snail shell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for snail shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

snail shell [ˈsneɪlˌʃel] N

snail shell

guscio m di lumaca

Translations for snail shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

snail [Brit sneɪl, Am sneɪl] N

snail

chiocciola f

snail

lumaca f (con il guscio)

at a snail's pace

a passo di lumaca

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

she'll [Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl, Am ʃil, ʃɪl] contr.

she'll → she will

snail shell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for snail shell in the English»Italian Dictionary

snail [sneɪl] N

snail

chiocciola m

Phrases:

at a snail's pace

a passo di lumaca

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Upon reaching its maximum size (about 20 mm) the larva chooses a snail shell in which to pupates.

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The sound of his voice streams into the ear of the listener and vibrates in the snail shell-shaped cavity of her cochlea.

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The aperture of many snail shells is more or less round, rounded, elliptical or oval.

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They have also been known to use old snail shells and discarded pieces of paper.

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Some snail shells possibly are taken into the nest because of their grain-like shape.

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The snail shell is 1.5 mm high and.9 mm wide.

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There were snail shells, a nest and a stuffed eagle on top of the goalpost.

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A sponge larva will settle on a snail shell.

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The belt dates from circa 1530 and is made of cotton, white and red snail shells, black seeds, pearls, glass, and obsidian.

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This group includes "lumachella" or fire marble, a similarly iridescent marble composed of fossilized clam and snail shells.

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