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1 come out of one's shell
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2 ♦ 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. -
3 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]• -
4 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• -
5 ♦ ear
♦ ear (1) /ɪə(r)/n.1 (anat.) orecchio, orecchia: inner ear, orecchio interno; outer ear, orecchio esterno; deaf in one ear, sordo da un orecchio; She whispered sweet nothings in his ear, gli sussurrò parole dolci nell'orecchio; I want to have my ears pierced, voglio farmi i buchi alle orecchie2 (fig.) orecchio: to have an ear for music [for languages], avere orecchio per la musica [per le lingue]; to play by ear, suonare a orecchio3 (fig.) attenzione; ascolto; orecchio: a sympathetic ear, disponibilità ad ascoltare; orecchio bendisposto; to close one's ear to st., rifiutarsi di ascoltare qc.; turarsi le orecchie; to strain one's ears, tendere le orecchie; to lend an ear to, prestare orecchio a; to gain sb. 's ear, trovare ascolto presso q.; riuscire a farsi ascoltare da q.; to have sb. 's ear, essere molto ascoltato da q.; It has come to my ear that…, mi è giunto all'orecchio che…● (fam. USA) ear-bender, chiacchierone, chiacchierona; attaccabottoni □ (fam. USA) ear candy, musichetta (o motivetto) orecchiabile □ ear-catcher, cosa che colpisce l'orecchio; canzone (musica, ecc.) orecchiabile □ ear defenders, tappi auricolari □ (anat.) ear lobe, lobo dell'orecchio □ ear-piercing, (sost.) pratica di forare le orecchie, piercing all'orecchio; (agg.) penetrante, lacerante □ (zool.) ear shell, orecchia di mare; abalone □ (zool.) ear snail, chiocciola di mare □ (med.) ear specialist, otoiatra □ ear-splitting, assordante; rintronante; lacerante; che spacca i timpani (fam.) □ (med.) ear trumpet, cornetto acustico □ (leg.) ear-witness, testimone auricolare □ about one's ears, addosso; su di sè: to bring st. down about one's ears, tirarsi addosso qc. ( anche fig.) □ (fam.) to be all ears, essere tutt'orecchi (fig.) □ (fam.) My ears were burning, mi fischiavano le orecchie (fig.) □ from ear to ear, da un orecchio all'altro □ to give sb. a thick ear, dare un ceffone (o uno schiaffone) a q. □ to go in (at) one ear and out (at) the other, entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altro (fig.) □ to have (o to keep) an ear to the ground, tenere le orecchie aperte; stare in campana □ (fam.) to have st. coming out of one's ears, averne a bizzeffe di qc.; avere tanto… da non saperne che fare □ to have good ears, avere l'udito fine □ to keep one's ears open, tenere le orecchie aperte □ to listen with half an ear, ascoltare distrattamente (o con un orecchio solo) □ (fam.) out on one's ear, licenziato; messo alla porta; buttato fuori; a spasso □ to set by the ears, mettere in subbuglio; creare scompiglio fra; far litigare □ (fam.) up to one's ears, fino al collo; fin sopra i capelli; fino agli occhi: to be up to one's ears in debt, essere indebitato fino al collo; to be up to one's ears in work, avere lavoro fin sopra i capelli.ear (2) /ɪə(r)/n. (bot.)1 spiga(to) ear /ɪə(r)/v. i.( di cereale) spigare; fare la spiga. -
6 round
I 1. [raʊnd]avverbio BEto go all the way round — [fence, wall] fare tutto il giro
to go round and round — [ carousel] girare; [ person] girare in tondo; fig. girare intorno
3) (to specific place, home)to go round to — passare da [office, school]
to ask sb. (to come) round — chiedere a qcn. di passare
to invite sb. round for lunch — invitare qcn. a casa per pranzo
2.three metres round — [ tree trunk] di tre metri di circonferenza
preposizione BE1) (expressing location) intorno a [table etc.]to go round a bend — (in road) svoltare
3) (on visit)4) round about (approximately) pressappoco, circaII 1. [raʊnd]it happened round about here — è successo più o meno qui; (vicinity)
1) (circular) [ object] rotondo, tondo; [ building] circolare2) (curved) [ handwriting] rotondeggiante3) (spherical) rotondo4) (complete) [ figure] tondo2.in round figures, that's Ј100 — arrotondando, sono cento sterline
1) (set, series) serie f.2) (in competition) turno m.qualifying round — (in football, rugby, tennis) turno di qualificazione
3) (in golf, cards) giro m.; (in boxing, wrestling) round m., ripresa f.4) equit. (in event) percorso m.5) pol. (in election) turno m.6) (of drinks) giro m.7) (unit of ammunition) pallottola f.8) (shot fired) colpo m.9) (burst)10) (of bread)11) (route) giro m.12) (circular shape) cerchio m., tondino m.13) mus. (canon) canone m.3.to do one's rounds — [ doctor] fare il giro di visite; [ postman] fare il giro; [ guard] fare la ronda
III [raʊnd]to do o go the rounds [ rumour] fare il giro; [ flu] girare; to go o do the rounds of — fare il giro di
- round on- round up* * *1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rotondo, tondo2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rotondo, tondo2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) in tondo2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) in tondo; per tutto3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) (in giro)4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) (nelle vicinanze), (in giro)5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) (di circonferenza)6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) verso3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) intorno2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) intorno a3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) vicino4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) (per tutto)4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) giro; partita2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) scroscio; salva4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) colpo, sparo5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) turno6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canone5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girare- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) indiretto- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *I 1. [raʊnd]avverbio BEto go all the way round — [fence, wall] fare tutto il giro
to go round and round — [ carousel] girare; [ person] girare in tondo; fig. girare intorno
3) (to specific place, home)to go round to — passare da [office, school]
to ask sb. (to come) round — chiedere a qcn. di passare
to invite sb. round for lunch — invitare qcn. a casa per pranzo
2.three metres round — [ tree trunk] di tre metri di circonferenza
preposizione BE1) (expressing location) intorno a [table etc.]to go round a bend — (in road) svoltare
3) (on visit)4) round about (approximately) pressappoco, circaII 1. [raʊnd]it happened round about here — è successo più o meno qui; (vicinity)
1) (circular) [ object] rotondo, tondo; [ building] circolare2) (curved) [ handwriting] rotondeggiante3) (spherical) rotondo4) (complete) [ figure] tondo2.in round figures, that's Ј100 — arrotondando, sono cento sterline
1) (set, series) serie f.2) (in competition) turno m.qualifying round — (in football, rugby, tennis) turno di qualificazione
3) (in golf, cards) giro m.; (in boxing, wrestling) round m., ripresa f.4) equit. (in event) percorso m.5) pol. (in election) turno m.6) (of drinks) giro m.7) (unit of ammunition) pallottola f.8) (shot fired) colpo m.9) (burst)10) (of bread)11) (route) giro m.12) (circular shape) cerchio m., tondino m.13) mus. (canon) canone m.3.to do one's rounds — [ doctor] fare il giro di visite; [ postman] fare il giro; [ guard] fare la ronda
III [raʊnd]to do o go the rounds [ rumour] fare il giro; [ flu] girare; to go o do the rounds of — fare il giro di
- round on- round up
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