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 Translation for 'banana peel' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a banana peel | banana peels
SYNO banana peel | banana skin
bananahýði {hv}banana peel
Partial Matches
mat.
flus {hv} [kartöfluhýði]
potato peel
gras.mat.
kartöfluhýði {hv}
potato peel
mat.
súkkat {hv}
candied peel
mat.
afhýða e-ð
to peel sth.
flysja e-ðto peel sth.
gras.
appelsínuhýði {hv}
orange peel
gras.
appelsínubörkur {k}
orange peel
mat.
sítrónubörkur {k}
lemon peel
gras.mat.T
bjúgaldin {hv} [Musa × paradisiaca] [sjaldan]
banana
banani {k}banana
gras.T
bjarmasóley {kv} [Clematis tangutica]
orange-peel clematis
bananahýði {hv}banana skin
flagna af [málning]to peel (off) [paint, plaster]
pilla e-ð [rækju, humar]to peel sth. [shrimp, lobster]
stjórn.
bananalýðveldi {hv} [niðr.]
banana republic [pej.]
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Usage Examples English
  • A press article from 1935 noted that he suffered severe injuries from slipping on a banana peel on a Sydney Street.
  • Johnson then slips on a banana peel and falls into the ocean.
  • The game doesn't have any screaming sounds when the player performs the wrong action or runs out of time, instead cartoon sound effects are heard such as the "wa wa wa wa" melody or a slip up sound effect when a cartoon character slips over a banana peel.
  • He nonchalantly throws the banana peel away and quickly slips on it.
  • Banana paper is a type of paper created from banana plant bark or banana peel fibers.

  • The "prat fall", slipping on a banana peel, getting soaked with water, and getting a pie thrown in one's face are all classic examples of slapstick comedy devices.
  • Also included were two or three joke or gag prizes (such as a banana peel or a tattered sock).
  • He then slips on a banana peel and comically crashes into a film stage, which he then brings to life in magical ways.
  • In the film, as the couple mixes up a hallucinogenic concoction in the kitchen, the ingredients "benzedrine" and "banana peel" are deleted from the audio track.
  • Bananadine is a fictional psychoactive substance which is supposedly extracted from banana peels.

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