shells in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shells in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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-shocked [Am ˈʃɛlʃɑkt, Brit ˈʃɛlʃɒkt] ADJ

shell-shocked

traumatizado por la guerra

shell suit N

shell suit

equipo m de nylon

shell suit

chándal m de nylon Spain

shell suit

buzo m de nylon Chil Peru

shell suit

pants mpl de nylon Mex

shell suit

sudadera f de nylon Col

shell shock [Am ˈʃɛl ˌʃɑk, Brit] N U

shell shock

neurosis f de guerra

scallop shell N

scallop shell

concha f de vieira

scallop shell

concha f de ostión CSur

scallop shell

concha f de callo de hacha Mex

scallop shell

venera f

I.shell out VB [Am ʃɛl -, Brit ʃɛl -] inf (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

shell out money:

shell out

aflojar inf

shell out

soltar inf

shell out

apoquinar inf

II.shell out VB [Am ʃɛl -, Brit ʃɛl -] inf (v + adv)

shell out

soltar (la mosca) inf

shell out

aflojar (la mosca) inf

shell out

apoquinar inf

shell company N inf

shell company

empresa f fantasma

pie shell N Am

pie shell

base de masa para pasteles

she'll [Am ʃil, ʃɪl, Brit ʃiːl, ʃɪl]

she'll → she will

conch [Am kɑŋk, kɑntʃ, Brit kɒŋk, kɒn(t)ʃ], conch shell N

conch

caracola f

shells in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shells in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

shell-shock N

shell-shock

neurosis f de guerra

I.shell out inf VB trans

shell out

soltar

II.shell out inf VB intr

shell out

aflojar

to shell out for sth

apoquinar para algo

shell hole N

shell hole

hoyo que forma un obús al explotar

shell-shocked ADJ

shell-shocked

que padece neurosis de guerra

shell-shocked fig

traumatizado, -a

snail shell N

snail shell

caparazón m de caracol

Translations for shells in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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caparazón

shell

ball

shell

cascarón

shell

carapacho

shell

carapacho

shellfish cooked in the shell

shells Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

scallop (shell)

venera f

to shell out for sth

apoquinar para algo

to come out of one's shell

salir del cascarón

to crawl into one's shell

meterse en su cascarón

to come out of one's shell

desencogerse

to come out of one's shell

sacar los pies de las alforjas

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Translations for shells in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

media carcasa

half shell

condensador de haz de tubos

shell and tube condenser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Then magma is pumped towards the skeleton, where it is used to form thin shells in the skeletal openings.

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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 shells can make loud clacking noises during the forceful thrusts.

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The streamlined shells on all the locomotives were removed, mainly due to their poor condition.

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These ghostly corporate shells live adjacent to run down thrift stores, empty retail sites and outdated technology shops.

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They are primarily benthic feeders, and use their barbels to detect shells, crustaceans, and small fish.

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Around them lie the silent husks of war: a submarine, a warplane, tracked transports, tent pegs, ships and shells some still waiting to explode.

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These shells were sent with such terrific force as to cut off branches of a tree that were half a foot in diameter.

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Those marine gastropods with no shells, or only internal shells, are variously known by other common names, including sea slug, sea hare, nudibranch, etc.

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It's an oft-repeated story that has left cities across the nation littered with abandoned concrete shells and half-empty malls.

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