Meaning
to peel; to fleece
- to remove the skin or rind from fruits or vegetables
- to overcharge or fleece someone drastically (colloquial)
In a sentence
Mi aiuti a pelare le patate per la cena di stasera?
Can you help me peel the potatoes for dinner tonight?
Non entrare in quel locale turistico perché ti pelano senza pietà!
Don't go into that tourist place because they'll fleece you mercilessly!
Ho già pelato le carote per preparare l'insalata.
I have already peeled the carrots to make the salad.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pelare | infinitive |
| pelo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| peli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pela | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| pelate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pelano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pelavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pelavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pelava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pelavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pelavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pelavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pelai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pelasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pelò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pelammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pelaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pelarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pelerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pelerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pelerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| peleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pelerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| peleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| peli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| peli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| peli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| peliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pelino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pelassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pelassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pelasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pelassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pelaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pelassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pelerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| peleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pelerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| peleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pelereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pelerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pela | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| peliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pelate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| pelando | gerund |
| pelato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- In colloquial Italian, 'pelare qualcuno' means to rip someone off or overcharge them heavily.