shell

shell
I [ʃel]
nome
1) bot. zool. (of egg, nut, snail) guscio m.; (of crab, tortoise) corazza f.

sea shell — conchiglia

to develop a hard shell — fig. [person] costruirsi una corazza

2) mil. (bomb) granata f.; (cartridge) cartuccia f., proiettile m.
3) ind. tecn. (of vehicle) scocca f.; (of building) armatura f.; (of machine) carcassa f., intelaiatura f.

body shell — aut. carrozzeria

4) (remains) (of building) scheletro m.
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to come out of one's shell — uscire dal proprio guscio

II [ʃel]
verbo transitivo
1) mil. bombardare [town, installation]
2) gastr. sgranare, sbaccellare [peas]; sgusciare [prawn, nut]; aprire [oyster]
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[ʃel] 1. noun
1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) guscio, conchiglia
2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) struttura, carcassa
3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) proiettile
2. verb
1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) sgusciare, sgranare
2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardare
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- come out of one's shell
- shell out
* * *
I [ʃel]
nome
1) bot. zool. (of egg, nut, snail) guscio m.; (of crab, tortoise) corazza f.

sea shell — conchiglia

to develop a hard shell — fig. [person] costruirsi una corazza

2) mil. (bomb) granata f.; (cartridge) cartuccia f., proiettile m.
3) ind. tecn. (of vehicle) scocca f.; (of building) armatura f.; (of machine) carcassa f., intelaiatura f.

body shell — aut. carrozzeria

4) (remains) (of building) scheletro m.
••

to come out of one's shell — uscire dal proprio guscio

II [ʃel]
verbo transitivo
1) mil. bombardare [town, installation]
2) gastr. sgranare, sbaccellare [peas]; sgusciare [prawn, nut]; aprire [oyster]
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