piel-1
skin ; fur ; peel ; hide.
A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards.
The article 'Furs, feathers and fins: recommended reading' presents a selected, annotated list of especially outstanding periodicals about pets is provided.
Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.
She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
abrigo de pieles
fur coat
The author likens the activity of scientometrics to the measurement of a fur coat with a micrometer.
cambiar la piel
moult [molt, -USA]
It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
cáncer de piel
skin cancer
The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cazador de pieles
fur trapper
Popular quarry of fur trappers are beaver, coon, mink, ermine, marten and muskrat.
chaqueta de piel
leather jacket
That was also the conference where we presented her with a leather jacket ... it was a great time.
cola de piel de conejo
rabbit-skin glue
Some gilders would mix bole with rabbit-skin glue to stick gold leaf on objects.
comercio de pieles
fur trade
The book centres on the life styles and other aspects of early 19th century fur trade society.
con los nervios a flor de piel
edgy [edgier -comp., edgiest -sup.]
nervy [nervier -comp., nerviest -sup.]
on edge
highly-strung
His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.
The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
crema para la piel
skin cream
Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
cuidado de la piel
skin care
The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
curtido de la piel
leatherwork
For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of Handicrafts.
dejarse la piel
sweat + blood
work + Posesivo + butt off
slog + Posesivo + guts out
play out + Posesivo + skin
work + Posesivo + tail off
work + Posesivo + ass off
work + Posesivo + arse off
work + Posesivo + proverbials off
After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good.
They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour.
James played out his skin and always led by example both in defence and attack.
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
What do you think of a woman expecting a baby working her ass off supporting a sorry ass man that will not work?.
She did what she could and worked her arse off to complete her assignment not only on time but to the best of her abilities.
To his credit, he's worked his proverbials off since he realised that reaching the 'Promised Land' was not just a daydream.
dejarse la piel trabajando
work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone
go at it + hammer and tongs
work + Posesivo + to the bone
There are plenty of those out there who are working their fingers to the bone and still have a hard time keeping their heads above water.
If you make the conscious decision to go at it hammer and tongs and work yourself to the bone, then your colleagues may view your actions as something that could bring the company back from the depths.
If you make the conscious decision to go at it hammer and tongs and work yourself to the bone, then your colleagues may view your actions as something that could bring the company back from the depths.
de piel blanca
white-skinned
White-skinned people with blue eyes aren't just responsible for the current crisis; the blue-eyed palefaces are responsible for saddling the world with a financial system that has a built-in tendency to crash.
de piel gruesa
thick-skinned
The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.
de piel morena
swarthy [swarthier -comp., swarthiest -sup.]
swarthy-skinned
According to family legend, some of them had 'dark hair and swarthy skin' = Según la leyenda familiar, algunos de ellos tenían el pelo negro y la piel morena.
I tend to be attracted to swarthy-skinned black-haired people - just because I am the opposite, I guess.
enfermedad de la piel
skin disease
Cutaneous mycoses are the most common fungal skin diseases seen in dogs.
estrías de la piel [Generalmente provocadas por el embarazo o por un gran pérdida de peso]
stretch marks
Many women would do pretty much anything to get shot of stretch marks.
injerto de piel
skin graft
In similarly superficial wounds that were larger, the wounds were covered with skin grafts.
irritación de la piel
skin irritation
This article considers the problem of skin irritation and dermatitis caused by the chemical ingredients of printing inks.
irritación de la piel producida por el viento
windburn
The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
jugarse la piel
risk + Posesivo + life
risk + life and limb
risk + Posesivo + neck
Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago.
The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
mancha de la piel [Generalmente las que aparecen con la edad]
age spot
The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
mudar la piel
moult [molt, -USA]
It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
parche para la piel
skin patch
These travel sickness tablets and skin patches are only provided on prescription.
personas de piel blanca, las
fair skinned, the
Research has also found that the fair skinned Eurocentric model is the somatic norm for advertising.
piel blanca
fair skin
Freckles are caused by exposure to sunlight, especially on those with fair skin.
piel de animal
pelt
When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was their cost: they involved a considerable regular outlay on the materials of their construction, especially pelts.
piel de ante
suede
English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
piel de becerro
calfskin
Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.
piel de cabra [Utilizada en la encuadernación en piel] [En la encuadernación, nombre general dado a los distintos tipos de piel de cabra]
goat
goatskin
morocco
Various skins were used for leather bindings - calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest - and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.
Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
piel de carnero [Utilizada en la encuadernación en piel]
sheep
sheepskin
The normal trade binding for most of the hand-press period was an inexpensive covering of calf or sheep.
The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
piel de cerdo
pigskin
Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.
piel de foca
sealskin
She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
piel de gallina [Utilizado más comúnmente in inglés americano] [Utilizado más comúnmente en inglés británico]
goosebumps
goose pimples
gooseflesh
goose skin
chicken skin
chill bumps
Goosebumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair.
Supposedly goosepimples are found where our ancestors had hair so it's as if the body is trying to erect hair we don't have.
In addition, patients were asked to mark start and propagation of gooseflesh symptoms on a body sketch.
Attached to the follicle are tiny muscles which erect the follicle and with it the hair, a mechanism which also accounts for gooseskin.
She has really bad chickenskin all over her upper arms and patches on her thighs and upper and lower back.
Another cause for chill bumps and shivers is your autonomic nervous system 'flight or fight' response.
piel de naranja [Condición de la piel]
cellulite
orange skin
orange peel
Hormonal abnormalities and genetic syndromes are related to obesity and its dermatoses; however, cellulite is not related to obesity.
The depressions of the surface that give the appearance of orange skin are the exaggerated pits of the hair follicles.
Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
piel de plátano
banana skin
banana peel
The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.
Banana peels gets rid of warts and when toasted to a crisp, gives roses and other flowers a huge boost of potassium to help them flower.
piel de topo
moleskin
Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
piel de vaca
cowhide
cowskin
I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor.
That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
piel roja
redskin
The redskins hate the palefaces and their hatred has been glowing for centuries ever since the first white man appeared on this continent.
piel sintética
leatherette
fun fur
fake fur
faux fur
Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
People from all walks of life are beginning to use fun fur instead of buying animal pelts which mostly likely come from abused animals.
First introduced in 1929, advances in polymer technology have tremendously improved fake fur quality.
Consumers in the market for faux fur must be extra vigilant after an investigation has revealed that real fur from animals is being used instead.
poner la piel de gallina
make + Posesivo + skin crawl
give + Nombre + the willies
give + Nombre + the creeps
give + Nombre + the shivers
give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies
give + Nombre + goosebumps
get + goose pimples
give + Nombre + chicken skin
give + Nombre + goose pimples
get + goosebumps
break out in + goosebumps
break out in + goose pimples
give + Nombre + gooseflesh
get + chicken skin
get + chill bumps
give + Nombre + chill bumps
get + gooseflesh
come out in + gooseflesh
come out in + goosebumps
come out in + goose pimples
make + Posesivo + flesh creep
make + Posesivo + flesh crawl
Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
The romance fizzled - Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies.
He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps.
The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within.
The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps.
The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goosebumps.
We can't control whether we get goosepimples or not because it's an automatic reaction or reflex.
His voice or his appearance gives me chickenskin ever since I read about him and his granddaughter.
His blonde hair shining in the sun and the heat from the sun, for some reason gave her goosepimples.
For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.
In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time.
She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples.
When I first read this a year ago, it gave me gooseflesh.
I saw this game in 1986 and I've got chickenskin watching it now just like back then.
Why do you get chill bumps when you get out of a pool during a hot summer day?.
The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee.
I swear I got gooseflesh the first time I listened to this track.
You come out in gooseflesh when they tell you what they have lived through in these 15 years of hardship.
When I first heard the song I came out in goosebumps and felt my heart, brain, mouth, skin, belly, soul alter.
Despite all this, her performance had me coming out in goose pimples.
The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.
The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath.
respuesta galvánica de la piel
skin conductivity
skin electrical conductivity
A polygraph (also known as a lie detector) is a device that measures blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions.
The standard method of polygraphy depends on four measurements: heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and skin electrical conductivity.
sentir hormigueo en la piel
tingle
In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.
ser de raza negra o de piel morena
be coloured
In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
sin piel
skinless
Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 milligrams per kilogram.
tela de piel de topo
moleskin
Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
trozo de piel
skin
A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards.
verruga de la piel
skin wart
Skin warts are the most common sign of infection with papillomavirus.
