shell hole in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shell hole in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hole [Am hoʊl, Brit həʊl] N

1.1. hole:

hole (in belt, material, clothing)

agujero m

hole (in ground)

hoyo m

hole (in ground)

agujero m

hole (in road)

bache m

hole (in wall)

boquete m

hole (in defenses)

brecha f

my socks are in holes

tengo los calcetines llenos de agujeros

to make a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

to make a hole in sth

agujerear algo

that made a hole in their savings

eso se llevó or se comió buena parte de sus ahorros

in the hole Am we're $10, 000 in the hole to the bank

le debemos 10.000 dólares al banco

I'm just going deeper and deeper in the hole

cada vez estoy más endeudado or más cargado de deudas

money just burns a hole in his/her pocket

el dinero le quema las manos

to need sth like a hole in the head I need a visit from him like I need a hole in the head

¡lo único que me faltaba! ¡que él viniera a verme!

1.2. hole (in argument, proposal):

hole

punto m débil

to pick holes in sth

encontrarle defectos or faltas a algo

he picked holes in their plan/theory

le encontró defectos a su plan/teoría

1.3. hole (of animal):

hole

madriguera f

mouse hole

ratonera f

2.1. hole SPORTS (in golf):

hole

hoyo m

to play nine/eighteen holes

jugar (un partido) a nueve/dieciocho hoyos

2.2. hole SPORTS (in US football):

hole

hueco m

3.1. hole (unpleasant place) inf:

this town is a real hole!

¡qué pueblo de mala muerte! inf

his room was a dirty hole

su cuarto era un cuchitril inmundo

3.2. hole (awkward situation) inf:

to be in a hole

estar en un apuro or aprieto

to get sb out of a hole

sacar a alguien de un apuro or aprieto

II.hole [Am hoʊl, Brit həʊl] VB trans

1. hole (in golf):

hole ball

embocar

hole putt/shot

transformar

he holed the 15th in four

hizo el hoyo 15 en cuatro golpes

2. hole ship:

hole

abrir una brecha en

III.hole [Am hoʊl, Brit həʊl] VB intr (in golf)

to hole in one

embocar en un golpe

to hole in one

hacer un hoyo en un golpe

she'll [Am ʃil, ʃɪl, Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl]

she'll → she will

I.shell [Am ʃɛl, Brit ʃɛl] N

1.1. shell:

shell (of egg, nut)

cáscara f

shell (of sea mollusk)

concha f

shell (of tortoise, turtle, snail, crustacean)

caparazón m or f

shell (of tortoise, turtle, snail, crustacean)

carapacho m

pastry shell FOOD

base f (de masa)

to come out of one's shell

salir del cascarón

to go back or retreat into one's shell

retraerse

1.2. shell:

shell (of building)

estructura f

shell (of building)

armazón m or f

shell (of building)

esqueleto m

shell (of vehicle)

armazón m or f

shell (of ship)

casco m

2.1. shell MIL (for artillery):

shell

proyectil m

shell

obús m

2.2. shell MIL (for small arms):

shell

cartucho m

3. shell (in rowing):

shell

bote estrecho y ligero

II.shell [Am ʃɛl, Brit ʃɛl] VB trans

1. shell FOOD:

shell peas

pelar

shell peas

desvainar

shell nuts/eggs

pelar

shell mussel/clam

quitarle la concha a

shell mussel/clam

desconchar

shelled walnuts

nueces fpl peladas or sin cáscara

2. shell MIL:

shell position/troops/city

bombardear

III.shell [Am ʃɛl, Brit ʃɛl] VB intr MIL

shell

bombardear

shell hole in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shell hole in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shell hole N

shell hole

hoyo que forma un obús al explotar

Translations for shell hole in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hole [həʊl, Am hoʊl] N

1. hole (hollow space):

hole

agujero m

2. hole (in golf):

hole

hoyo m

3. hole:

hole of mouse

ratonera f

hole of rabbit

madriguera f

4. hole inf (jam):

hole

apuro m

to be in a hole

estar en un apuro [o aprieto]

to be in the hole Am

estar endeudado

Phrases:

to be a round peg in a square hole

estar fuera de lugar

II.hole [həʊl, Am hoʊl] VB trans

1. hole (perforate):

hole

agujerear

2. hole (in golf):

hole

embocar

I.shell [ʃel] N

1. shell:

shell of nut, egg

cáscara f

shell of shellfish, snail

concha f

shell of crab, tortoise

caparazón m

2. shell TECH:

shell

armazón m

shell of house

estructura f

shell of ship

casco m

3. shell (gun):

shell

proyectil m

shell

cartucho m LatAm

Phrases:

to come out of one's shell

salir del cascarón

to crawl into one's shell

meterse en su cascarón

II.shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

shell

pelar

2. shell MIL:

shell

bombardear

III.shell [ʃel] VB intr

shell

bombardear

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Several witnesses claimed that they had seen him die, but in fact he had been badly wounded in the shoulder and partially buried in a shell hole.

en.wikipedia.org

What happened a couple of months later, the landscape was already peppered with shell holes and a lot of the barracks were already destroyed.

www.bbc.co.uk

Unsure of whether they were in allied or enemy territory, or whether they were in no man's land, they sat in a shell hole and drank the company's rum!

www.leicestermercury.co.uk

The landing party took shelter in shell holes in the wall of the fort.

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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

Smoke pours in through the shell holes.

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

These soldiers, barely a handful of those who had lost their lives in the attack, were buried in a large shell hole in the days following the battle.

en.wikipedia.org

Even when his tank ended up in a shell hole, he managed to reverse it out "like a caterpillar" and keep going.

www.theobserver.ca

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