skin

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la piel

∗ noun

skin
[skɪn]
sustantivo
1piel (f) (of person, animal, fruit); nata (f) (on milk, sauce)
  • to be all skin and bone -> estar en los huesos
  • I nearly jumped out of my skin (familiar) -> casi me muero del susto
  • by the skin of one's teeth -> por los pelos
  • to save one's (own) skin -> salvar el pellejo
  • to get under somebody's skin (familiar) -> poner histérico(a) a alguien
  • it's no skin off my nose (familiar) -> me trae or (español de España) tiene sin cuidado or al fresco (Am)
  • skin cancer -> cáncer (m) de piel
  • skin complaint -> afección (f) cutánea
  • skin cream -> crema (f) para la piel
  • skin disease -> enfermedad (f) cutánea
  • skin diving -> buceo (m) a pulmón libre
  • skin flick (familiar) -> película (f) porno (porn film) (Estados Unidos)
  • skin graft (medicina) -> injerto (m) de piel
2cabeza (sustantivo masculino) rapada (familiar) (skinhead)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp skinned)
3despellejar, desollar (animal); pelar (tomato)
  • to skin one's knees -> arañarse las rodillas

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skin [skin-graft]
1Desollar, quitar el pellejo o la piel.
2Cubrir con la piel o pellejo.
3Cubrir superficialmente.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Cubrirse de pellejo o tegumento; cicatrizarse. (n)
  • To skin over -> curarse o cicatrizarse una llaga o herida; cuajarse superficialmente; hacerse costras
va.

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skin [skɪn]
noun
1 [of person] piel; (f) [of face] cutis; (m) (complexion) tez; (f)
to wear wool next to one's skin llevar prenda de lana sobre la piel
to be skin and bone estar en los huesos
he's nothing but skin and bone está en los huesos
to jump out of one's skin llevarse un tremendo susto
it's no skin off my nose (informal) a mí ni me va ni me viene; me da igual lo mismo;or
to save one's skin salvar el pellejo
by the skin of one's teeth por los pelos
to have a thick/thin skin ser poco sensible/muy susceptible
to get under sb's skin (annoy) irritar molestar a algn;or
I've got you under my skin (informal) no puedo dejar de pensar en ti
2 [of animal] piel; (f) pellejo; (m) (as hide) piel; (f) cuero; (m)
3 [of fruit, vegetable] piel; (f) cáscara; (f) (discarded) mondaduras; (f)
4 (crust) (on paint, milk pudding) nata; (f)
5 (for wine) odre; (m)
6 (Aer) (Náut) revestimiento; (m)
7 (informal)
skinhead
8 (Drugs) (very_informal) (cigarette paper) papelillo; (informal) (m) papel de fumar; (m)
Has anyone got any skins?
verb:transitive
1 [+animal] despellejar; desollar
I'll skin him alive! ¡lo voy a matar!; (informal) ¡lo voy a desollar vivo!
to keep one's eyes skinned for sth (informal) andar ojo alerta por algo
there's more than one way to skin a cat cada uno tiene su manera de hacer las cosas; cada maestrillo tiene su librillo
Ministers who previously insisted there was no alternative to Britain's ERM policy were last night saying: "There's more than one way to skin a cat" Major, in the words of one minister, had discovered "there are more ways to skin a cat". He had at last found a way to bring down interest rates
2 [+fruit] pelar; quitar la piel a; [+tree] descortezar
3 (graze)
to skin one's knee/elbow desollarse la rodilla/el codo
4 (very_informal) (steal from) despellejar; esquilmar
modifier
skin cancer (n) cáncer de piel; (m)
skin colour (n) (colour of one's skin) color de la piel; (m) (shade) color natural; (m)
skin disease (n) enfermedad de la piel; (f)
skin diver (n) buceadorabuceadora;a buceadora (m) (f) buzo; (m) submarinista; (m)
skin diving (n) buceo; (m) submarinismo; (m)
skin flick (informal) (n) película porno; (f) (informal)
skin freshener (n) tónico para la piel; (m)
skin game (informal) (n) (US) estafa; (f)
skin graft(ing) (n) injerto de piel; (m)
skin trade (informal) (n) publicación de revistas porno; (f)
skin wound (n) herida superficial; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "skin"

Imperative
  • skin
  • you skin
  • he/she skins
  • we skin
  • you skin
  • they skin
Preterite
  • I skinned
  • you skinned
  • he/she skinned
  • we skinned
  • you skinned
  • they skinned
Present Continuous
  • I am skinning
  • you are skinning
  • he/she is skinning
  • we are skinning
  • you are skinning
  • they are skinning
Present Perfect
  • I have skinned
  • you have skinned
  • he/she has skinned
  • we have skinned
  • you have skinned
  • they have skinned
Past Continuous
  • I was skinning
  • you were skinning
  • he/she was skinning
  • we were skinning
  • you were skinning
  • they were skinning
Past Perfect
  • I had skinned
  • you had skinned
  • he/she had skinned
  • we had skinned
  • you had skinned
  • they had skinned
Future
  • I will skin
  • you will skin
  • he/she will skin
  • we will skin
  • you will skin
  • they will skin
Future Perfect
  • I will have skinned
  • you will have skinned
  • he/she will have skinned
  • we will have skinned
  • you will have skinned
  • they will have skinned
Future Continuous
  • I will be skinning
  • you will be skinning
  • he/she will be skinning
  • we will be skinning
  • you will be skinning
  • they will be skinning
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been skinning
  • you have been skinning
  • he/she has been skinning
  • we have been skinning
  • you have been skinning
  • they have been skinning
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been skinning
  • you will have been skinning
  • he/she will have been skinning
  • we will have been skinning
  • you will have been skinning
  • they will have been skinning
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been skinning
  • you had been skinning
  • he/she had been skinning
  • we had been skinning
  • you had been skinning
  • they had been skinning

skin [esˈkin] skins (plural)
skinhead [esˈkinxeð]
adjetivo
sustantivo:masculino_y_femenino
skinheads (plural) skinhead

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