peel

éplucher, peler

Retirer la peau ou la couche extérieure d’un fruit, d’un légume ou d’une chose semblable.

En anglais simple : To remove the skin or outside layer of fruit, vegetables, or something similar.

• Peel the banana first.
• She peeled the carrots for dinner.
• Do I need to peel these apples?

Synonymes : skin, pare

Expressions courantes : peel a banana, peel an apple, peel the potatoes

décoller, retirer

Retirer une fine couche ou une pièce plate d’une surface en tirant dessus.

En anglais simple : To pull a thin layer or flat piece away from a surface.

• Peel the sticker off slowly.
• He peeled the tape from the box.
• Can you peel back the plastic cover?

Comment l'utiliser : peel something off something (Peel the label off the jar.); peel off something (She peeled off the old wallpaper.)

Synonymes : strip off, pull off

Expressions courantes : peel something off, peel off wallpaper, peel back something

s'écailler, peler

Se détacher d’une surface en petits morceaux ou en fines bandes.

En anglais simple : To come away from a surface in small pieces or thin strips.

• The old paint is starting to peel.
• My shoulders peeled after I got sunburned.
• Thin strips of wallpaper were peeling away from the wall.

Comment l'utiliser : peel off something (The paint is peeling off the door.)

Synonymes : flake, flake off, come off

Expressions courantes : paint begins to peel, peel off, peel away

se détacher, s'écarter

Quitter un groupe ou changer de direction pour s’en éloigner.

En anglais simple : To leave a group or change direction and move away.

• Two runners peeled off to the left.
• The fighter plane peeled away from the others.
• One player peeled off from the scrum and ran towards the ball.

Comment l'utiliser : peel off from something (Two riders peeled off from the main group.); peel away from something (The aircraft peeled away from the formation.)

Synonymes : break away, branch off

Expressions courantes : peel off, peel away, peel off left

peau, épluchure, écorce

Enveloppe extérieure d’un fruit ou d’un légume, surtout après avoir été retirée.

En anglais simple : The outside skin of a fruit or vegetable, especially after it has been removed.

• Put the banana peel in the bin.
• She added some orange peel to the cake.
• We put the potato peels in the compost.

Synonymes : skin, rind

Expressions courantes : banana peel, orange peel, lemon peel, potato peel

pelle à enfourner, pelle à pizza

Outil à long manche et à bout plat pour mettre au four ou sortir du four du pain ou des pizzas.

En anglais simple : A tool with a long handle and flat end used to move bread or pizza into or out of ovens.

• The baker lifted the loaf with a peel.
• Slide the pizza onto the wooden peel.
• She used a long peel to reach the back of the oven.

Synonymes : pizza paddle, baker's paddle

Expressions courantes : pizza peel, wooden peel, baker's peel