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skin

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noun

Piel

The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.

Examples :

"He is so disgusting he makes my skin crawl."

Es tan repugnante que me pone la piel de gallina.

anatomy body organ biology physiology human animal organism essential

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Cáscara, piel

The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant.

Examples :

"The orange's smooth skin protected the juicy flesh inside. "

La piel lisa de la naranja protegía la jugosa pulpa del interior.

fruit plant part essential

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noun

Piel, cuero

The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc.

Examples :

"The leather used in the school's new chairs was made from animal skin. "

El cuero utilizado en las nuevas sillas de la escuela estaba hecho de piel de animal.

material animal wear essential

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noun

Piel, nata

A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

Examples :

"In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it."

Para llegar al resto de la pintura en la lata, tendrás que quitar la nata que flota en la parte superior.

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Apariencia, tema

A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.

Examples :

"You can use this skin to change how the browser looks."

Puedes usar esta apariencia para cambiar el aspecto del navegador.

computing technology appearance style essential

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Apariencia, textura

An alternate appearance (texture map or geometry) for a character model in a video game.

Examples :

"The video game character's skin changed to a futuristic design. "

La apariencia del personaje del videojuego cambió a un diseño futurista.

computing game technology appearance essential

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noun

Papel de liar

Rolling paper for cigarettes.

Examples :

"Pass me a skin, mate."

Pásame un papel de liar, amigo.

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Grupo, linaje

A subgroup of Australian aboriginal people; such divisions are cultural and not related to an individual′s physical skin.

Examples :

"The anthropologist studied the different skins within the Australian Aboriginal community. "

El antropólogo estudió los diferentes grupos dentro de la comunidad aborigen australiana.

culture group human family society race tradition essential

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noun

Piel, senos desnudos

Bare flesh, particularly bare breasts.

Examples :

"Let me see a bit of skin."

Déjame ver un poco de piel.

body appearance anatomy sex essential

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noun

Odre, pellejo

A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids.

Examples :

"The old leather skin held enough water for the thirsty hikers. "

El viejo odre de cuero contenía suficiente agua para los excursionistas sedientos.

utensil material drink essential

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Piel

That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.

Examples :

"The skin of the sail remained taut, covering the entire area of the boat's mast when the sails were furled. "

La piel de la vela permaneció tensa, cubriendo toda el área del mástil del barco cuando las velas fueron plegadas.

nautical sailing part essential

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noun

Forro, casco

The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.

Examples :

"The ship's skin was made of thick steel plates. "

El casco del barco estaba hecho de gruesas placas de acero.

nautical material structure essential

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noun

Un whisky caliente

A drink of whisky served hot.

Examples :

"My grandfather always enjoyed a skin of whisky after a long day of gardening. "

Mi abuelo siempre disfrutaba de un whisky caliente después de un largo día de jardinería.

drink essential

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Tipo, sujeto

Examples :

"He was a decent old skin."

Era un viejo tipo decente.

person human essential

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verb

Desollar

To injure the skin of.

Examples :

"The dog skinnned my new shoes with its claws. "

El perro desolló mis zapatos nuevos con sus garras.

medicine body anatomy essential

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verb

Desollar, pelar

To remove the skin and/or fur of an animal or a human.

Examples :

"The butcher skinned the chicken before cooking it. "

El carnicero desolló el pollo antes de cocinarlo.

animal human action body essential

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verb

Chocar los cinco

Examples :

"The students skin each other after scoring a goal in the soccer game. "

Los estudiantes se chocan los cinco después de marcar un gol en el partido de fútbol.

communication action essential

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verb

Aplicar un skin a

To apply a skin to (a computer program).

Examples :

"Can I skin the application to put the picture of my cat on it?"

¿Puedo aplicar un skin a la aplicación para poner la foto de mi gato en ella?

computing technology style appearance essential

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verb

Regatear, burlar

To use tricks to go past a defender.

Examples :

"The student skillfully skinned the tricky math problem, getting past the difficult parts quickly. "

El estudiante regateó hábilmente el problemático problema de matemáticas, superando rápidamente las partes difíciles.

sport action essential

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verb

Cubrirse de piel

To become covered with skin.

Examples :

"A wound eventually skins over."

Una herida finalmente se cubre de piel.

body physiology anatomy essential

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verb

Cubrir con piel, forrar

To cover with skin, or as if with skin; hence, to cover superficially.

Examples :

"The painter skinned the canvas with a thin layer of white paint. "

El pintor cubrió el lienzo con una fina capa de pintura blanca.

body appearance essential

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verb

Copiar, hacer trampas

To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use cribs, memoranda, etc., which are prohibited.

Examples :

"The student was caught skinning the answers from the textbook during the test. "

El estudiante fue sorprendido copiando las respuestas del libro de texto durante el examen.

education achievement moral action essential

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verb

Estafar, timar

To strip of money or property; to cheat.

Examples :

"The con artist skinned the elderly woman out of her life savings. "

El estafador timó a la anciana y le quitó todos sus ahorros.

business economy essential

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Cabeza rapada

Someone with a shaved head.

Examples :

"My brother, with his shaved skin, looked very different from usual. "

Mi hermano, con su cabeza rapada, se veía muy diferente de lo habitual.

appearance person style essential

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Skinhead

Member of the skinhead subculture arising in late 1960s England or its diaspora, often incorrectly associated with violence and white-supremacist or anti-immigrant principles.

Examples :

"Several skins attended the local music festival, attracting attention with their shaved heads. "

Varios skinheads asistieron al festival de música local, atrayendo la atención con sus cabezas rapadas.

culture group society style person history essential