SHELLS - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

shell N

shell

Schale

shell

Hülle

I. shell [ʃel] N

1. shell BOT:

shell of a nut

Schale f <-, -n>

shell of a pea

Hülse f <-, -n>

shell of a pea

Schote f <-, -n>

2. shell ZOOL:

shell of an egg

Schale f <-, -n>

shell of a mollusc, crustacian

Schale f <-, -n>

shell of a tortoise, turtle

Panzer m <-s, ->

shell of an insect wing

Flügeldecke f

shell (mother of pearl)

Perlmutt nt <-s>

to pick up shells on the beach

Muscheln am Strand sammeln

crab shell

Krebsschale f

snail shell

Schneckenhaus nt <-es, -häuser>

2. shell:

shell (of a building)

Mauerwerk nt <-(e)s, -e>

shell (unfinished building)

Rohbau m <-bauten>

shell (damaged building)

Ruine f <-, -n>

shell of a vehicle

Karosserie f <-, -n>

the burnt-out shell of a car

ein ausgebranntes Autowrack

3. shell MIL (for artillery):

shell

Granate f <-, -n>

4. shell Am (cartridge):

shell

Patrone f <-, -n>

5. shell (boat):

shell

Rennruderboot nt

6. shell FOOD:

[pastry] shell

[Mürbteig]boden m

7. shell COMPUT (software):

shell

Shell f

Phrases:

to bring sb out of their shell

jdn aus der Reserve locken

to come out of one's shell

aus sich dat herausgehen

to go [back] [or crawl [back]][or retreat] into one's shell

sich acc in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen

II. shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

to shell sth

etw schälen

to shell nuts

Nüsse knacken

to shell peas

Erbsen enthülsen

2. shell (bombard):

to shell sth

etw [mit Granaten] bombardieren

III. shell [ʃel] VB intr

to shell easily

sich acc leicht schälen lassen

cor·po·rate ˈshell N FIN

corporate shell

Mantel m <-s, Män·tel>

ˈQ shell N NUCL

Q shell

Q-Schale f

I. shell out inf VB trans

to shell out ⇆ sth

für etw acc blechen inf

you'll have to shell out a few thousand for your engine

du wirst ein paar Tausender für deinen Motor hinlegen müssen inf

II. shell out inf VB intr

1. shell out (pay):

to shell out for sth/sb

für etw/jdn bezahlen

2. shell out COMPUT:

to shell out from sth

von etw dat zur Shell wechseln

ˈshell-like N Brit hum

may I have a word in your shell-like ear?

wenn Sie mir huldvoll Ihr Ohr leihen würden? hum

ˈshell shock N no pl dated (combat stress reaction)

shell shock

Kriegsneurose f

ˈshell-shocked ADJ

1. shell-shocked (after battle):

shell-shocked

kriegsneurotisch

2. shell-shocked inf (dazed):

shell-shocked

schockiert inf

shell-shocked

völlig geschockt

to be shell-shocked

wie vom Blitz getroffen sein

ˈshell suit N

shell suit

leichter Trainingsanzug [o. CH a. Trainer] (aus glänzendem, meist Wasser abweisendem Nylongewebe, mit etwas weiterem Blouson, oft in knalligen Farben)

ˈshell top N

shell top

gerade geschnittenes, ärmelloses Oberteil

ˈsnail shell N

snail shell

Schneckenhaus nt <-es, -häuser>

egg shell

egg shell

Schale

smooth shell

smooth shell

weiche Hülle

corporate shell N CORP STRUCT

corporate shell (Firmenmantel, eine Kapitalgesellschaft (meist eine GmbH oder AG) ohne Geschäftsbetrieb)

Mantel m

OpenDict entry

shell VB

shelled peanuts

Erdnüsse ohne Schale

OpenDict entry

shell shock N

shell shock (former term for 'combat stress reaction')

Kriegstrauma nt

OpenDict entry

shell-shocked ADJ

shell-shocked (confused)

[völlig] verstört

Present

I	shell
you	shell
he/she/it	shells
we	shell
you	shell
they	shell

Past

I	shelled
you	shelled
he/she/it	shelled
we	shelled
you	shelled
they	shelled

Present Perfect

I	have	shelled
you	have	shelled
he/she/it	has	shelled
we	have	shelled
you	have	shelled
they	have	shelled

Past Perfect

I	had	shelled
you	had	shelled
he/she/it	had	shelled
we	had	shelled
you	had	shelled
they	had	shelled