shell Meaning | BeDict

noun

Concha, caparazón

A hard external covering of an animal.

Examples :

"The turtle pulled its shell over itself for protection. "

La tortuga metió su caparazón sobre sí misma para protegerse.

noun

Cáscara, cáscara de huevo

The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.

Examples :

"The robin carefully examined the hard shell of the egg before gently placing it back in the nest. "

El petirrojo examinó cuidadosamente la dura cáscara del huevo antes de volver a colocarlo suavemente en el nido.

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noun

Cáscara

One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.

Examples :

"The restaurant served caramelized onion shells."

El restaurante sirvió cáscaras de cebolla caramelizadas.

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Cáscara, vaina

The hard external covering of various plant seed forms.

Examples :

"The sunflower seed had a hard shell. "

La semilla de girasol tenía una cáscara dura.

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noun

Cáscara, corteza

The accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode.

Examples :

"The geode had a beautiful, hard shell of calcite. "

La geoda tenía una hermosa y dura corteza de calcita.

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noun

Proyectil

The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.

Examples :

"The artillery shell exploded harmlessly in the field. "

El proyectil de artillería explotó inofensivamente en el campo.

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noun

Proyectil, obús

Examples :

"The artilleryman loaded the shell into the mortar, aiming carefully at the enemy's stronghold. "

El artillero cargó el proyectil en el mortero, apuntando cuidadosamente al bastión enemigo.

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noun

Cartucho, proyectil

The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

Examples :

"The soldier carefully loaded the shell into the rifle. "

El soldado cargó cuidadosamente el proyectil en el rifle.

military weapon essential

noun

Carcasa, estructura

Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.

Examples :

"The shell of the new school building was impressive, but it wasn't finished yet. "

La estructura del nuevo edificio escolar era impresionante, pero aún no estaba terminada.

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noun

Camiseta, blusa

A garment, usually worn by women, such as a shirt, blouse, or top, with short sleeves or no sleeves, that often fastens in the rear.

Examples :

"My sister wore a pretty shell over a white t-shirt to the school dance. "

Mi hermana usó una bonita camiseta sobre una camiseta blanca para el baile de la escuela.

wear style appearance essential

noun

Ataúd tosco, ataúd interior delgado

A coarse or flimsy coffin; a thin interior coffin enclosed within a more substantial one.

Examples :

"The archaeologist carefully examined the shell, a fragile inner coffin placed inside the larger, stone sarcophagus. "

El arqueólogo examinó cuidadosamente el ataúd tosco, un ataúd interior frágil colocado dentro del sarcófago de piedra más grande.

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noun

Concha

A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.

Examples :

"The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell."

La primera lira pudo haber sido hecha al tender cuerdas sobre la parte inferior de una concha de tortuga.

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noun

Cuerpo del tambor

The body of a drum; the often wooden, often cylindrical acoustic chamber, with or without rims added for tuning and for attaching the drum head.

Examples :

"The band's percussionist carefully tuned the shell of the bass drum before the concert. "

El percusionista de la banda afinó cuidadosamente el cuerpo del bombo antes del concierto.

music part structure material essential

noun

Rodillo de cobre grabado

An engraved copper roller used in print works.

Examples :

"The printing press technician carefully polished the shell, preparing it for another run of posters. "

El técnico de la imprenta pulió cuidadosamente el rodillo de cobre grabado, preparándolo para otra tirada de carteles.

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noun

Recubrimiento de cobre

The thin coating of copper on an electrotype.

Examples :

"The electrotype of the statue had a thin shell of copper. "

El electrotipo de la estatua tenía un fino recubrimiento de cobre.

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noun

Casco

The watertight outer covering of the hull of a vessel, often made with planking or metal plating.

Examples :

"The ship's shell protected the cargo from the rough seas. "

El casco del barco protegió la carga de los mares embravecidos.

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Carcasa

(rigging) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve.

Examples :

"The sailboat's block had a sturdy shell that protected the moving sheaves from the wind and rain. "

El bloque del velero tenía una carcasa robusta que protegía las poleas móviles del viento y la lluvia.

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noun

Bote ligero, yola

A light boat whose frame is covered with thin wood, impermeable fabric, or water-proofed paper; a racing shell or dragon boat.

