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Meaning of exfoliar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[əks.fu.liˈa]

Definitions

to split into scales or sheets

reflexive, transitive

Equivalents

Български лющя
Deutsch entblättern
English exfoliate
Español exfoliar
Français exfolier
Galego esfollar
Português esfoliar exfoliar

Examples

“Durant l'explotació comercial, en exfoliar les lloses, aparegué una gran varietat de fòssils d'animals i de vegetals extraordinàriament preservats.”

During the commercial exploitation, while exfoliating the flagstones, a great variety of extraordinarily preserved animal and vegetal fossils appeared.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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