fleece
fleece(
flis
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A domesticated sheep's fleece needs to be sheared on a regular basis.La lana de una oveja domesticada tiene que esquilarse con regularidad.
2. (shorn wool)
a. el forro polar (M) (Ecuador) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Spain
The fleece used to make my jacket comes from recycled plastic bottles.El forro polar del que está hecha mi chaqueta procede de botellas de plástico recicladas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (colloquial) (to swindle)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. desplumar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
She fleeced him when they got divorced.Lo desplumó cuando se divorciaron.
b. fajar (colloquial) (Bolivia) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Bolivia
We were fleeced at that restaurant.En ese restaurante nos fajaron.
c. despelucar (colloquial) (Chile) (Mexico) (Puerto Rico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
You can see straight away that this is one of those places where you get fleeced.Enseguida te das cuenta de que este es uno de esos lugares en los que te despelucan.
5. (to shear)
a. esquilar
We're going to fleece the alpacas next week.Vamos a esquilar las alpacas la semana que viene.
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