peler

/pə.le/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
pèle
past
a pelé
perfect
pelé

Meaning

  1. to peel

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

éplucher

éplucher is more general, and can also mean "to scrutinize" something in detail figuratively; peler is more specifically the physical peeling action — both mean "to peel."

Similar in other languages

German

pellen

pellen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to peel."

Spanish

mondar

mondar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to peel."

Spanish

pelar

pelar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to peel."

Practice

1 What does peler mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ une pomme pour le dessert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches peler?

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