spent peel

Question

Can anyone tell me what; spent peel mean?

Answer 1

Hi,

Where did you hear this phrase? It is not one that I have heard before.

"Spent" is a verb and means used (utilzar).

"Peel" can be a noun (cáscara) that describes a layer of matter that is removable

or a verb (descortezar) that is used to describe the process of removing.

Does this help?

RC

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P.S. Since I am a begining Spanish learner, I have pasted the English to Spanish translation for my response taken from Google translate: ¡Hola! ¿Dónde has oído esta frase? No es que yo haya escuchado antes. "Gastado" es un verbo y los medios utilizados (utilzar). "Pele" puede ser un sustantivo (cáscara) que describe una capa de materia que se puede quitar o un verbo (descortezar) que se utiliza para describir el proceso de eliminación. ¿Ayuda esto?

Welcome to the forum, :) - 00494d19, Dec 2, 2010

Answer 2

Or is it the residual sound one hears after a bell , or bells have been rung or peeled , therefore a spent "peel". Or when a group of soldiers are marching and one is tired

and "peels off " from the group , a spent peel.

I love that last one! - 0074b507, Dec 2, 2010

Of course, a bell sound is a peal, but no matter... - Echoline, Dec 2, 2010

For whom the bell peals , echoline ,I am appealing to you for compassion. - ray76, Dec 2, 2010

Answer 3

A discarded peel leftover after you have peeled a piece of fruit like a banana, for example. It could have figurative as well as literal meanings.

What is the appeal of peelings ? A sick fruit ,not peeling well. - ray76, Dec 2, 2010

Answer 4

Just saw Q's answer. It is not a phrase that is used in the U.S. We just call it a peel here. I suppose the "spent" part is understood, as no one talks about the peel when it is still on the fruit...