pelo

/ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo]

hair

Examples

En las sienes tiene el pelo muy claro.

His hair's thin at the temples.

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Los otros niños se burlaron de él cuando se cortó el pelo.

The other boys teased him when he got his hair cut.

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Tenía el pelo gris.

He had grey hair.

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¿Puedo tocar tu pelo?

Can I touch your hair?

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¿Te has cepillado el pelo alguna vez?

Have you ever brushed your hair?

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La razón por la que tenemos el pelo castaño es que esto permitía a nuestros ancestros primates esconderse entre los cocoteros.

The reason our hair is brown is that it enabled our monkey ancestors to hide amongst the coconuts.

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Las güeras ganan un 7% más que las mujeres con cualquier otro color de pelo.

Blondes earn 7% more than women with any other hair color.

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¡No me tomes el pelo!

Don't pull my leg!

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No necesitas tener el pelo cortado para esta semana.

You need not have a haircut this week.

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Su pelo gris la hace parecer más vieja.

Her gray hair makes her look older than her age.

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La chica llevaba en el pelo un lazo amarillo.

The girl wore a yellow ribbon in her hair.

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¿Alguna vez te has teñido el pelo?

Have you ever dyed your hair?

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¡Deja de tirarme el pelo!

Stop pulling my hair!

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Cuando era un adolescente tenía mucho pelo en la cabeza y nada en el pecho. Ahora es justo lo contrario.

When I was a teenager I had lots of hair on my head and none on my chest. Now it's just the opposite.

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Tiene el pelo rubio.

He has blond hair.

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Tom se tiñó el pelo castaño oscuro.

Tom dyed his hair dark brown.

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Tom le está tirando el pelo a Mary.

Tom is pulling Mary's hair.

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Tiene el pelo seco.

She has dry hair.

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Lidia tiene el pelo liso y rubio.

Lidia has blonde straight hair.

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Tom ni siquera se dio cuenta de que Mary se había teñido el pelo de un color diferente.

Tom didn't even notice Mary had dyed her hair a different color.

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