strip off

quitar, arrancar, decapar

Quitar ropa o retirar una capa que cubre algo.

En inglés sencillo: To take clothing off or remove a layer covering something.

• She stripped off her wet coat.
• We stripped the wallpaper off the wall.
• Can this tool strip off old paint?

Cómo se usa: strip something off (He stripped the old paper off.); strip something off something (We stripped the paint off the door.)

Sinónimos: remove, take off, peel off

Expresiones frecuentes: strip off paint, strip off a coat

desnudarse

Quitarse toda la ropa o quedarse solo en ropa interior.

En inglés sencillo: To take off all your clothes, or everything except your underwear.

• He stripped off for a shower.
• Everyone stripped off and jumped into the lake.
• You can strip off behind that screen.

Sinónimos: undress, strip

Antónimos: dress

Expresiones frecuentes: strip off completely, strip off to swim

desprenderse

Separarse una capa de la superficie que cubre.

En inglés sencillo: If a covering does this, it comes away from the surface beneath it.

• The paper strips off easily.
• The old coating stripped off in long pieces.
• Will this paint strip off without damaging the wood?

Sinónimos: peel off, come off

Expresiones frecuentes: paint strip off, wallpaper strip off