shell

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la concha

∗ noun

shell
[ʃel]
sustantivo
1concha (f) (of snail, oyster, on beach); caparazón (m) (of lobster, tortoise); cáscara (f) (of egg, nut)
  • she soon came out of her shell (sentido figurado) -> rápidamente salió de su concha or caparazón
  • shell suit -> chándal (m) or (español de España) pants mpl or (español de México) jogging (m) or (RP) mono (m) de nylon (español de Venezuela)
2esqueleto (m) armazón (m or f) (of building)
3proyectil (m) (bomb)
  • shell shock -> neurosis f inv de guerra
verbo transitivo
4pelar (nuts, eggs); desgranar (peas)
5atacar con fuego de artillería (bombard)

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shell [shel-shok]
1Descascarar, descortezar, quitar las cáscaras, cortezas o vainas (nuts, fruits).
2Encerrar en una cáscara, vaina o casco.
3Bombardear, lanzar bomba
sustantivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4(E. U.) Separar los granos de maíz de la mazorca.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Descascararse; lavantarse la cubierta de una cosa en costra (n)
sustantivo
  • Shell out -> desembolsar, aflojar (money)
va.

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shell [ʃel]
noun
1 [of egg, nut] cáscara; (f)
They cracked the nuts and removed their shells Three of these eggs have got cracked shells
 [of tortoise, turtle] caparazón; (m) carapacho; (m) [of snail, shellfish] concha; (f) caracol; (m) (LAm)
I used to spend hours collecting shells on the beach
 [of pea] vaina; (f) [of coconut] cáscara leñosa; (f)
little boats made of leaves or coconut shells sounds like coconut shells being knocked together he uses powdered coconut shell as a starter compost
to come out of one's shell salir del caparazón carapacho;or (LAm)
to crawl go into one's shellor encerrarse meterse en su concha;or encerrarse meterse en su caparazón;or
He's useless at parties. He retires into his shell and won't speak to anybody.
2 [of building, vehicle, ship] armazón; (m) (f) casco; (m)
the burned-out shell of thatch and mud that had once been the farmhouse The solid feel of \the car's shell\ is impressive
3 (artillery round) obús; (m) proyectil; (m)
Arnold had his leg smashed when a shell hit the truck he was driving
 (US) [of shotgun] cartucho; (m)
4 (Cookery) [of pie, flan] masa; (f)
verb:transitive
1 [+peas] pelar; desvainar
He was \shelling peas\ in the kitchen The women sit in the sun shelling beans
 [+nuts] pelar; descascarar; [+mussels, cockles] quitar la concha a; [+prawns] pelar
Shell the mussels and keep them hot in a bowl shelled crab meat Stir in the shelled prawns
 [+eggs] quitar la cáscara a
Leave the eggs in the saucepan until they are cool enough to be shelled
shelled prawns gambas peladas; (f)
it's like as easy as shelling peasor es pan comido; es coser y cantar
Scoring goals for Manchester United is like shelling peas
2 (Mil) bombardear
modifier
shell game (n) (US) (trick) juego consistente en adivinar en cuál de tres cubiletes se esconde un objeto; triles; (very_informal) (f) (fraud) artimaña; (f)
The Iraqi air force is said to be playing a shell game with those planes, moving them around to avoid destruction by American air attacks
shell hole (n) hoyo que forma un obús al explotar
shell shock (n) neurosis de guerra; (f)
shell suit (n) tipo de chandal

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Verb Conjugation for "shell"

Imperative
  • shell
  • you shell
  • he/she shells
  • we shell
  • you shell
  • they shell
Preterite
  • I shelled
  • you shelled
  • he/she shelled
  • we shelled
  • you shelled
  • they shelled
Present Continuous
  • I am shelling
  • you are shelling
  • he/she is shelling
  • we are shelling
  • you are shelling
  • they are shelling
Present Perfect
  • I have shelled
  • you have shelled
  • he/she has shelled
  • we have shelled
  • you have shelled
  • they have shelled
Past Continuous
  • I was shelling
  • you were shelling
  • he/she was shelling
  • we were shelling
  • you were shelling
  • they were shelling
Past Perfect
  • I had shelled
  • you had shelled
  • he/she had shelled
  • we had shelled
  • you had shelled
  • they had shelled
Future
  • I will shell
  • you will shell
  • he/she will shell
  • we will shell
  • you will shell
  • they will shell
Future Perfect
  • I will have shelled
  • you will have shelled
  • he/she will have shelled
  • we will have shelled
  • you will have shelled
  • they will have shelled
Future Continuous
  • I will be shelling
  • you will be shelling
  • he/she will be shelling
  • we will be shelling
  • you will be shelling
  • they will be shelling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been shelling
  • you have been shelling
  • he/she has been shelling
  • we have been shelling
  • you have been shelling
  • they have been shelling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been shelling
  • you will have been shelling
  • he/she will have been shelling
  • we will have been shelling
  • you will have been shelling
  • they will have been shelling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been shelling
  • you had been shelling
  • he/she had been shelling
  • we had been shelling
  • you had been shelling
  • they had been shelling
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