piel

=

skin

sustantivo

piel
feminine noun
1. skin (epidermis)
  • dejarse la piel (figurative) -> to sweat blood
  • jugarse la piel (figurative) -> to risk one's neck
  • ser de la piel del diablo (figurative) -> to be a little devil
2. fur (pelo)
  • abrigo de piel -> fur coat
3. leather (cuero) (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)
  • cazadora/guantes de piel -> leather jacket/gloves
  • piel sintética -> imitation leather
4. peel (cáscara) (de cítricos); skin, peel (de manzana, plátano)
masculine or feminine noun
also:
  • piel roja -> redskin

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piel [pe-el']
noun
1. The skin. (f)
2. Hide of an animal cured and dressed, pelt. (f)
3. Peel or skin of fruits. (f)
  • Piel de gallina -> goose-flesh, the skin roughened by cold
  • Piel de cabra -> goatskin
  • Piel de cerdo -> pigskin
  • Abrigo de pieles -> fur coat

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P: "Piel de otoño"
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