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depenar

to pluck (feathers), to fleece, to rip off (someone)

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verb Rare #36,200
to pluck (feathers)
PO: Vamos depenar o frango antes de cozinhar.
EN: We’re going to pluck the chicken before cooking.
to fleece, to rip off (someone) Informal, figurative: to take someone’s money unfairly (e.g., overcharge or scam).
PO: Eles tentaram me depenar com taxas extras.
EN: They tried to fleece me with extra fees.
Conjugation of depenar
depenar
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First depenar —
Third depenar —

Claro, tem que depenar!

Of course, you have to fleece them!

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Primeiro, tem que depenar.

First, you have to pluck it.

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Se não depenar e comer, nada feito!

If you don't pluck and eat it, it's a no-go!

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Tudo que ele sabe é como depenar.

All he knows is how to pluck.

— Piku (2015)

Depenar?

Pluck?

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)