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skin [skɪn] n 1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a. the tissue forming the outer covering of the vertebrate body: it consists of two layers (see dermis, epidermis), the outermost of which may be covered with hair, scales, feathers, etc. It is mainly protective and sensory in function 2. a person's complexion a fair skin 3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any similar covering in a plant or lower animal 4. any coating or film, such as one that forms on the surface of a liquid 5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) unsplit leather made from the outer covering of various mammals, reptiles, etc. Compare hide2 [1] 6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the outer covering of a fur-bearing animal, dressed and finished with the hair on 7. a container made from animal skin 8. (Engineering / Aeronautics) the outer covering surface of a vessel, rocket, etc. 9. a person's skin regarded as his life to save one's skin 10. (Music / Instruments) (often plural) Informal (in jazz or pop use) a drum 11. Informal short for skinhead 12. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a cigarette paper used for rolling a cannabis cigarette 13. Anglo-Irish slang a person; sort he's a good old skin by the skin of one's teeth by a narrow margin; only just get under one's skin Informal to irritate one jump out of one's skin to be very startled no skin off one's nose Informal not a matter that affects one adversely thick (or thin) skin an insensitive (or sensitive) nature vb skins, skinning, skinned 1. (tr) to remove the outer covering from (fruit, etc.) 2. (Medicine / Pathology) (tr) to scrape a small piece of skin from (a part of oneself) in falling, etc. he skinned his knee 3. (often foll by over) to cover (something) with skin or a skinlike substance or (of something) to become covered in this way 4. (tr) Slang to strip of money; swindle adj 1. relating to or for the skin skin cream 2. Slang chiefly US involving or depicting nudity skin magazines See also skin up [Old English scinn, from Old Norse skinn] skinless adj skinlike adj
Skin absence of pigmentation in the skin. Medicine. a congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, ranging in scope from partial to total. Also albinoism. Cf. melanism. — albino, n. — albinotic, adj. the surgical process of removing the outer layer of the skin, as for cosmetic purposes in the removal of acne scars, etc. neuralgia of the skin. 1. the patterns of ridges of skin on the fingers and palm and the bottoms of the feet. 2. the study dealing with these patterns. — dermatoglyphic, adj. Medicine. a condition in which lightly touching or scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks. Also dermatographia, dermographia, dermographism. — dermatographic, adj. Anatomy. a description of the skin. — dermatographic, adj. the branch of medicine that studies the skin and its diseases. — dermatologist, n. — dermatological, adj. an abnormal fear of skin disease. Also dermatosiophobia, dermatopathophobia. any form of plastic surgery of the skin, as skin grafts. dermatographism. the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples. a darkening of the skin caused by an unusually high amount of pigmentation. abnormal thickening of the skin. Cf. pachymenia. — pachydermic, adj. thickening of the skin or of a membrane. Cf. pachydermia. — pachymenic, adj. a mania for picking at growths. the treatment of disease, especially diseases of the skin, with light rays. — phototherapeutic, adj. the state or quality of being wrinkled, as the skin. — rugose, adj. a person with light-colored hair and fair complexion. — xantho-chroid, xanthochroous, adj.
