strip off

togliere, staccare, sverniciare

Togliere un indumento o staccare uno strato che ricopre qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

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

Sinonimi: remove, take off, peel off

Espressioni comuni: strip off paint, strip off a coat

spogliarsi

Togliersi tutti i vestiti o restare solo in biancheria intima.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: undress, strip

Contrari: dress

Espressioni comuni: strip off completely, strip off to swim

staccarsi

Staccarsi dalla superficie sottostante, riferito a uno strato o rivestimento.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: peel off, come off

Espressioni comuni: paint strip off, wallpaper strip off