strip

• Substantivo que designa um pedaço longo e estreito de material, terra ou área, além da ação de tirar a roupa ou remover uma cobertura.

A noun referring to a long, narrow piece of material, land, or area, or an act of removing clothing or covering.

1. Long narrow pieceA2formal

   A long, narrow piece of material, cloth, paper, or land.

   Tira

   • He tore a strip of paper from the notebook.
   • The garden is a narrow strip of land behind the house.
   • She cut the fabric into thin strips for the craft project.

   Sinônimosbandribbonshredslipsliverstripe

2. Comic stripB1informal

   A sequence of drawings in boxes that tell a story, often humorous.

   Tira de quadrinhos

   • I read the comic strip in the newspaper every morning.
   • The artist created a popular strip about a talking dog.
   • Her daily strip is published online and in print.

   Sinônimoscartooncomiccomic strip

3. AirstripB1formal

   A long, narrow area of land used for aircraft to take off and land.

   Pista de pouso

   • The plane landed on a small dirt strip in the jungle.
   • The island has only a short airstrip for light aircraft.
   • They built a new landing strip near the village.

   Sinônimosairstriplanding striprunway

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de remover roupa, cobertura ou camadas de algo ou alguém, ou de privar alguém de bens ou status.

A verb used to indicate the act of removing covering, clothing, or layers from something or someone, or to deprive of possessions or status.

1. Remove clothingB1formal

   To take off all or most of one's clothes.

   Tirar a roupa

   • He stripped off his wet shirt.
   • The doctor asked him to strip to the waist.
   • She stripped down to her swimsuit.

   Sinônimosbaredisrobeunclotheuncoverundress

   Antônimosclothedress

2. Remove covering or layerB1formal

   To take off a covering, layer, or outer part from something.

   Remover cobertura ou camada

   • They stripped the old wallpaper from the walls.
   • The workers stripped the paint off the door.
   • The storm stripped the leaves from the trees.

   Sinônimosbaredenudedivestflayhuskparepeelremoveshellskin

   Antônimosclothecoatcoverdresslayersheathewrap

3. Deprive or take awayB2formal

   To take away something important or valuable from someone or something.

   Privar

   • The court stripped him of his title.
   • The scandal stripped the company of its reputation.
   • The new law strips citizens of certain rights.

   Sinônimosbereavedeprivedispossessdivestrob

   Antônimosbestowconferendowequipfurnishgrantinvestprovidesupply

4. Dismantle or emptyB2informal

   To remove all the parts or contents from something, often to reuse or discard them.

   Desmontar ou esvaziar

   • They stripped the old car for spare parts.
   • The thieves stripped the house of all valuables.
   • We need to strip the engine before rebuilding it.

   Sinônimosbarecleardenudedisassembledismantleemptygut

   Antônimosequipfillfurnishstock

Variantes phrasalstrip down