shell hole in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shell hole in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

shell hole N

shell hole

дупка f от гилза

Translations for shell hole in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

I.shell [ʃel] N

1. shell:

shell of nut, egg, crab, tortoise, snail

черупка f

shell of shellfish

раковина f

2. shell TECH:

shell

корпус m

shell of house

скеле nt

3. shell COMPUT:

shell

команден интерпретатор (при операционните системи)

4. shell (gun):

shell

гилза f

to come out of one's shell

излизам от черупката си

to crawl into one's shell

свивам се в черупката си

II.shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell

махам черупката на

2. shell MIL:

shell

обстрелвам с артилерия

III.shell [ʃel] VB intr

shell

роня се

I.hole [həʊl, Am hoʊl] N

1. hole (hollow space):

hole

дупка f

2. hole inf (jam):

hole

затруднено положение

to be in a hole

загазил съм го

to be in the hole Am

задлъжнял съм

Phrases:

to be a round peg in a square hole

неподходящ съм за дадена работа

to be a round peg in a square hole

не съм си на мястото

II.hole [həʊl, Am hoʊl] VB trans

1. hole (perforate):

hole

продупчвам

2. hole (in golf):

hole

отбелязвам точка

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

So soldiers were forced to improvise by connecting shell holes to one another.

www.telegraph.co.uk

They learnt to play on the instincts of their enemies, placing landmines wherever they might seek shelter, such as in hollows or shell holes.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The warship suffered seven shell holes as well as extensive, although minor, damage from shrapnel and small arms fire.

en.wikipedia.org

There were six other poor fellows in the same shell hole who met the same fate, it was a perfect death trap.

en.wikipedia.org

Just imagine a signal office in a shell hole with an oil sheet for a room, everything wet and muddy, shells landing all around, and dead men everywhere.

www.nzherald.co.nz

This wood remains pock-marked by shell holes and war tunnels.

en.wikipedia.org

The ground between the lines was all smoking and shell holes, and the groans and cries of the wounded were not nice to hear.

www.thestar.com

The country behind our front lines was evidently planted with potatoes last fall before the offensive started, and now they turn up with every shell hole that is made.

www.torontosun.com

A shell hole some 50 centimetres (20 inches) deep could be seen in the asphalt in a jail yard.

www.thejournal.ie

They reached a shell hole and took cover.

ww1.canada.com