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skin noun 1. complexion, colouring, skin tone, cuticle, epidermis, dermis His skin is clear and smooth. Translations skin [skɪn] A. N 1. [of person] → piel f; [of face] → cutis m; (= complexion) → tez f to wear wool next to one's skin → llevar prenda de lana sobre la piel to be skin and bone → estar en los huesos he's nothing but skin and bone → está en los huesos to jump out of one's skin → llevarse un tremendo susto it's no skin off my nose → a mí ni me va ni me viene, me da igual or lo mismo to save one's skin → salvar el pellejo by the skin of one's teeth → por los pelos to have a thick/thin skin → ser poco sensible/muy susceptible to get under sb's skin (= annoy) → irritar or molestar a algn I've got you under my skin → no puedo dejar de pensar en ti 3. [of fruit, vegetable] → piel f, cáscara f; (discarded) → mondaduras fpl 4. (= crust) (on paint, milk pudding) → nata f 5. (for wine) → odre m 6. (Aer, Naut) → revestimiento m 7. = skinhead B. VT 1. [+ animal] → despellejar, desollar I'll skin him alive! (fig) → ¡lo voy a matar!, ¡lo voy a desollar vivo! to keep one's eyes skinned for sth → andar ojo alerta por algo there's more than one way to skin a cat → cada uno tiene su manera de hacer las cosas, cada maestrillo tiene su librillo 2. [+ fruit] → pelar, quitar la piel a; [+ tree] → descortezar 4. (= steal from) → despellejar, esquilmar C. CPD skin cancer N → cáncer m de piel skin colour N (= colour of one's skin) → color m de la piel; (= shade) → color m natural skin disease N → enfermedad f de la piel skin diver N → buceador(a) m/f, buzo mf, submarinista mf skin diving N → buceo m, submarinismo m skin flick N → película f porno skin freshener N → tónico m para la piel skin game N (US) → estafa f skin graft(ing) N → injerto m de piel skin trade N → publicación f de revistas porno skin wound N → herida f superficial skin up VI + ADV → liar(un porro) skin [ˈskɪn] n [person] → peau f The poison may be absorbed through the skin → Ce poison peut être absorbé par la peau. She's got beautiful, clear skin → Elle a une belle peau claire. soaked to the skin → trempé(e) jusqu'aux os to jump out of one's skin → sursauter to save one's own skin → sauver sa peau to do sth by the skin of one's teeth → faire qch de justesse to have a thick skin (fig) → être blindé(e) (= pelt) [animal] → peau f [fruit, vegetable] → peau f (on liquid) → peau f skin n → Haut f; to be soaked to the skin → bis auf die Haut nass sein; he’s nothing but skin and bone(s) nowadays → er ist nur noch Haut und Knochen; that’s no skin off his nose (esp Brit inf) → das braucht ihn nicht zu stören; that’s no skin off my nose (esp Brit inf) → das juckt mich nicht (inf); to get inside the skin of a part (Theat) → in einer Rolle aufgehen; all men/women are brothers/sisters under the skin → im Grunde sind alle Menschen gleich; to save one’s own skin → die eigene Haut retten; to jump out of one’s skin (inf) → erschreckt hochfahren; to get under somebody’s skin (inf: = irritate) → jdm auf die Nerven gehen (inf); (= fascinate, music, voice) → jdm unter die Haut gehen; (person) → jdn faszinieren; (= understand) → jdn verstehen; I’ve got you under my skin → du hast mirs angetan; to have a thick/thin skin (fig) → ein dickes Fell (inf) → /eine dünne Haut haben; by the skin of one’s teeth (inf) → mit knapper Not, mit Ach und Krach (inf) (for wine etc) → Schlauch m (on milk etc) → Haut f (for duplicating) → Matrize f (= skinhead) → Skin m (Drugs inf: = cigarette paper) → Zigarettenpapier nt (zum Rauchen von Drogen) vt animal → häuten; fruit → schälen; grapes, tomatoes → enthäuten; there’s more than one way to skin a cat (inf) → es