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shell Meaning in Spanish (shell significado en español)

nouncáscara, proyectil
verbdescascarillar
cáscara in English:shell
Phonetic:káscara
Plural: shells
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de shell en español es cáscara, proyectil, descascarillar. (Una cubierta dura y protectora de un animal, fruta o semilla.)

Definitions of Shell

  1. 1
    noun
    cáscara

    A hard, protective outer case of an animal, fruit, or seed.

    Una cubierta dura y protectora de un animal, fruta o semilla.

  2. 2
    noun
    proyectil

    A metal case filled with explosive, fired from a large gun or cannon.

    Una carcasa metálica llena de explosivos, disparada desde un arma grande o un cañón.

  3. 3
    verb
    descascarillar

    To remove the outer covering or shell from something, such as nuts or peas.

    Quitar la cubierta exterior o cáscara de algo, como nueces o guisantes.

Example Sentences

casual

“The snail retreated into its shell when touched.”

El caracol se retiró a su cáscara cuando lo tocaron.

military

“The soldiers shelled the enemy position all night.”

Los soldados cañonearon la posición enemiga toda la noche.

casual

“She spent the afternoon shelling peas for dinner.”

Pasó la tarde descascarillando guisantes para la cena.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

conchacubiertavaina

In English:

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

pulpainterior

Inflected Word Forms

gerundshelling
nounshellfish
agent nounsheller
adjectiveshelled

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

come out of one's shellidiom

To become more sociable and confident.

shell shockcollocation

Psychological trauma caused by combat.

shell outphrasal_verb

To pay a large amount of money for something.