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peelnoun
peels
pl
UK
/piːl/
US
/pil/
Translations
pelle à enfournerInstrument de boulangerie.
The baker used a peel to take the hot loaves out of the oven.
Le boulanger a utilisé une pelle à enfourner pour sortir les pains chauds du four.
pelurePour les fruits et les légumes.
She carefully removed the peel from the orange before eating it.
Elle a soigneusement retiré la pelure de l’orange avant de la manger.
tour fortifiéeTerme historique.
The ruins of an old peel stood guard over the remote valley.
Les ruines d’une ancienne tour fortifiée dominaient la vallée isolée.
peelingEn cosmétique.
She scheduled a glycolic peel before her wedding.
Elle a programmé un peeling glycolique avant son mariage.
Additional translations
écorceSurtout pour les agrumes.
Definitions
The outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable.
She carefully removed the peel from the orange before eating it.
A long-handled, flat, and broad tool used to remove bread or other baked goods from an oven.
The baker used a peel to take the hot loaves out of the oven.
A small fortified tower or stockade, especially one built along the English and Scottish borders in the Middle Ages.
The ruins of an old peel stood guard over the remote valley.
A cosmetic treatment in which a chemical solution is applied to the skin to remove its outer layers.
She scheduled a glycolic peel before her wedding.
Synonyms
husk
rind
shell
covering
skin
peelverb
peeled
Past Simple
peeled
Past Participle
peeling
ing-form
UK
/piːl/
US
/pil/
Translations
s'écaillerPour une surface, notamment la peinture.
The paint on the old house began to peel after years of exposure to the sun.
La peinture de la vieille maison a commencé à s’écailler après des années d’exposition au soleil.
pelerPour enlever la peau ou la couche extérieure d’un fruit ou d’un légume.
She peeled the apple before slicing it for the pie.
Elle a pelé la pomme avant de la couper en tranches pour la tarte.
Additional translations
pelerSe dit aussi de la peau qui se détache en fines lamelles.
éplucherPlus courant pour les légumes et certains fruits.
Definitions
To remove the outer covering or skin from a fruit, vegetable, or other item.
She peeled the apple before slicing it for the pie.
To come off in strips or small pieces, often used in reference to paint or skin.
The paint on the old house began to peel after years of exposure to the sun.
Synonyms
remove
skin
pare
shave
slough
strip
peeladjective
UK
/piːl/
US
/pil/
Used attributively in compounds such as "peel strength" to denote relation to peel or peeling.
Translations
de pelageS’emploie surtout en contexte technique, notamment pour les matériaux et les adhésifs.
Peel strength was measured to assess the adhesive bond.
La résistance de pelage a été mesurée pour évaluer l’adhérence.
Definitions
Relating to the outer covering of something or to the process of removing it; used attributively.
Peel strength was measured to assess the adhesive bond.
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