gibt nicht nur einen Weg; to skin somebody alive (inf) → jdm den Kopf abreißen (hum inf) ? eye (= graze) knee → abschürfen skin: skin care n → Hautpflege f skin-deep adj ? beauty skin disease n → Hautkrankheit f skin-diver n → Sporttaucher(in) m(f) skin diving n → Sporttauchen nt skin flick n (US inf) → Porno(film) m skinflint n (inf) → Geizkragen m (inf) skin: skin game n (US inf) → Schwindel m skin graft n → Hauttransplantation or -verpflanzung f skin: skin test n → Hauttest m skintight adj → hauteng skin [skɪn] 1. n a. (gen) → pelle f; (of fruit, vegetable) → buccia; (of boat, aircraft) → rivestimento; (for duplicating) → matrice f per duplicatori; (crust, on paint, milk pudding, thin) → pellicola; (thick) → crosta next to the skin → a contatto con la pelle to have a thick/thin skin (fig) → non essere/essere suscettibile by the skin of one's teeth (fig) → per un pelo wet or soaked to the skin → bagnato/a fino al midollo to be (all) skin and bone (fig) → essere pelle e ossa to get under sb's skin (fig) → dare sui nervi a qn I've got you under my skin (fig) → ti ho nella pelle it's no skin off my nose (fig) (fam) (does not concern me) → non sono affari miei (does not hurt me) → non mi costa niente b. (fam) = skinhead 2. vt (animal) → spellare, scuoiare, scorticare; (fruit) → sbucciare, pelare to skin one's knee/elbow → sbucciarsi or scorticarsi un ginocchio/gomito I'll skin him alive! (fig) → lo scortico vivo! keep your eyes skinned for a garage → tieni gli occhi aperti per un distributore skin [skɪn] 1. n a. (gen) → pelle f; (of fruit, vegetable) → buccia; (of boat, aircraft) → rivestimento; (for duplicating) → matrice f per duplicatori; (crust, on paint, milk pudding, thin) → pellicola; (thick) → crosta next to the skin → a contatto con la pelle to have a thick/thin skin (fig) → non essere/essere suscettibile by the skin of one's teeth (fig) → per un pelo wet or soaked to the skin → bagnato/a fino al midollo to be (all) skin and bone (fig) → essere pelle e ossa to get under sb's skin (fig) → dare sui nervi a qn I've got you under my skin (fig) → ti ho nella pelle it's no skin off my nose (fig) (fam) (does not concern me) → non sono affari miei (does not hurt me) → non mi costa niente b. (fam) = skinhead 2. vt (animal) → spellare, scuoiare, scorticare; (fruit) → sbucciare, pelare to skin one's knee/elbow → sbucciarsi or scorticarsi un ginocchio/gomito I'll skin him alive! (fig) → lo scortico vivo! keep your eyes skinned for a garage → tieni gli occhi aperti per un distributore n skin [skin] 1 the natural outer covering of an animal or person She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin. vel جِلْد кожа kůže hud die Haut δέρμα piel nahk پوست iho, nahka peau עוֹר त्वचा koža bőr kulit skinn, húð, hörund pelle 皮膚 피부 oda āda kulit huid skinn, hud skóra pele piele, epidermă кожа; шкура koža koža koža hud, skinn ผิวหนัง deri 皮膚 шкіра; шкура کھال، جلد، چمڑی da, bì 皮肤 2 a thin outer layer, as on a fruit a banana-skin; onion-skins. skil قِشْرَه кора slupka skræl; -skræl die Schale φλούδα piel, cáscara koor لايه kuori peau קְלִיפָּה परत ljuska, ljupina héj kulit hÿði pelle, buccia, scorza 皮 껍질 odelė miza kulit schil skinn, skall, skrell skórka casca pieliţă, coajă кожура, кожица šupka lupina kora skal เปลือก kabuk 外皮,外層 лушпиння; шкірка کسی چیز کی اوپری جلد vỏ (植物、果子等)外皮,壳 3 a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid Boiled milk often has a skin on it. skil طَبَقَه رَقيقَه коричка povlak, škraloup skind die Haut πέτσα película kile, nahk رويه kalvo peau קְרוּם झिल्ली या पपड़ी površina, kožica „bőr” (tejen) selaput skán pellicola 膜 (액체 표면의) 얇은 막 plėvelė plēve selaput vel snerk, hinne kożuch película caimac плёнка, пенка kož(k)a koža kajmak