put the banana peel in the bin.
• She added some orange peel to the cake.
• We put the potato peels in the compost.

Sinónimos: skin, rind

Expresiones frecuentes: banana peel, orange peel, lemon peel, potato peel

pala de horno

Utensilio de mango largo y extremo plano para meter o sacar pan o pizza del horno.

En inglés sencillo: A tool with a long handle and flat end used to move bread or pizza into or out of ovens.

• The baker lifted the loaf with a peel.
• Slide the pizza onto the wooden peel.
• She used a long peel to reach the back of the oven.

Sinónimos: pizza paddle, baker's paddle

Expresiones frecuentes: pizza peel, wooden peel, baker's peel