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pelt noun

  /pɛlt/
  • The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
 turkis, vuota, nahas, talja
  • (chiefly, Ireland, humorous, informal) Human skin, especially when bare; also, a person's hair.
 iho, nahka, tukka

pelt noun

  /pɛlt/
  • (archaic, except, Ireland) A blow or stroke from something thrown.
 isku
  • A beating or falling down of hailstones, rain, or snow in a shower.
 raskas sade

pelt verb

  /pɛlt/
  • Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
 sataa kaatamalla
  • Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at.
 heittää, heitellä, paiskoa, paskata
  • (archaic, except, Britain, dialectal) To repeatedly beat or hit (someone or something).
 hakata, pieksää, piestä, rusikoida
  • (archaic, also, figuratively) Chiefly followed by at: to bombard someone or something with missiles continuously.
 heitellä päin
  • To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
 heitellä päin, pakottaa iskuin, pommittaa
  • To bombard (someone or something) with missiles.
 heitellä päin, pommittaa
  • Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
 langeta, pudota, sataa
  • (figuratively) To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
 rynnätä, syöksyä, sännätä

pelt verb

  /pɛlt/
  • To remove the skin from (an animal); to skin.
 nylkeä
pelt skin
talja
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