Peel

  • 31Peel — Peel, Robert …

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  • 32Peel — (sir Robert) (1788 1850) homme politique britannique. Député tory (1809), ministre de l Intérieur (1822 1830), Premier ministre (1834 1835 et 1841 1846), il restructura son parti (devenu le parti conservateur en 1832) et fit adopter d importantes …

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  • 33Peel — Peel, Rob|ert (1788 1850) a British Conservative politician who established the first official British police force and introduced freedoms for Roman Catholics. He was ↑prime minister from 1834 to 1835 and 1841 to 1846 …

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  • 34Peel — [pēl] Robert 1788 1850; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1834 35; 1841 46) …

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  • 35Peel — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Peel », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Patronyme Dwayne Peel, joueur de rugby gallois… …

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  • 36peel — peel1 [ pil ] verb * 1. ) transitive to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable: First peel the potatoes and cut them in half. 2. ) transitive to remove something from the surface of something else, especially by taking one end or side and… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 37peel — peel1 peelable, adj. /peel/, v.t. 1. to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc.: to peel an orange. 2. to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something: to peel paint from a car …

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  • 38peel — 01. I [peeled] the potatoes and carrots, and then put them on to boil. 02. My sister was able to [peel] an apple in one long continuous strip. 03. You can put a bit of zest from a lemon [peel] in the cookies to give them a special tangy taste. 04 …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 39peel — peel1 [pi:l] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: pilare to remove the hair from , from pilus hair ] 1.) [T] to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables ▪ Peel and dice the potatoes. 2.) if skin, paper, or paint peels, it comes off, usually in… …

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  • 40peel — I UK [piːl] / US [pɪl] verb Word forms peel : present tense I/you/we/they peel he/she/it peels present participle peeling past tense peeled past participle peeled * 1) [transitive] to remove the skin from a fruit or vegetable First peel the… …

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