pelo

masculine noun

1. hair (cabello)

2. fur (de oso, conejo, gato); coat (de perro, caballo)

3. down (de melocotón)

4. nap (de una tela)

5. (informal) (pizca, poquito)

6. (expresiones)

se le va a caer el pelo -> he'll be in big trouble
con pelos y señales -> with all the details
de medio pelo -> second-rate
no estudias nada y así te luce el pelo en los exámenes -> you never study and it shows in your exam results
montar a caballo a pelo -> to ride bareback
presentarse a un examen a pelo -> to go to an exam unprepared
no tener un pelo de tonto -> to be nobody's fool
no tener pelos en la lengua -> not to mince one's words
no verle el pelo a alguien -> not to see hide nor hair of somebody
poner a alguien los pelos de punta -> to make somebody's hair stand on end
por los pelos, por un pelo -> by the skin of one's teeth, only just
ser un hombre de pelo en pecho -> to be a real man
soltarse el pelo -> to let one's hair down
tomar el pelo a alguien -> to pull somebody's leg
venir al pelo a alguien -> to be just right for somebody
a contra pelo (también figurative) -> against the grain

pelo [pay’-lo]

noun

1. Hair. (m)

2. Down, the tender feathers of birds (pájaros). (m)

3. A down or bloom which grows on the skins or husks of fruit (de fruta). (m)

4. Soft fibers of plants. (m)

5. Any slender thread of wool, silk, etc. 6. (m)

6. Hair spring in watches (de reloj). (m)

7. Flaw in precious stones or crystals (en joyas); split in metals, horses’ hoofs, etc. 9. (m)

8. A hair or splinter; trifle, anything of little value. (m)

9. Raw silk. (Commerce) (m)

10. Color of animals’ skins. (m)

verb

11. PELAJE.

12. The grain of wood.

Venir a pelo, to come to the purpose. Pelo arrib -> or a contrapelo, against the grain
Gente de pelo -> rich people
No tener pelo de tonto -> to be bright, quick, clever
En pelo -> bare-backed, naked
Ha quedado al pelo -> it fits like a glove
Dar a uno para el pelo -> to knock somebody silly
No se mueve un pelo de aire -> there isn't a breath of air stirring
Soltarse el pelo -> to burst out, to drop all restraint
No tiene pelo de tonto -> he's no fool

Pile, the hair or bur on the right side of cloth. Abscess in a woman’s breast.

"pelo" en el foro de Respuestas


P:	cortarse el pelo
R:	> Angelina Peng said: > Lazarus, si quiero decir I got my hair cut yesterday, pues puedo decir me corté el pelo ayer o fui a cortar el pelo ayer, ¿correcto?…

P:	Is this correct? "Tiene el pelo rubio y corto y los ojos azul"
R:	azul is an adjective here. You only conjugate verbs. azules (must be plural to match los ojos).

P:	when do I use pelo instead of cabello
R:	Pelo is hair in general: for any part of the body, for people and animals. Cabello is only the hair of the head of a person (not including beard,…

P:	cabello versus pelo (y vello)
R:	> ¿No será algo regional? Porque yo también solía decir 'pelo' para todo hasta que una vez me corrigió alguien casualmente de México. Ella dijo…

P:	"Tenía el pelo como cepillo de limpiar piso y ya había mudado los dientes"
R:	That's looks like what it is saying if indeed you shed your teeth in Spanish. Also the translation is not literal.