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peel off

UK
/piːl ɒf/
US
/pil ɔf/
peel offverb
peeled off
Past Simple
peeled off
Past Participle
peeling off
ing-form
UK
/piːl ɒf/
US
/pil ɔf/
Translations
She carefully peeled off the label from the jar.
Elle a soigneusement retiré l’étiquette du bocal.
s’enleverSe dit d’une couche, d’une peinture ou d’un revêtement qui se détache progressivement.
The paint began to peel off the walls after the flood.
La peinture a commencé à s’enlever des murs après l’inondation.
Additional translations
se détacherSens lié au départ d’un véhicule, d’un avion ou d’un groupe.
Definitions
To remove the outer layer or covering from something.
She carefully peeled off the label from the jar.
To come away from a surface in thin layers or strips.
The paint began to peel off the walls after the flood.
To leave a group or formation, especially in a vehicle or aircraft.
The lead car peeled off from the convoy and took a different route.
Synonyms
strip away
remove
detach
take off
uncover
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