shelled

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
shell n (hard outer layer of an egg)cáscara nf
  cascarón nm
 Eggs can be boiled in the shell.
 Los huevos se pueden hervir con cáscara.
shell n (mollusc's exoskeleton)concha nf
  valva nf
 Clams have a hard shell.
 Las almejas tienen una concha dura.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
shell n (hard covering)carcasa nf
  estuche nm
  protector nm
 The shell of the phone protects it.
 La carcasa del teléfono lo protege.
shell n (nut: outer casing)cáscara nf
 Brazil nuts have an extremely hard shell.
 Las nueces de Brasil tienen una cáscara extremadamente dura.
shell n (crustacean's exoskeleton)caparazón nm
 The newly moulted lobster has a tender shell.
 Cuando acaba de mudar, el caparazón de la langosta es suave.
shell n (skeleton of a building)armazón nm
 The shell of the building was all that remained after the fire.
 La armazón del edificio fue todo lo que quedó después del incendio.
shell n (weapon: projectile)proyectil nm
 The shell blew up the target.
 El proyectil hizo estallar el blanco.
shell n (computing: user interface) (Informática)intérprete de órdenes, intérprete de comandos loc nom m
  (Informática; voz inglesa)shell nm
 The DOS window is a command-line shell.
 La ventana DOS es un intérprete de órdenes.
shell vi (drop bombs)arrojar bombas loc verb
 The artillery unit will shell all night.
 La unidad de artillería va a arrojar bombas toda la noche.
shell [sth] vtr (remove pod from: peas)desvainar vtr
  desgranar vtr
 Shell the peas, then cook them.
 Desvaine las arvejas, luego cocínelas.
shell [sth] vtr (remove outer casing from: nut)pelar vtr
  abrir vtr
 Shell the nuts and eat them.
 Pela las nueces y cómetelas.
shell [sth] vtr (bombard)bombardear vtr
 The artillery unit will shell the enemy positions.
 La unidad de artillería bombardeará las posiciones enemigas.
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Locuciones verbales
shell | shelled
InglésEspañol
shell [sth] out,
shell out [sth]
vtr phrasal insep
informal (spend, pay)pagar vtr
 I shelled out a lot more than the used car was worth.
 Pagué mucho más de lo que el automóvil usado valía.
shell out vi phrasal informal (spend money) (dinero)gastarse v prnl
  gastar vtr
 We missed our flight and then had to shell out for new tickets.
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Compound Forms:
shell | shelled
InglésEspañol
hard-shell,
hard-shelled
n as adj
(having a hard shell)de caparazón duro loc adj
  (mariscos)de concha dura loc adj
  de cáscara dura loc adj
soft-shelled adj (zoology: having a flexible shell)de caparazón blando loc adj
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