descascarar

v.

1 to peel, to decorticate, to flay.

2 to boast or talk much, to bluster, to bully. (Metaphorical)

3 to fall or come off (superficies).

4 to shell, to flake, to peel, to hull.

El fluido escamó la corteza The fluid flaked the bark.

5 to chip off, to peel off, to chip away.

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descascarar

► verbo transitivo

1 to shell

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1. VT

1) (=quitar la corteza de) [+ naranja, limón] to peel; [+ nuez, huevo cocido, gamba] to shell

2) And [+ animal] to flay, skin

3) And (=deshonrar) to dishonour, dishonor (EEUU)

2.

See:

descascararse

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= peel.

Ex. In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.

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* descascararse = flake, flake off.

* posibilidad de descascararse = flakiness.

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= peel.

Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.

* descascararse = flake, flake off.

* posibilidad de descascararse = flakiness.

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descascarar

♦ vt

1. [almendra, huevo] to shell

2. [limón, naranja] to peel

♦ See also the pronominal verb descascararse

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descascarar

v/t fruta peel; nuez shell

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descascarar vt

: to peel, to shell, to husk

♦ See also the reflexive verb descascararse