escarapelar
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escarapelar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to strip off
Puedes usar una pistola de calor para escarapelar el acabado de la mesa, pero ten cuidado de no quemar la madera.You can use a heat gun to strip the finish off the table, but be careful not to burn the wood.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
A Arnaldo le escarapelaba el cuerpo pasar frente a aquella casa abandonada.Arnaldo got goosebumps every time he walked past that deserted house.
Me escarapela la piel recordar que estuvimos tan cerca de que ese camión nos chocara.It gives me goosebumps to remember that we were so close to being hit by that truck.
escarapelarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
3. (to come off in flakes) (Colombia) (Mexico) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. to chip off
Hay una pérdida en el piso de arriba, y la pintura del techo se está escarapelando.There's a leak upstairs, and the paint of the ceiling is chipping off.
b. to peel
Me olvidé de ponerme pantalla solar, y ahora se me está escarapelando la nariz.I forgot to use sunscreen, and now my nose is peeling.
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