strip

tira, franja

Trozo largo y estrecho de un material o de terreno.

En inglés sencillo: A long, narrow piece of material or land.

• Cut a strip of paper.
• She tore the cloth into long strips.
• A narrow strip of land separates the lake from the road.

Cómo se usa: a strip of something (Tie a strip of cloth around the handle.)

Sinónimos: band

Expresiones frecuentes: strip of paper, narrow strip, strip of land

zona comercial, calle comercial

Calle o zona junto a una carretera con muchas tiendas, restaurantes u hoteles.

En inglés sencillo: A road or area along a road with many shops, restaurants, or hotels.

• The strip has several restaurants.
• We drove along the strip looking for a hotel.
• New shops have opened on the busy commercial strip.

Expresiones frecuentes: shopping strip, commercial strip, along the strip

estriptis

Espectáculo en el que alguien se quita la ropa para entretener al público.

En inglés sencillo: A performance in which someone removes their clothes to entertain an audience.

• The dancer performed a strip.
• The club advertised a late-night strip show.
• Her strip routine ended when the music stopped.

Sinónimos: striptease

Expresiones frecuentes: do a strip, strip show, strip routine

strip

Se pone delante del nombre de un juego para indicar que quienes pierden deben quitarse prendas.

En inglés sencillo: Used before a game's name to mean that losing players must take off clothes.

• They played strip poker.
• In strip chess, losing a piece can mean removing some clothing.
• The party invitation mentioned strip games.

Expresiones frecuentes: strip poker, strip chess, strip games

desnudarse, desvestir

Quitarse la ropa o quitarle la ropa a otra persona.

En inglés sencillo: To take off your clothes, or remove someone else's clothes.

• He stripped before his shower.
• We stripped off our wet clothes.
• She stripped down to her swimsuit and entered the pool.

Cómo se usa: strip down to something (He stripped down to his underwear before swimming.); strip someone of something (The nurse stripped the child of his wet clothes.)

Sinónimos: undress

Antónimos: dress

Expresiones frecuentes: strip off, strip naked, strip to underwear

quitar, decapar

Eliminar una capa o un recubrimiento de una superficie.

En inglés sencillo: To remove a layer or covering from a surface.

• We need to strip the walls.
• He stripped the bark from the branch.
• Can you strip off the old paint before we start?

Cómo se usa: strip something from/off something (We stripped the old paint from the door.); strip something of something (They stripped the walls of wallpaper.)

Sinónimos: remove, peel off

Expresiones frecuentes: strip off paint, strip something away, strip the walls

despojar, privar

Quitarle a alguien sus bienes, derechos, cargo u honor.

En inglés sencillo: To take away someone's possessions, rights, position, or honour.

• The thieves stripped the house bare.
• She was stripped of her medal after the investigation.
• The new law could strip citizens of basic rights.

Cómo se usa: strip someone/something of something (The court stripped him of his title.)

Sinónimos: deprive, rob, divest

Expresiones frecuentes: strip of power, strip of rights, strip someone bare

pasar de rosca, desgastar

Dañar o arrancar la rosca de un tornillo o los dientes de un engranaje.

En inglés sencillo: To damage or remove the raised lines on a screw, or the teeth on a gear.

• Too much force can strip the thread.
• He stripped the bolt by tightening it too hard.
• The broken part stripped several teeth from the gear.

Expresiones frecuentes: strip the thread, strip a screw, strip the teeth