Examples :

"The students practiced rowing in their lightweight shell on the lake. "

Los estudiantes practicaron remo en su bote ligero en el lago.

nautical vehicle sport sailing essential

noun

Capa electrónica

A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.

Examples :

"The electrons in the atom's outermost shell are the ones that participate in chemical reactions. "

Los electrones de la capa electrónica más externa del átomo son los que participan en las reacciones químicas.

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noun

Cáscara, caparazón

The outward form independent of what is inside.

Examples :

"The shell of the project proposal was impressive, but the details inside were lacking. "

La cáscara de la propuesta del proyecto era impresionante, pero los detalles internos dejaban mucho que desear.

appearance thing structure essential

noun

Cáscara, caparazón

The empty outward form of someone or something.

Examples :

"The setback left him a mere shell; he was never the same again."

El revés lo dejó en una mera cáscara; nunca volvió a ser el mismo.

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noun

Persona demacrada

An emaciated person.

Examples :

"The shell of a young boy, barely able to lift his backpack, was a stark reminder of the harsh winter's toll. "

La persona demacrada de un niño pequeño, apenas capaz de levantar su mochila, era un crudo recordatorio del impacto del duro invierno.

person body condition essential

noun

Barrera, caparazón

A psychological barrier to social interaction.

Examples :

"Afraid of talking to new people, Sarah built a shell around herself at school, making it hard to connect with classmates. "

Con miedo de hablar con gente nueva, Sarah construyó una barrera a su alrededor en la escuela, dificultando la conexión con sus compañeros de clase.

mind attitude character human person being essential

noun

Shell, interfaz de línea de comandos

Examples :

"The name "Bash" is an acronym which stands for "Bourne-again shell", itself a pun on the name of the "Bourne shell", an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again"."

El nombre "Bash" es un acrónimo que significa "Bourne-again shell", que a su vez es un juego de palabras con el nombre de "Bourne shell", una shell Unix anterior diseñada por Stephen Bourne, y el concepto cristiano de "renacer".

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noun

Empresa fantasma

A legal entity that has no operations.

Examples :

"A shell corporation was formed to acquire the old factory."

Se formó una empresa fantasma para adquirir la antigua fábrica.

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Carcasa

A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape.

Examples :

"The optician used the shell to shape the lens for my new glasses. "

El óptico usó la carcasa para dar forma al lente de mis gafas nuevas.

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noun

Broca de concha

A gouge bit or shell bit.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a shell bit to create a precise hole in the wooden board. "

El carpintero usó una broca de concha para crear un agujero preciso en la tabla de madera.

technical machine essential

noun

El ataque y la coda de una sílaba

The onset and coda of a syllable.

Examples :

"The word "happy" has a short vowel shell, followed by the consonant "y". "

La palabra "happy" tiene un ataque y una coda vocálicos cortos, seguidos de la consonante "y".

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noun

Oído

A person's ear.

Examples :

"Can I have a quick word in your shell?"

¿Puedo hablarte un momento al oído?

body organ anatomy essential

verb

Descascarar, pelar

To remove the outer covering or shell of something.

Examples :

"Before eating the peas, I had to shell them. "

Antes de comer los guisantes, tuve que descascarlos.

food agriculture process essential

verb

Bombardear, cañonear

To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.

Examples :

"The soldiers shelled the enemy's position all morning. "

Los soldados bombardearon la posición enemiga toda la mañana.

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Pagar, desembolsar

To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).

Examples :

"The company had to shell out a large sum of money for new equipment. "

La empresa tuvo que pagar una gran suma de dinero por el nuevo equipo.

business finance economy essential

verb

Descascararse, pelarse

To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.

Examples :

"The paint on the old dresser was starting to shell, revealing the wood underneath. "

La pintura de la cómoda vieja estaba empezando a descascararse, revelando la madera debajo.

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verb

Desgranar, descascarar

To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.

Examples :

"Nuts shell in falling."

Las nueces se desgran en la caída.

plant biology agriculture essential

verb

Cambiar a un shell

To switch to a shell or command line.

Examples :

"Before starting her homework, Maria shelled to the command line to check her files. "

Antes de empezar su tarea, María cambió a un shell para revisar sus archivos.

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verb

Agrietarse

To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).

