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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 ♦ pea
♦ pea /pi:/n.(bot., Pisum sativum) pisello● pea bean, varietà di fagiolo piccolo □ (fam.) pea-brained, dal cervello di gallina □ pea green, verde pisello □ (naut.) pea jacket ► peacoat □ pea pod (o pea shell), baccello di pisello □ pea soup, passato di piselli (spec. secchi) □ (fam.) pea-souper, nebbia densa e gialla □ ( di nebbia) pea-soupy, densa e gialla □ to be as like as two peas ( in a pod), somigliarsi come due gocce d'acqua □ green peas, piselli freschi.
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