WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2025:
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| husk n | (fruit, grain: outer shell) | Schale Nf |
| | | Hülse Nf |
| | The girls peeled the husks off the ears of corn. |
| husk n | figurative (person: empty shell) (übertragen) | Hülle Nf |
| | The illness had turned him into a husk of his former self. |
| husk [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove husk from) | etwas schälen Vt |
| | | etwas enthülsen Vt |
| | The machine husks peanuts automatically. |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2025:
| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| shuck [sth]⇒ vtr | (oysters, peas: remove shell) (ugs) | von etwas die Schale abmachen VP |
| | | etwas enthülsen Vt |
| | | etwas schlauben Vt |
| | Mark, can you come to the kitchen and help me shuck the oysters for dinner? |
shuck [sth] (US),
husk [sth] (UK)⇒ vtr | (sweetcorn: remove husk) (ugs) | von etwas die Schale abmachen VP |
| | | etwas enthülsen Vt |
| | | etwas schlauben Vt |
| | This machine automatically shucks the corn. |
| shucks interj | US (expression of mild regret) | Oh je Int |
| | | Herrje Int |
| | | Oh nein Int |
| | You've given the job to someone else? Shucks! I guess I'll have to try somewhere else. |
| shucks interj | US (expression of modesty) | Ach Int |
| | | Ach, Quatsch Int |
| | You like my poem? Shucks, it wasn't that good! |
| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| shuck n | US (sweetcorn husk) | Hülse Nf |
| | (ugs) | Schale Nf |
| | | Schlaube Nf |
| | Where should we put all of these shucks; the garbage? |
| shuck n | US ([sth] worthless) | Ramsch Nm |
| | | Plunder Nm |
| | | Kram Nm |
| | This car isn't worth a shuck! |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2025:
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
husk [hʌsk]- I s
- 1. BOT Hülse f, Schale f, Schote f, US meist Maishülse f
- 2. fig (leere) Hülle, Schale f
- II v/t enthülsen, schälen