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schälen

to peel

verb SHAY-len Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Usage Note

schälen is to peel skin from fruit or vegetables; regular, participle geschält. The noun Schale is the peel itself. You schälen the Kartoffeln before boiling.

Examples

"Schäle die Äpfel, bevor du sie schneidest."

Natural Translation

Peel the apples before you cut them.

Literal Translation

Peel the apples, before you them cut.

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