pelarse

pelarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut

2 (piel) to be peeling

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to have a haircut

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VPR

1) (=cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut

voy a pelarme — I'm going to get my hair cut

2) [nariz, hombros] to peel

se me está pelando la espalda — my back is peeling

3)

- pelársela

pelárselas * —

se las peló en cuanto vio a su padre — he ran off as soon as he saw his dad

me las pelo — I'm off *

- corre que se las pela

4) Méx ** (=morir) to kick the bucket **

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(v.) = flake off, flake

Ex. Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.

Ex. Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.

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(v.) = flake off, flake

Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.

Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.

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■pelarse verbo reflexivo
1 fam (cortarse el pelo) to get one's hair cut
2 (caérsele a uno la piel) to peel
'pelarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pelar
English:
peel
- fray

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vpr

1. [piel, espalda] to peel;

te estás pelando you're peeling;

se me está pelando la cara my face is peeling

2. Fam [cortarse el pelo] to have one's hair cut;

tengo que ir a que me pelen I've got to go and get my hair cut

3. muy Fam

pelársela [masturbarse] Br to wank, US to jerk off

4. CSur Fam

pelárselas [largarse] to clear off, Br to scarper;

se las peló para Europa he upped Br sticks o US stakes and went to Europe

5. Comp

Fam

pelarse de frío to be frozen stiff, to be freezing cold;

Fam

corre que se las pela she runs like the wind

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pelarse

v/r

1 (cortarse el pelo) have a haircut

2 Rpl fam (chismear) gossip

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vr

1) : to peel

2) fam : to get a haircut

3) Mex fam : to split, to leave

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pelarse vb

1. (nariz, cara, etc) to peel

se le está pelando la espalda his back's peeling

2. (pelo) to have your hair cut

¡te has pelado! you've had your hair cut!