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peeledpast participle
UK
/piːld/
US
/pild/
Adjective formed from the past participle of the verb "peel"; generally non-gradable.
Translations
The peeled apples were ready to be used in the pie.
Les pommes pelées étaient prêtes à être utilisées dans la tarte.
Additional translations
épluchéSurtout pour les fruits et les légumes.
Definitions
Having had the outer layer or skin removed.
The peeled apples were ready to be used in the pie.
Synonyms
stripped
skinned
bared
exposed
peelverb

peeled

Past Simple

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
éplucherPlus courant pour les légumes et certains fruits.
pelerSe dit aussi de la peau qui se détache en fines lamelles.
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
strip
remove
skin
pare
shave
slough
peelnoun
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.
peeladjective
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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