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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]• -
2 ♦ 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.
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