shell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] N

1. shell:

shell (of egg, nut, sea creature, snail)

guscio m

shell (of crab, tortoise, shrimp)

corazza f

sea shell

conchiglia

to develop a hard shell fig person:

costruirsi una corazza

2. shell MIL:

shell (bomb)

granata f

shell (cartridge)

cartuccia f

shell (cartridge)

proiettile m

to fire shells at sb

tirare granate, sparare proiettili a qn

3. shell:

shell (of vehicle)

scocca f

shell (of building)

armatura f

shell (of machine)

carcassa f

shell (of machine)

intelaiatura f

shell (of nuclear plant)

guscio m protettivo del core

body shell MOTOR

carrozzeria

4. shell (remains):

shell (of building)

scheletro m

5. shell NAUT (boat):

shell

piccola imbarcazione f da competizione

II.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl] VB trans

1. shell MIL:

shell town, installation

bombardare

2. shell FOOD:

shell peas

sgranare, sbaccellare

shell prawn, nut

sgusciare

shell oyster

aprire

III.shell [Brit ʃɛl, Am ʃɛl]

to come out of, go back into one's shell

uscire dal, richiudersi nel proprio guscio

it's as easy as shelling peas

è facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua

meringue shell [məˈræŋˌʃel] N

meringue shell

= guscio di meringa riempito con frutta or gelato

shell game [Brit, Am ˈʃɛl ˌɡeɪm] N

shell game

gioco m dei bussolotti also fig

shell-limestone [ˈʃelˌlaɪmstəʊn] N

shell-limestone

calcare m conchilifero

acorn shell [ˈeɪkɔːnʃel] N ZOOL

acorn shell

balano m

star shell [Am ˈstɑr ˌʃɛl] N

star shell

razzo m

star shell

bengala m

pastry shell [ˈpeɪstrɪʃel] N

pastry shell → pastry case

See also pastry case

pastry case [ˈpeɪstrɪkeɪs] N

1. pastry case:

pastry case

fondo m di pasta

2. pastry case (of paper):

pastry case

pirottino m

I.shell out VB [ʃɛl -] inf (shell out)

shell out

sbancarsi (for per)

II.shell out VB [ʃɛl -] (shell out [sth])

shell out sum:

shell out

sganciare, sborsare (for per)

pearl-shell [ˈpɜːlʃel] N

pearl-shell

madreperla f greggia

shell-shocked [Brit ˈʃɛlʃɒkt, Am ˈʃɛlʃɑkt] ADJ

1. shell-shocked soldier:

shell-shocked

che ha subito un trauma da bombardamento

2. shell-shocked fig person:

shell-shocked

sotto choc

shell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.shell [ʃel] N

1. shell:

shell of nut, egg, snail, tortoise

guscio m

shell of shellfish

conchiglia f

shell of crab

corazza f

2. shell TECH:

shell of vehicle

scocca f

shell of house

armatura f

shell of ship

carcassa f

3. shell (projectile):

shell

proiettile m

Phrases:

to come [or bust] out of one's shell

uscire dal proprio guscio

to crawl into one's shell

chiudersi nel proprio guscio

II.shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell nut

togliere il guscio a

shell peas

sgusciare

2. shell MIL:

shell

bombardare

III.shell [ʃel] VB intr

shell

bombardare

I.shell out inf VB trans

shell out

sganciare

II.shell out inf VB intr

shell out

sborsare un sacco di soldi

to shell out for sth

sborsare un sacco di soldi per qc

shell shock N

shell shock

trauma m da bombardamento

shell-shocked ADJ

shell-shocked

affetto, -a da trauma da bombardamento

shell-shocked fig

traumatizzato, -a

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scallop (shell)

conchiglia f di capasanta

Translations for shell in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bossolo

shell

conchiglia

shell

conchiglia

pasta shell

corazza

shell

guscio

shell

chiudersi nel guscio

to retreat into one's shell

uscire dal guscio

to come out of one's shell

sgusciare

to shell

shell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

scallop (shell)

conchiglia f di capasanta

to come [or bust] out of one's shell

uscire dal proprio guscio

to crawl into one's shell

chiudersi nel proprio guscio

to shell out for sth

sborsare un sacco di soldi per qc

to come out of one's shell

uscire dal guscio

to come out of one's shell

uscire dal bozzolo fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The outer shell is gray and pockmarked, like the surface of the moon.

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Compared to molluscs, the shell is easily drilled into and the shells are often heavily bored.

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The periphery of the shell is angulated, and tuberculate, as well as the body whorl below it.

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In many high-tech businesses, attrition of talented human resources often means an empty shell is left behind for the new owner.

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However, because of their minute size, micromollusks often go unnoticed by beachcombers, shell collectors and even more serious conchologists.

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It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity.

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When ripe, this fruit comprises thick pulpy jelly encased in a waxy thin-skinned shell.

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In analyzing mollusk shells, archaeologists focus on many factors, including: taxonomy, mineral composition of the shell, and organic matter remaining in the shell.

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The species is particularly characterized by its double columellar processes in the apertural dentition, a splendid discriminating character in shell morphology in this group.

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The mid-level boss is a robotic woman jutting out of a snail shell.

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