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slough off(
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)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.).
1. (to shed)
a. deshacerse de
That lizard is beginning to slough its skin off.Ese lagarto está empezando a deshacerse de su piel.
b. mudar de
Is it true that crabs slough off their shell?¿Es cierto que los cangrejos mudan de caparazón?
a. deshacerse de
The newspaper has sloughed off its previous reputation as a tabloid.El periódico se ha deshecho de su anterior reputación como tabloide.
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. caerse
Harry cleaned the skin from the terrarium that had sloughed off of the gecko.Harry limpió la piel del terrario que se le había caído al geco.
b. desprenderse
After a while, little white strips of the lizard's skin begin to slough off.Después de un tiempo, pequeñas tiras de la piel del lagarto empiezan a desprenderse .
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