Examples :

"The paint on the old window frame had shelled, revealing the faded wood underneath. "

La pintura en el viejo marco de la ventana se había agrietado, revelando la madera descolorida debajo.

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verb

Bombardear

To form a shelling.

Examples :

"The gardener shelled the peas for the children's lunch. "

El jardinero bombardeó los guisantes para el almuerzo de los niños.

"The farmer shelled the corn for the school's annual harvest festival. "

El granjero bombardeó el maíz para la fiesta anual de la cosecha de la escuela.

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Meanings

Concha, caparazón

Examples :

"The turtle pulled its shell over itself for protection. "

La tortuga metió su caparazón sobre sí misma para protegerse.

Cáscara, cáscara de huevo

Examples :

"The robin carefully examined the hard shell of the egg before gently placing it back in the nest. "

El petirrojo examinó cuidadosamente la dura cáscara del huevo antes de volver a colocarlo suavemente en el nido.

Cáscara

Examples :

"The restaurant served caramelized onion shells."

El restaurante sirvió cáscaras de cebolla caramelizadas.

Cáscara, vaina

Examples :

"The sunflower seed had a hard shell. "

La semilla de girasol tenía una cáscara dura.

Cáscara, corteza

Examples :

"The geode had a beautiful, hard shell of calcite. "

La geoda tenía una hermosa y dura corteza de calcita.

Proyectil

Examples :

"The artillery shell exploded harmlessly in the field. "

El proyectil de artillería explotó inofensivamente en el campo.

Proyectil, obús

Examples :

"The artilleryman loaded the shell into the mortar, aiming carefully at the enemy's stronghold. "

El artillero cargó el proyectil en el mortero, apuntando cuidadosamente al bastión enemigo.

Cartucho, proyectil

Examples :

"The soldier carefully loaded the shell into the rifle. "

El soldado cargó cuidadosamente el proyectil en el rifle.

Carcasa, estructura

Examples :

"The shell of the new school building was impressive, but it wasn't finished yet. "

La estructura del nuevo edificio escolar era impresionante, pero aún no estaba terminada.

Camiseta, blusa

Examples :

"My sister wore a pretty shell over a white t-shirt to the school dance. "

Mi hermana usó una bonita camiseta sobre una camiseta blanca para el baile de la escuela.

Ataúd tosco, ataúd interior delgado

Examples :

"The archaeologist carefully examined the shell, a fragile inner coffin placed inside the larger, stone sarcophagus. "

El arqueólogo examinó cuidadosamente el ataúd tosco, un ataúd interior frágil colocado dentro del sarcófago de piedra más grande.

Concha

Examples :

"The first lyre may have been made by drawing strings over the underside of a tortoise shell."

La primera lira pudo haber sido hecha al tender cuerdas sobre la parte inferior de una concha de tortuga.

Cuerpo del tambor

Examples :

"The band's percussionist carefully tuned the shell of the bass drum before the concert. "

El percusionista de la banda afinó cuidadosamente el cuerpo del bombo antes del concierto.

Rodillo de cobre grabado

Examples :

"The printing press technician carefully polished the shell, preparing it for another run of posters. "

El técnico de la imprenta pulió cuidadosamente el rodillo de cobre grabado, preparándolo para otra tirada de carteles.

Recubrimiento de cobre

Examples :

"The electrotype of the statue had a thin shell of copper. "

El electrotipo de la estatua tenía un fino recubrimiento de cobre.

Casco

Examples :

"The ship's shell protected the cargo from the rough seas. "

El casco del barco protegió la carga de los mares embravecidos.

Carcasa

Examples :

"The sailboat's block had a sturdy shell that protected the moving sheaves from the wind and rain. "

El bloque del velero tenía una carcasa robusta que protegía las poleas móviles del viento y la lluvia.

Bote ligero, yola

Examples :

"The students practiced rowing in their lightweight shell on the lake. "

Los estudiantes practicaron remo en su bote ligero en el lago.

Capa electrónica

Examples :

"The electrons in the atom's outermost shell are the ones that participate in chemical reactions. "

Los electrones de la capa electrónica más externa del átomo son los que participan en las reacciones químicas.

Cáscara, caparazón

Examples :

"The shell of the project proposal was impressive, but the details inside were lacking. "