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stripping

/ˈstrɪpɪŋ/

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verb

Quitar, despojar

To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes.

Examples :

"Norm will strip the old varnish before painting the chair."

Norm quitará el barniz viejo antes de pintar la silla.

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verb

Desnudarse

(usually intransitive) To take off clothing.

Examples :

"Seeing that no one else was about, he stripped and dived into the river."

Al ver que no había nadie más, se desnudó y se zambulló en el río.

appearance body action

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verb

Hacer un striptease

To perform a striptease.

Examples :

"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 haciendo un striptease.

entertainment sex action body culture

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verb

Despojar, saquear, despojar

To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.

Examples :

"The athlete was stripped of his medal after failing a drugs test."

Al atleta le despojaron de su medalla después de fallar un control antidopaje.

action law property business economy

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verb

Descargar, vaciar

To remove cargo from (a container).

Examples :

"The workers are stripping the cargo containers of their supplies. "

Los trabajadores están descargando los contenedores de carga de sus suministros.

business commerce nautical industry

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verb

Pelar, dañar la rosca

To remove (the thread or teeth) from a screw, nut, or gear, especially inadvertently by overtightening.

Examples :

"He was tightening the bolt too hard and ended up stripping the threads, so now he can't fasten the shelf properly. "

Estaba apretando el perno demasiado fuerte y terminó dañando la rosca, por lo que ahora no puede sujetar la estantería correctamente.

technical machine part industry

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verb

Pelar, desgastar la rosca

To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut.

Examples :

"I tightened the bolt too much, and now it's stripping, so the shelf is still wobbly. "

Apreté demasiado el perno, y ahora se está pelando la rosca, así que la estantería todavía está inestable.

technical machine part function

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verb

Decolorar

To remove color from hair, cloth, etc. to prepare it to receive new color.

Examples :

"She's stripping the dark dye from her hair before she can color it blonde. "

Ella está decolorando el tinte oscuro de su cabello antes de poder teñirlo de rubio.

color chemistry process

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verb

Quitar todas las cartas de un palo a otro jugador

To remove all cards of a particular suit from another player. (See also strip-squeeze.)

Examples :

"During the card game, Sarah focused on stripping Michael of all his hearts suits. "

Durante el juego de cartas, Sarah se centró en quitarle a Michael todas sus cartas de corazones.

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verb

Vaciar por presión

To empty (tubing) by applying pressure to the outside of (the tubing) and moving that pressure along (the tubing).

Examples :

"The nurse was careful when stripping the IV tubing to remove any remaining medication. "

La enfermera tuvo cuidado al vaciar por presión el tubo intravenoso para eliminar cualquier medicamento restante.

technical machine process function

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verb

Ordeñar

To milk a cow, especially by stroking and compressing the teats to draw out the last of the milk.

Examples :

"The farmer was stripping the cow to make sure he got every last drop of milk. "

El granjero estaba ordeñando la vaca para asegurarse de obtener hasta la última gota de leche.

animal agriculture food action process

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verb

Extraer la hueva o lecha de los peces

To press out the ripe roe or milt from fishes, for artificial fecundation.

Examples :

"The hatchery worker is carefully stripping the female salmon of her eggs to fertilize them artificially. "

El trabajador del criadero está extrayendo cuidadosamente los huevos de la hembra de salmón para fertilizarlos artificialmente.

fish biology physiology agriculture

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verb

Emitir una serie de televisión a la misma hora 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.

Examples :

"The television station is stripping their new sitcom across the week, showing a new episode every weekday. "

La estación de televisión está emitiendo su nueva comedia de situación durante toda la semana, mostrando un nuevo episodio cada día de la semana.

media entertainment communication

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verb

Despojar, quitar la superficie en tiras

To pare off the surface of (land) in strips.

Examples :

"The construction crew is stripping the land in preparation for the new housing development. "

El equipo de construcción está despojando la tierra en preparación para el nuevo desarrollo de viviendas.

agriculture environment

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verb

Despojar, quitar la tierra superficial

To remove the overlying earth from (a deposit).

Examples :

"The construction crew is stripping the topsoil to prepare the land for the new building. "

El equipo de construcción está quitando la capa superficial del suelo para preparar el terreno para el nuevo edificio.

geology environment agriculture

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verb

Superar, rebasar

To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip.

Examples :

"The runner was stripping away from the competition in the final stretch of the race. "

El corredor estaba superando a la competencia en la recta final de la carrera.

achievement action

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verb

Decapar, quitar el revestimiento metálico

To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by acids or electrolytic action.

Examples :

"The factory is stripping the chrome plating from the old car bumpers to recycle the metal. "

La fábrica está decapando el cromado de los parachoques viejos para reciclar el metal.

technical industry material chemistry process

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verb

Eliminar, limpiar

To remove fibre, flock, or lint from; said of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged.

Examples :

"The carding machine was stripping the wool, removing the short fibers and leaving the longer strands ready for spinning. "

La máquina de cardado estaba eliminando la lana, quitando las fibras cortas y dejando las hebras más largas listas para hilar.

machine industry technical agriculture

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verb

Quitar 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".

Examples :

"After curing the tobacco leaves, the workers began stripping them from the stalks and tying them into neat bundles. "

Después de curar las hojas de tabaco, los trabajadores comenzaron a quitar las hojas de los tallos y a atarlas en paquetes ordenados.

agriculture plant process work

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verb

Desvenar

To remove the midrib from (tobacco leaves).

Examples :

"After harvesting, workers are stripping the tobacco leaves to prepare them for curing. "

Después de la cosecha, los trabajadores están desvenando las hojas de tabaco para prepararlas para el curado.

agriculture plant process

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noun

Despojo, desnudamiento

The act of one who strips.

Examples :

"The stripping of the old wallpaper was a messy but necessary part of the home renovation project. "

El despojo del papel tapiz viejo fue una parte desordenada pero necesaria del proyecto de renovación del hogar.

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noun

Stripping, separación

A physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream

Examples :

"The chemical plant uses stripping to remove ammonia from its wastewater before releasing it. "

La planta química utiliza stripping para eliminar el amoníaco de sus aguas residuales antes de liberarlas.

technical chemistry process industry science