hinna, skinn ฝ้าที่อยู่ลอยบนผิวของเหลว kabuk, kaymak 液體冷卻後表面形成的薄層 оболонка; плівка کسی سیال کی سطح پر پتلی تہ lớp vỏ, lớp phủ 奶皮 v – past tense, past participle skinned – to remove the skin from He skinned and cooked the rabbit. afslag يَسْلَخ дера stáhnout kůži flå enthäuten γδέρνω despellejar, desollar nülgima پوست كندن nylkeä écorcher, éplucher לִפשוֹט עוֹר चमड़ा उतारना, छिलका हटाना oderati (kožu), oguliti (meg)nyúz menguliti flá scuoiare, spellare 皮をはぐ 껍질을 벗기다 nudirti odą nodīrāt/novilkt ādu menguliti villen flå; skrelle obdzierać/obierać ze skóry esfolar a jupui снимать кожу, шкуру stiahnuť kožu odreti oguliti flå ถลกหนัง derisini/kabuğunu soymak 剝皮 здирати шкіру, шкірку کھال اتارنا lột da, bóc vỏ 剥皮 n skin-diving diving and swimming under water with simple equipment (a mask, flippers etc). vryduik سِباحَةٌ تَحت الماء باسْتِعمال جِهاز تَنَفُّس плаване под вода potápění dykning das Sporttauchen υποβρύχια κολύμβηση buceo, submarinismo sportsukeldumine غواصي urheilusukellus plongée sous-marine צְלִילָה किसी तैराक वस्त्र के बिना पानी के अन्दर तैरना ronjenje bez ronilačke opreme könnyűbúvársport menyelam sundköfun pesca subacquea, nuoto subacqueo スキンダイビング 스킨다이빙 nardymas su plaukmenimis niršana ar akvalangu menyelam snorkelen dykking nurkowanie pesca submarina scufundare submarină подводное плавание potápanie športno potapljanje ronjenje bez opreme sportdykning การดำน้ำโดยไม่สวมชุดดำน้ำ âletsiz dalma 穿戴簡單裝備潛水 підводне плавання з аквалангом بنیادی ساز و سامان کے ساتھ پانی میں غوطہ خوری کرنا môn lặn trần 赤身潜水 n skin flick a pornographic film. velfliek, pornofilm فلم إباحي порнографски филм pornografický film pornografisk film der Pornostreifen πορνοταινία película porno pornofilm فيلم سكسي film pornographique סֶרֶט פּוֹרנוֹגרָאפִי अश्लील फिल्म pornić (film) pornófilm film porno film porno ポルノ映画 포르노 영화 pornografinis filmas pornogrāfiska filma filem porno pornofilm pornofilm film porno порнографический фильм; порнушка erotický, alebo pornografický film pornografski film pornografski film porrfilm, p-rulle หนังลามก açık-saçık film 色情片 порнографічний фільм عریاں، فحش فلم phim con heo 裸体色情影片 adj skin-ˈtight fitting as tightly as one's skin skin-tight jeans; Her new sweater is skin-tight. nousluitend لُصوق، مُلْتَصِق بالجِسْم много тесен těsný kropsnær; stramtsiddende hauteng κολλητός estrecho, muy ajustado liibuv, nahka mööda لباس تنگ ihonmyötäinen collant צָמוּד बेहद चुस्त jako uzak, pripijen testhez álló sangat ketat níðþröngur attillato ぴったり合った 몸에 꼭 맞는 aptemptas, prigludęs cieši pieguļošs; apspīlēts sangat ketat nauwsluitend ettersittende obcisły colante colant облегающий, в обтяжку tesný, obtiahnutý tesno se prilegajoč pripijen tätt åtsittande, snäv, supertajt (เสื้อผ้า) ซึ่งใส่รัดตัว çok dar, vücuda yapışık 貼身的 такий, що сидить в обтяжку بہت چست یا تنگ لباس bó sát vào người 紧贴身的 by the skin of one's teeth very narrowly; only just We escaped by the skin of our teeth. nouliks, net-net بِصُعوبَةٍ شَديدَه едва-едва o vlásek på et hængende hår mit knapper Not παρά τρίχα por los pelos üle noatera در دم آخر nipin napin de justesse בְּעוֹר וַשֵׁן बाल बाल बचना jedva jedvice, za dlaku izmaći csak egy hajszálon múlt nyaris með naumindum (per un pelo/soffio/capello) かろうじて 가까스로, 구사일생으로 per plauką par mata tiesu; tik tikko sangat terhad op het nippertje med nød og neppe o mały włos por uma unha negra ca prin urechile acului едва, еле-еле o vlások za las za dlaku med nöd och näppe เพียงแค่ kılpayı, darı darına 好不容易,僥倖 ледве بہت ہی کم فرق سے chỉ vừa mới 好不容易才... skin → جلد kůže hud Haut επιδερμίδα piel iho peau koža pelle 皮膚 피부 huid hud skóra pele кожа hud ผิวหนัง cilt da 皮肤 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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