strip off

enlever, arracher, décaper

Enlever un vêtement ou une couche qui recouvre quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : strip something off (He stripped the old paper off.); strip something off something (We stripped the paint off the door.)

Synonymes : remove, take off, peel off

Expressions courantes : strip off paint, strip off a coat

se déshabiller

Enlever tous ses vêtements ou ne garder que ses sous-vêtements.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : undress, strip

Contraires : dress

Expressions courantes : strip off completely, strip off to swim

se décoller

Se détacher de la surface qu’on recouvre, en parlant d’une couche ou d’un revêtement.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : peel off, come off

Expressions courantes : paint strip off, wallpaper strip off