Usage Note
Peler means to remove the skin from fruit or vegetables, and also describes skin peeling off sunburned flesh. It conjugates like acheter, with a grave accent before silent endings: je pèle, tu pèles. The noun un éplucheur is the standard word for a vegetable peeler as a tool.
Examples
"Elle pèle une pomme avec soin."
Natural Translation
She peels an apple carefully.
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