pelar

∗ ≈

to peel

∗ verb

pelar
transitive verb
1to cut the hair of (persona)
2to peel (fruta, patatas); to shell (guisantes, marisco)
3to pluck (aves); to skin (conejos)
  • pelar la pava -> to flirt, to have a lovey-dovey conversation (novios)
4to fleece (informal) (dejar sin dinero)
5(informal)
  • hace un frío que pela -> it's freezing cold
pelarse
pronomial verb
1to have one's hair cut (cortarse el pelo)
2to peel (piel, espalda)
also:
  • pelarse de frío -> to be frozen stiff, to be freezing cold

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pelar [pay-lar’]
article & verb transitive
1To cut or pull out the hair; to pluck the feathers.
2To divest of the bark or husk, to blanch, to shell (guisantes).
3To trick, to cheat, to rob.
4To boil, to scald.
5To fleece, to clean out (naipes).
6To do in (matar).
7To beat up. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Esta agua está pelando -> this water is boiling
verb reflexive
8To cast the hair.
9Pelárselas por algo, to crave.
10Corre que se las pela, he runs like nobody's business.

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pelar
verbo:transitivo
1 (rapar)
lo han pelado al cero al rapeo they've cropped his hair; (familiar) they've completely shaved his hair off
2 [+fruta, patata] to peel; [+habas, mariscos] to shell
3 (despellejar) to skin; (desplumar) to pluck
4 (anticuado) (criticar) to flay; criticize
5 (anticuado) (quitar el dinero a) to clean out; (familiar) fleece; (familiar)
me han pelado en el casino
6 (anticuado) (matar) to do in; (muy_familiar) bump off; (muy_familiar)
7 (Latinoamérica) (azotar) to beat up; (familiar)
8
pelarla (And) (familiar) (morir) to kick the bucket; (muy_familiar) die
verbo:intransitivo
1 (S. Cone) (cotillear) to gossip
2 (España) (familiar)
que pela: hace un frío que pela it's bitterly cold; la sopa está que pela this soup is piping hot
verbo:pronominal
pelarse
1 (cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut
voy a pelarme I'm going to get my hair cut
2 [+nariz, hombros] to peel
se me está pelando la espalda my back is peeling
3
pelársela (vulgar) (masturbarse) to toss off; (vulgar)
pelárselas (familiar)
se las peló en cuanto vio a su padre he ran off as soon as he saw his dad; me las pelo I'm off; (familiar)
corre que se las pela he runs like nobody's business; (familiar)
4 (México) (muy_familiar) (morir) to kick the bucket; (muy_familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "pelar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo pelo pelé pelaba pelaré pele
Tú pelas pelaste pelabas pelarás peles
Ella/Él/Usted pela peló pelaba pelará pele
Nosotros pelamos pelamos pelábamos pelaremos pelemos
Vosotros peláis pelasteis pelabais pelaréis peléis
Ellos/Ustedes pelan pelaron pelaban pelarán pelen
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