strip

S2 W2

BrE /strɪp/ AmE /strɪp/

verb / noun en → es

past stripped pp stripped ing stripping

1 REMOVE LAYER [transitive] B1

to remove the outer layer of something, such as skin or bark from a tree

despojar, quitar la corteza

  • strip something

Collocations strip the paint off · strip a tree of its bark

  • The workers stripped the old wallpaper from the walls.

    Los trabajadores despegaron el papel pintado antiguo de las paredes.

2 REMOVE CLOTHES [transitive] B1

to remove your clothes, or to make someone else remove their clothes

desnudarse, quitarle la ropa a alguien

  • strip somebody of something

Collocations strip down to one's underwear · strip someone naked

  • He stripped off his shirt and jumped into the pool.

    Se quitó la camisa y saltó a la piscina.

3 REMOVE RIGHT [transitive] B2

to remove someone's rights or possessions, often as a punishment

despojar de algo, privar de algo

  • strip somebody of something

Collocations strip someone of their rights · strip a company of its assets

  • The government stripped the rebels of their weapons.

    El gobierno desarmó a los rebeldes.

1 BARE [noun] A2

a long, narrow piece of cloth or paper that is used for wrapping something or covering part of the body

tira de tela / papel

  • a strip

Collocations bandage strip · candy wrapper strip

  • He wrapped the package in brown paper strips.

    Envolvió el paquete en tiras de papel marrón.

2 REGION [noun] B1

an area of land that has a particular feature or purpose, such as an industrial strip along the edge of a city

zona / franja

  • a strip

Collocations strip mall · industrial strip

  • The city has a long industrial strip along its eastern edge.

    La ciudad tiene una larga franja industrial en su borde este.

Phrasal verbs

strip down REMOVE CLOTHES B1

desnudarse, quitarse la ropa

  • He stripped down to his swimming trunks.

    Se desvistió hasta quedarse con el bañador.

strip off REMOVE CLOTHES B1

quitarse la ropa, desnudarse

  • She stripped off her coat and threw it on the bed.

    Se quitó el abrigo y lo tiró en la cama.

strip out REMOVE PARTS B2

quitar partes, eliminar

  • The company stripped out all the unnecessary parts of the business.

    La empresa eliminó todas las partes innecesarias del negocio.

strip away REMOVE LAYER B2

quitar una capa, despojar

  • The wind stripped the paint away from the walls.

    El viento desprendió la pintura de las paredes.

strip down to REMOVE CLOTHES B2

desnudarse hasta, quitarse la ropa hasta

  • He stripped down to his T-shirt and shorts.

    Se desvistió hasta quedarse con la camiseta y los pantalones cortos.

Idioms

strip something bare B2

despojar algo por completo, dejar algo desnudo

  • The storm stripped the trees bare.

    La tormenta dejó a los árboles completamente desprovistos.

strip something down to basics C1

reducir algo a lo esencial, simplificar algo

  • We need to strip the project down to its basic elements.

    Necesitamos reducir el proyecto a sus elementos básicos.

strip something off B2

quitar algo por completo, despojar de algo

  • The wind stripped the leaves off the trees.

    El viento arrancó las hojas de los árboles.