- pelt
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verb1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) tirar, lanzar2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) correr a toda prisa3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) llover a cántaros•pelttr[pelt]noun1 (skin) piel nombre femenino, pellejo————————pelttr[pelt]transitive verb1 tirar, lanzar, arrojar■ they pelted him with eggs le tiraron huevos■ he was pelted with questions lo bombardearon a preguntasintransitive verb1 (rain) llover a cántaros (down, -)2 (run) correr a toda prisa, correr a toda pastilla; (move fast) ir a toda máquina, ir como un bólido\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto pelt somebody with stones apedrear a alguienpelt ['pɛlt] vt1) throw: lanzar, tirar (algo a alguien)2)to pelt with stones : apedrearpelt vibeat: golpear con fuerzathe rain was pelting down: llovía a cántarospelt n: piel f, pellejo mpeltn.• cuero s.m.• pellejo s.m.• piel s.f.• zalea s.f.v.• apedrear v.• caer con fuerza v.• tirar v.
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1. pelttransitive verbto pelt somebody with tomatoes — lanzarle* or tirarle tomates a alguien
to pelt somebody with stones — apedrear a alguien
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vi (colloq)1) (rush)they came pelting down the hill — bajaron la cuesta (corriendo) a toda velocidad or prisa
2) (fall heavily)it was pelting with rain — llovía a cántaros or a mares
the hail was pelting down — estaba granizando fuertísimo
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noun1) (animal skin) piel f; (stripped) cuero m2) (pace) (esp BrE colloq)at full pelt — a toda máquina, a todo lo que da (fam)
I [pelt]1.VTto pelt sb with eggs — arrojar or tirar huevos a algn
to pelt sb with stones — apedrear a algn
they pelted him with questions — lo acribillaron a preguntas
2. VI*1) (=fall fast)it's pelting with rain — está lloviendo a cántaros, está diluviando
2) (=go fast)to go pelting off — salir como un rayo
3.Nto go full pelt — ir a todo correr, ir a toda pastilla *
- pelt down
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[pelt]N (=fur) piel f ; (=skin) pellejo m* * *
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1. [pelt]transitive verbto pelt somebody with tomatoes — lanzarle* or tirarle tomates a alguien
to pelt somebody with stones — apedrear a alguien
2.
vi (colloq)1) (rush)they came pelting down the hill — bajaron la cuesta (corriendo) a toda velocidad or prisa
2) (fall heavily)it was pelting with rain — llovía a cántaros or a mares
the hail was pelting down — estaba granizando fuertísimo
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noun1) (animal skin) piel f; (stripped) cuero m2) (pace) (esp BrE colloq)at full pelt — a toda máquina, a todo lo que da (fam)
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
