shells
Meanings
Proyectil
A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scattered at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
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Cáscara, estructura
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Camiseta, blusa
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Ataúd tosco, ataúd endeble
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"The family chose a beautiful outer coffin, but the funeral director explained that the body would first be placed inside one of the simple, inexpensive shells before being put in the main coffin. "
La familia eligió un hermoso ataúd exterior, pero el director de la funeraria explicó que el cuerpo primero se colocaría dentro de uno de los ataúdes simples y económicos antes de ser puesto en el ataúd principal.
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Barreras psicológicas, caparazones
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Shell, intérprete de comandos
An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.