peel

sbucciare, pelare

Togliere la buccia o lo strato esterno di frutta, verdura o cose simili.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: skin, pare

Espressioni comuni: peel a banana, peel an apple, peel the potatoes

staccare, rimuovere

Separare uno strato sottile o un pezzo piatto da una superficie tirandolo via.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: strip off, pull off

Espressioni comuni: peel something off, peel off wallpaper, peel back something

sfogliarsi, spellarsi

Staccarsi da una superficie in piccoli pezzi o strisce sottili.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: peel off something (The paint is peeling off the door.)

Sinonimi: flake, flake off, come off

Espressioni comuni: paint begins to peel, peel off, peel away

staccarsi, deviare

Lasciare un gruppo o cambiare direzione per allontanarsi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

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

Sinonimi: break away, branch off

Espressioni comuni: peel off, peel away, peel off left

buccia

Rivestimento esterno di un frutto o una verdura, soprattutto dopo essere stato tolto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: skin, rind

Espressioni comuni: banana peel, orange peel, lemon peel, potato peel

pala da forno, pala per pizza

Attrezzo con manico lungo ed estremità piatta per mettere pane o pizza nel forno o tirarli fuori.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pizza paddle, baker's paddle

Espressioni comuni: pizza peel, wooden peel, baker's peel