peel off

• Verbe à particule signifiant retirer la couche externe ou le revêtement de quelque chose, ou se détacher d'un groupe ou d'une formation.

A phrasal verb meaning to remove the outer layer or covering from something, or to separate oneself from a group or formation.

indénombrable · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove outer layerinformal

   To remove the outer covering or skin of something, often in strips.

   Retirer la couche externe

   • She peeled off the sticker from the package.
   • He peeled off the wallpaper in the old room.
   • The paint started to peel off the wall.

   Synonymesflayhullpareremoveshuckskinstrip

   Antonymescoatcoverlayersheathesurfacewrap

2. Remove clothinginformal

   To take off a piece of clothing, especially in a quick or casual manner.

   Retirer (un vêtement)

   • He peeled off his wet shirt after the rain.
   • She peeled off her gloves and threw them on the table.
   • The athlete peeled off his sweaty jersey.

   Synonymesdoffpull offshedtake off

   Antonymesdon

3. Separate from a groupinformal

   To leave a group or formation, often in a gradual or deliberate way.

   se détacher d'un groupe

   • One of the cyclists peeled off from the pack.
   • The plane peeled off from the formation.
   • A few members peeled off from the main group to explore the side path.

   Synonymesbreak awaydetachdivergedrop awayseparate

   Antonymesattachjoinstayunite

Verbe de basepeel