pelo

/ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo]

hair


Noun pelo m (plural pelos)

  1. hair (a single hair)
  2. hair (all hair on the head)
  3. fur

Verb pelo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of pelar.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • En las sienes tiene el pelo muy claro.

    His hair's thin at the temples.

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

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

  • Tenía el pelo gris.

    He had grey hair.

  • ¿Puedo tocar tu pelo?

    Can I touch your hair?

  • ¿Te has cepillado el pelo alguna vez?

    Have you ever brushed your hair?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • ¡No me tomes el pelo!

    Don't pull my leg!

  • No necesitas tener el pelo cortado para esta semana.

    You need not have a haircut this week.

  • Su pelo gris la hace parecer más vieja.

    Her gray hair makes her look older than her age.

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