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| Selected response from: Tony M France Local time: 20:32 | ||||||
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3 +4 | insulation that has been made thinner |
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insulation that has been made thinner Explanation: This seems to be a US text? I must say, in EN-GB, I wold be surprised to read 'peel' here, which to me too would imply 'removed completely' (cf. peel a banana) But the description, diagram, and logic of your text all make it clear that it does indeed mean 'to reduce the diameter of' — or 'thickness' as you say. I would more naturally have called that 'paring' (to pare down the diameter) — though this is quite a tricky thing to do, unless you have some special kind of tool to do it with! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 heures (2015-06-10 11:00:03 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ah, Asker, that explains it then! Dunglish strikes again! |
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