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peel

/pil/ /piːl/
GeneralCooking
  1. 1 soymak

Definition (English)

To remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable.

Example Sentences

  1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces.
    Patatesleri soyun ve küçük parçalar halinde kesin.
  2. Can you peel an apple for me?
    Benim için bir elma soyabilir misin?
General
  1. 1 soyulmak, pul pul dökülmek

Definition (English)

To come off in thin pieces, or to lose an outer layer in this way.

Example Sentences

  1. My back started to peel two days after the sunburn.
    Güneş yanığından iki gün sonra sırtım soyulmaya başladı.
  2. The paint on the old door is peeling badly.
    Eski kapının boyası kötü şekilde pul pul dökülüyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base peel
/pil/
Past peeled
/pild/
Participle peeled
/pild/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edpeel → peeled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. peeled /pild/

Synonyms

skinpare

Collocations

peel a fruitpeel an orangepeel potatoespeel the skinpeel off the skinpeel and chop

Phrases 6

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