to skin, to flay, to strip the skin off
1. to remove the skin from an animal or person
The hunter had to skin the deer after the hunt.
O caçador teve que esfolar a corça após a caçada.
2. to wear away or remove the outer layer of skin
He scraped his knee and the skin peeled off.
Ele ralou o joelho e a pele se esfolou.
3. to exploit or extort money from someone (figurative)
They tried to fleece him for every penny.
Tentaram esfolá-lo de cada centavo.
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