noun🔗ShareFranja, tiraA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area."The countries were in dispute over the ownership of a strip of desert about 100 metres wide."Los países estaban en disputa por la propiedad de una franja de desierto de unos 100 metros de ancho.areageographyplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTira, franja(usually countable, sometimes uncountable) A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively."I have some strip left over after fitting out the kitchen."Me queda alguna tira después de equipar la cocina.materialpartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTira cómica, historietaA comic strip."My favorite comic strip is in the newspaper every Sunday. "Mi tira cómica favorita está en el periódico todos los domingos.entertainmentmediastoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePista de aterrizajeA landing strip."The airplane landed safely on the long, smooth strip of asphalt. "El avión aterrizó de forma segura en la larga y lisa pista de aterrizaje de asfalto.areaplacevehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFilete de tira, bistecA strip steak."He ordered a strip steak for dinner. "Pidió un filete de tira para la cena.foodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCalle comercial, zona comercialA street with multiple shopping or entertainment possibilities."The shopping strip was crowded with people browsing the shops. "La zona comercial estaba llena de gente que miraba las tiendas.areaentertainmentplacecommerceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÁrea de juegoThe playing area, roughly 14 meters by 2 meters."The basketball team practiced their layups on the court's strip. "El equipo de baloncesto practicó sus bandejas en el área de juego de la cancha.sportareaessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUniforme, equipaciónThe uniform of a football team, or the same worn by supporters."The football team wore their bright yellow strip to the game. "El equipo de fútbol usó su uniforme amarillo brillante para el partido.sportwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCanaleta para lavar mineralA trough for washing ore."The miners used the large strip to wash the gold ore. "Los mineros usaron la canaleta grande para lavar el mineral de oro.utensilmachineagricultureindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa emisión de un proyectil desde un arma rayada sin adquirir el movimiento en espiralThe issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun without acquiring the spiral motion."The marksman's clumsy handling of the rifle resulted in a strip, causing the bullet to fly straight instead of spinning. "El manejo torpe del rifle por parte del tirador resultó en una emisión sin espiral, lo que provocó que la bala volara recta en lugar de girar.militaryweaponphysicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTelenovela, serie diariaA television series aired at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule."The popular children's show aired as a strip, Monday through Friday, at 7:00 pm. "El popular programa infantil se emitía como una serie diaria, de lunes a viernes, a las 7:00 pm.mediaentertainmenttimetypeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDesnudo, stripteaseThe act of removing one's clothes; a striptease."She stood up on the table and did a strip."Se subió a la mesa e hizo un desnudo.entertainmentactionbodysexstagecultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJuego de striptease(of games) Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes."strip poker; strip Scrabble"Póquer striptease; Scrabble stripteaseentertainmentgamesexessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitar, despojarTo remove or take away, often in strips or stripes."Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."Norm quitará el barniz viejo antes de pintar la silla.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesnudarse, quitarse la ropa(usually intransitive) To take off clothing."Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river."Viendo que no había nadie más, se desnudó y se zambulló en el río.bodyhumanactionwearessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesnudarse, hacer un stripteaseTo perform a striptease."In the seedy club, a group of drunken men were watching a woman stripping."En el club sórdido, un grupo de hombres borrachos observaban a una mujer desnudándose.entertainmentsexactionbodystagecultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, robar, quitarTo take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest."The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test."Al atleta le quitaron la medalla después de fallar una prueba de drogas.actionpropertybusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescargar, vaciarTo remove cargo from (a container)."The workers stripped the cargo container of its electronics before loading the rest of the goods. "Los trabajadores descargaron el contenedor de carga de sus componentes electrónicos antes de cargar el resto de la mercancía.businesscommercenauticalindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBarrer la roscaTo remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening."The mechanic stripped the screw head while trying to tighten it too much. "El mecánico barrió la rosca de la cabeza del tornillo al intentar apretarlo demasiado.technicalmachinetechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesgastar la rosca, barrer la roscaTo fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut."The screw stripped while I was trying to tighten it, so I couldn't finish the project. "La rosca del tornillo se barrió mientras intentaba apretarlo, así que no pude terminar el proyecto.technicalmachinepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecolorarTo remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color."The hairdresser stripped the woman's hair before dyeing it a vibrant blue. "El peluquero decoloró el cabello de la mujer antes de teñirlo de un azul vibrante.colorchemistryprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescartar todas las cartas de un palo de otro jugadorTo remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)"During the card game, Maria stripped all the hearts from her opponent. "Durante el juego de cartas, María descartó todos los corazones de su oponente.gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExprimirTo empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing)."The plumber stripped the water pipes to remove the blockage. "El fontanero exprimió las tuberías de agua para eliminar el bloqueo.technicalmachineprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOrdeñarTo milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk."The farmer carefully stripped the cow, getting every last drop of milk. "El granjero ordeñó cuidadosamente la vaca, obteniendo hasta la última gota de leche.animalagriculturefoodprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraer la hueva o lecha madura de los peces para la fecundación artificialTo press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation."The biologist carefully stripped the fish to collect the milt for the breeding program. "El biólogo extrajo cuidadosamente la lecha del pez para recolectar la lecha para el programa de reproducción.fishbiologyagriculturescienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEmitir una serie de televisión diariamente (o al menos de lunes a viernes)To run a television series at the same time daily (or at least on Mondays to Fridays), so that it appears as a strip straight across the weekly schedule."The soap opera is stripped across the daytime schedule, airing daily from Monday to Friday. "La telenovela se emite diariamente de lunes a viernes en la programación diurna.mediaentertainmentcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, quitar la superficie en tirasTo pare off the surface of (land) in strips."The farmer used a machine to strip the topsoil from the field in narrow strips. "El agricultor usó una máquina para despojar la capa superior del suelo del campo en tiras estrechas.agricultureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDespojar, quitar la capa superficialTo remove the overlying earth from (a deposit)."The farmer will strip the topsoil from the field to prepare for planting new seeds. "El granjero quitará la capa superficial del campo para prepararse para plantar nuevas semillas.geologyagricultureenvironmentindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSuperar, rebasarTo pass; to get clear of; to outstrip."The fast runner easily stripped the other competitors in the race. "El corredor rápido superó fácilmente a los otros competidores en la carrera.achievementactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDecaparTo remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action."The jeweler used an acid to strip the silver plating from the decorative bowl. "El joyero usó un ácido para decapar el baño de plata del cuenco decorativo.chemistryindustrymaterialsciencetechnologyprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLimpiar, quitarTo remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged."The carding machine needs to strip the teeth of the carding machine to remove the accumulated lint before it can process more wool. "La máquina de cardado necesita limpiar los dientes de la máquina de cardado para quitar la pelusa acumulada antes de que pueda procesar más lana.technicalmachineagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareQuitar las hojas curadas de los tallos de (tabaco) y atarlas en "manos"To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and tie them into "hands"."The tobacco farmer carefully stripped the leaves from the stalks and tied them into neat bundles. "El agricultor de tabaco quitó cuidadosamente las hojas de los tallos y las ató en paquetes ordenados.agricultureplantprocessworkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesvenarTo remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves)."The farmer carefully stripped the midrib from the tobacco leaves. "El agricultor desvenó cuidadosamente las hojas de tabaco.agricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading