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shell [∫el]1. nouna. ( = bomb) bombarder (d'obus)b. [+ peas] écosser ; [+ nut, prawn] décortiquer3. compounds( = pay) casquer (inf !)• we had to shell out £500 on a dû cracher (inf !) 500 livres* * *[ʃel] 1.sea shell — coquillage m
to develop a hard shell — fig [person] se forger une carapace
to come out of one's shell — fig sortir de sa coquille
3) Technology ( of vehicle) carcasse f; ( of building) cage f; ( of machine) enveloppe f; ( of nuclear plant) enceinte f de confinement4) ( remains) ( of building) carcasse f2.transitive verb1) Military pilonner [town, installation]2) Culinary écosser [peas]; décortiquer [prawn, nut]; écailler [oyster]•Phrasal Verbs: -
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A n1 Bot, Zool (of egg, nut, sea creature, snail) coquille f ; (of crab, tortoise, shrimp) carapace f ; sea shell coquillage m ; to develop a hard shell fig [person] se forger une carapace ;3 Ind, Tech ( of vehicle) carcasse f ; ( of building) cage f ; ( of machine) enveloppe f ; ( of nuclear plant) enceinte f de confinement ; body shell Aut carrosserie f ;B vtr1 Mil pilonner [town, installation] ;to come out of/go back into one's shell sortir de/rentrer dans sa coquille ; it's as easy as shelling peas c'est simple comme bonjour.■ shell out ○:▶ shell out casquer ○ (for pour) ;▶ shell out [sth] débourser [sum] (for pour). -
3 beard
beard [bɪəd]1 noun∎ to have a beard avoir la barbe;∎ a man with a beard un (homme) barbu;∎ to grow a beard se laisser pousser la barbe;∎ he wears a full beard il porte la barbe;∎ a two-day beard une barbe de deux jours(b) (on goat) barbiche f; Ichthyology (on fish, oyster, mussel) barbe f; Botany (on plant) arête f, barbe f(c) Typography talus mliterary (confront) affronter, braver;∎ to beard the lion in his den aller braver le lion dans sa tanière►► beard trimmer tondeuse f à barbe
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Oyster plant — Oyster Oys ter (ois t[ e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L. ostrea, ostreum, Gr. o streon; prob. akin to ostre on bone, the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous}, {Ostracize}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Oyster Plant — is a common name used for various flowering plants, including: Tragopogon porrifolius (also called Purple Salsify) Mertensia maritima Tradescantia discolor Synonyms: Tradescantia spathacea, Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor. Family: Commelinaceae… … Wikipedia
oyster plant — ☆ oyster plant n. SALSIFY … English World dictionary
oyster plant — Goat s beard Goat s beard, goatsbeard goatsbeard . (Bot.), A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus {Tragopogon}; so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the {salsify} or {oyster plant}; it is naturalized… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oyster plant — noun 1. edible root of the salsify plant • Syn: ↑salsify • Hypernyms: ↑root • Part Holonyms: ↑salsify, ↑vegetable oyster, ↑Tragopogon porrifolius 2. Mediterranean b … Useful english dictionary
oyster plant — /ˈɔɪstə plænt/ (say oystuh plant) noun the salsify, whose root tastes like oyster …
oyster plant — noun 1》 another term for salsify. 2》 a blue flowered thick leaved creeping plant of the borage family, growing chiefly on stony beaches in northern Europe. [Mertensia maritima.] … English new terms dictionary
oyster plant — oys′ter plant n. pln salsify • Etymology: 1815–25, amer … From formal English to slang
oyster plant — noun Date: 1821 salsify … New Collegiate Dictionary
oyster plant — 1. salsify. 2. See sea lungwort. 3. Moses in the cradle. [1815 25, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
oyster-plant — n. Salsify … New dictionary of synonyms