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shells Meaning in Portuguese (shells significado em português)

nounconchas, projéteis
verbdescasca
Sinônimos:cascasinvólucrosmunições
conchas in English:shells
Phonetic:cônchas
Plural: shells
Gender:Feminino
Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de shells em português é conchas, projéteis, descasca. (Conchas são as coberturas externas duras e protetoras de certos animais como moluscos, ou as cascas de nozes e ovos.)

Definitions of Shells

  1. 1
    noun
    conchas

    Shells are the hard, protective outer coverings of certain animals like mollusks, or the casings of nuts and eggs.

    Conchas são as coberturas externas duras e protetoras de certos animais como moluscos, ou as cascas de nozes e ovos.

  2. 2
    noun
    projéteis

    In a military context, shells are explosive projectiles fired from large guns or cannons.

    Em um contexto militar, projéteis são munições explosivas disparadas de grandes armas ou canhões.

  3. 3
    verb
    descasca

    To shell means to remove the outer covering or shell from something, such as peas or nuts, often used in the third person singular present tense as 'shells'.

    Descascar significa remover a cobertura externa ou casca de algo, como ervilhas ou nozes, frequentemente usado na terceira pessoa do singular do presente como 'descasca'.

Example Sentences

casual

“The children collected colorful seashells on the beach.”

As crianças coletaram conchas coloridas na praia.

military

“The artillery fired shells at the enemy position.”

A artilharia disparou projéteis contra a posição inimiga.

casual

“She shells peas for dinner every evening.”

Ela descasca ervilhas para o jantar todas as noites.

Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In Portuguese:

cascasinvólucrosmunições

In English:

Antonyms (Antônimos)

In Portuguese:

núcleosrecheios

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveshell
past participleshelled
present participleshelling
nounshell
agent nounsheller

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

come out of one's shellidiom

To become less shy and more sociable.

shell outphrasal_verb

To pay a large amount of money for something.

shell gameexpression

A swindle in which a small object is hidden under one of three shells or cups and shuffled, with the victim guessing its location.