peel off
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peel off(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
a. despegarse
The room was gloomy: an ancient decor, and the wallpaper peeling off the walls.La habitación era sombría: una decoración antiquísima y el empapelado despegándose de las paredes.
b. desconcharse
We need to have the bathroom painted. The paint is beginning to peel off the ceiling.Tenemos que hacer pintar el baño. La pintura del cielorraso está empezando a desconcharse.
2. (colloquial) (to leave a group)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. despegarse
At the roadblock, a car peeled off from the line and left at full speed.En el control de carretera, un auto se despegó de la fila y salió a toda velocidad.
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
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