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ellos pelan

can't touch me, can suck it, rip off, fleece, peel

→ pelar
pel to peel, to remove the skin from + an 3rd person plural present
verb · 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #47,890
can't touch me, can suck it Part of a vulgar Mexican Spanish expression; it conveys defiance or contempt.
SP: Esos tipos me la pelan.
EN: Those guys can't touch me.
rip off, fleece Colloquial.
SP: En esa tienda te pelan con los precios.
EN: They rip you off with the prices at that store.
peel
SP: Ellos pelan las papas antes de cocinarlas.
EN: They peel the potatoes before cooking them.
Conjugation of pelar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third pela pelan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third pela pelan

A huevo, me la pelan.

Hell yeah, they can suck my dick.

— Amores perros (2000)

No vayas a esa tienda, seguro te pelan.

Don't go to that store; they'll definitely rip you off.

Como siempre, nos pelan toda la verga.

As always, they screw us over completely.

— Ya no estoy aquí (2019)

¿Se pelan como si fueran papas?

Do you peel them like potatoes?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

No, a mí me la pelan esos pendejos.

No, I don’t give a damn about those assholes.

— Rudo y Cursi (2008)