verb🔗ShareDesgranar, descascararTo remove the outer covering or shell of something."My mom shelled the peas so we could cook them for dinner. "Mi madre desgranó los guisantes para que pudiéramos cocinarlos para la cena.foodvegetablefruitagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBombardear, cañonearTo bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery."The army shelled the enemy's position on the hill. "El ejército bombardeó la posición enemiga en la colina.militarywarweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesembolsar, pagarTo disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out)."The company shelled out a lot of money for the new office equipment. "La empresa desembolsó mucho dinero para los nuevos equipos de oficina.financebusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescascarar, pelarTo fall off, as a shell, crust, etc."The old paint on the wooden fence slowly shelled off in the summer sun. "La pintura vieja de la valla de madera se descascaró lentamente con el sol del verano.naturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDesgranar, descascararTo cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk."Nuts shell in falling."Las nueces se desgranen al caer.biologyplantagriculturefoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCambiar a un shell o línea de comandosTo switch to a shell or command line."After the game crashed, the programmer shelled out to the terminal to restart the server. "Después de que el juego se bloqueó, el programador cambió a la línea de comandos en la terminal para reiniciar el servidor.computingtechnologytechnicalinternetmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgrietarse, resquebrajarseTo form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating)."The old paint on the window frame shelled after years of sun and rain. "La pintura vieja en el marco de la ventana se agrietó después de años de sol y lluvia.appearancematerialtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBombardearTo form a shelling."The gardener shelled the peas, carefully separating the seeds from the pods. "El jardinero bombardeó los guisantes, separando cuidadosamente las semillas de las vainas.militaryweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCon cáscara, con concha(often in combination) Having a shell; testaceous."The beach was covered in shelled creatures, like crabs and snails, after the tide went out. "La playa estaba cubierta de criaturas con concha, como cangrejos y caracoles, después de que la marea bajó.animalbiologyfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareDesgranado, descascaradoHaving had the shell removed."shelled peas"Guisantes desgranadosfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAgotado, exhaustoUnable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy."After running the first lap at top speed, the runner was shelled and couldn't finish the race. "Después de correr la primera vuelta a toda velocidad, el corredor estaba exhausto y no pudo terminar la carrera.sportenergyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading