strip
BrE /strɪp/ AmE /strɪp/
verb / noun en → es
past stripped pp stripped ing stripping
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
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The workers stripped the old wallpaper from the walls.
Los trabajadores despegaron el papel pintado antiguo de las paredes.
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
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He stripped off his shirt and jumped into the pool.
Se quitó la camisa y saltó a la piscina.
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
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The government stripped the rebels of their weapons.
El gobierno desarmó a los rebeldes.
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
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He wrapped the package in brown paper strips.
Envolvió el paquete en tiras de papel marrón.
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
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The city has a long industrial strip along its eastern edge.
La ciudad tiene una larga franja industrial en su borde este.
Phrasal verbs
desnudarse, quitarse la ropa
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He stripped down to his swimming trunks.
Se desvistió hasta quedarse con el bañador.
quitarse la ropa, desnudarse
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She stripped off her coat and threw it on the bed.
Se quitó el abrigo y lo tiró en la cama.
quitar partes, eliminar
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The company stripped out all the unnecessary parts of the business.
La empresa eliminó todas las partes innecesarias del negocio.
quitar una capa, despojar
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The wind stripped the paint away from the walls.
El viento desprendió la pintura de las paredes.
desnudarse hasta, quitarse la ropa hasta
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He stripped down to his T-shirt and shorts.
Se desvistió hasta quedarse con la camiseta y los pantalones cortos.
Idioms
despojar algo por completo, dejar algo desnudo
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The storm stripped the trees bare.
La tormenta dejó a los árboles completamente desprovistos.
reducir algo a lo esencial, simplificar algo
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We need to strip the project down to its basic elements.
Necesitamos reducir el proyecto a sus elementos básicos.
quitar algo por completo, despojar de algo
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The wind stripped the leaves off the trees.
El viento arrancó las hojas de los árboles.