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1 ♦ shell
♦ shell /ʃɛl/n.2 ( d'edificio, macchina, auto, nave, ecc.) carcassa; ossatura; struttura; ( di una casa bruciata) scheletro3 [uc] (fig.) aspetto esteriore; parvenza; guscio vuoto (fig.): He's the mere shell of a man, è ridotto a una parvenza d'uomo7 (mil.) proiettile; granata; bomba8 (mil.) bossolo; cartuccia9 (archit.) struttura a guscio; volta sottile10 (mecc.) cassa; cilindro cavo; incamiciatura, camicia: the shell of a boiler, la camicia di una caldaia11 (geol.) crosta (terrestre)13 (metall.) sbozzo cavo fucinato15 indumento ( soprabito, tuta, ecc.) con fodera amovibile: ( sport) shell suit, tuta impermeabile, a due strati● (tecn.) shell-and-tube, mantello, corpo ( di una caldaia) □ ( USA) shell bean, ortaggio da sgranare; fagiolo da sgranare; pisello; fava □ (mecc.) shell-bit, punta elicoidale; punta a sgorbia □ shell button, bottone ricoperto ( di stoffa o altro) □ shell case (o shell cylinder), bossolo ( di cartuccia) □ ( USA) shell game, gioco dei bussolotti; (fig., anche) gioco delle tre carte □ shell hole, cratere di granata □ (mil.) shell jacket, giubba corta di bassa tenuta ( da ufficiale) □ (geol.) shell limestone, calcare fossilifero □ (naut.) shell plating, fasciame esterno in ferro □ (med.) shell shock, psicosi (o nevrosi) traumatica (spec. dovuta a bombardamento) □ shell-shocked, affetto da psicosi (o nevrosi) traumatica; (fig.) scioccato, traumatizzato; stravolto □ shell-work, decorazione (o rivestimento) di conchiglie □ to come out of one's shell, uscire dal proprio guscio ( anche fig.); perdere la timidezza, diventare socievole □ to go into one's shell, chiudersi nel proprio guscio ( anche fig.).(to) shell /ʃɛl/A v. t.1 sgusciare; sbaccellare; sgranare: to shell eggs, sgusciare uova: to shell peas, sbaccellare piselli; to shell corn, sgranare il granturco2 (mil.) bombardare; cannoneggiare4 (comput.) aprire una shell; eseguire comandi da shellB v. i.sgranarsi; sgusciarsi; sbaccellarsi; ( d'ostriche, ecc.) aprirsi: Peanuts shell easily, le noccioline americane si sgusciano bene● to shell off, squamarsi; ridursi in scaglie □ to shell out, (mil.) sganciare ( bombe); (fam.) pagare un sacco di soldi; sborsare, sganciare, tirar fuori ( denaro) □ (fam.) as easy as shelling peas, facile come bere un bicchier d'acqua. -
2 shell out
* * *(to pay out (money): I had to shell out twenty dollars.) sborsare* * *fam1. vi + adv2. vt + advto shell out (for) — (money) sganciare (per)
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3 shell plate
Shell plate, metal sheet coveringMantello m di forglio metallicoDictionary of packaging machinery and equipment > shell plate
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4 shell
I [ʃel]1) bot. zool. (of egg, nut, snail) guscio m.; (of crab, tortoise) corazza f.to develop a hard shell — fig. [ person] costruirsi una corazza
3) ind. tecn. (of vehicle) scocca f.; (of building) armatura f.; (of machine) carcassa f., intelaiatura f.body shell — aut. carrozzeria
4) (remains) (of building) scheletro m.••II [ʃel]1) mil. bombardare [town, installation]•* * *[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) guscio, conchiglia2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) struttura, carcassa3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) proiettile2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) sgusciare, sgranare2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardare•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *I [ʃel]1) bot. zool. (of egg, nut, snail) guscio m.; (of crab, tortoise) corazza f.to develop a hard shell — fig. [ person] costruirsi una corazza
3) ind. tecn. (of vehicle) scocca f.; (of building) armatura f.; (of machine) carcassa f., intelaiatura f.body shell — aut. carrozzeria
4) (remains) (of building) scheletro m.••II [ʃel]1) mil. bombardare [town, installation]• -
5 shell ***
[ʃɛl]1. n1) (of egg, nut, tortoise) guscio, (of oyster, mussel) conchiglia, (of lobster) corazza, guscio, Phys guscio elettronico2) (of building) struttura, scheletro, (of ship) ossatura3) Mil granata2. vt1) (nuts) sgusciare, (peas, beans) sgranare2) Mil bombardare• -
6 shell program
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7 shell shock
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8 shell-shocked adj
['ʃɛlˌʃɒkt]1) (soldier) traumatizzato (-a) da un bombardamento2) (stunned, dazed) sotto shock -
9 shell pink
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10 shell suit
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11 shell-proof
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12 shell-shocked
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13 hard-shell
hard-shell /ˈhɑ:dʃɛl/a.1 (zool.) dalla conchiglia dura; dal guscio duro2 (fam. USA) inflessibile; rigido; intransigente: a hard-shell conservative, un conservatore intransigente● Hard-shell Baptists, Battisti inflessibili ( setta religiosa negli Stati Uniti) □ hard-shell helmet, casco da ciclista. -
14 bombshell bomb·shell n
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15 eggshell egg·shell
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16 nutshell nut·shell n
['nʌtˌʃɛl]guscio di noce (or nocciola etc) (no generic term in Italian) -
17 oyster shell
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18 razor shell
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19 scallop shell
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20 seashell sea·shell n
['siːˌʃɛl]
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