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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.) concha, caracol2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) armazón3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) cartucho
2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) desvainar, quitar la concha2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear•- come out of one's shell
- shell out
shell n1. cáscara2. concha3. caparazóntr[ʃel]1 (of egg, nut) cáscara; (of pea) vaina; (of tortoise, lobster, etc) caparazón nombre masculino; (of snail, oyster, etc) concha2 (of building) armazón nombre masculino, esqueleto, estructura; (of vehicle) armazón nombre masculino; (of ship) casco3 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (for explosives) proyectil nombre masculino, obús nombre masculino; (cartridge) cartucho2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL bombardear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's as easy as shelling peas es coser y cantarto come out of one's shell salir del cascarónto go/retire/withdraw into one's shell retraerseshell shock neurosis nombre femenino de guerrashell suit chándal nombre masculinoshell ['ʃɛl] vt1) : desvainar (chícharos), pelar (nueces, etc.)2) bombard: bombardearshell n1) seashell: concha f2) : cáscara f (de huevos, nueces, etc.), vaina f (de chícharos, etc.), caparazón m (de crustáceos, tortugas, etc.)3) : cartucho m, casquillo ma.45 caliber shell: un cartucho calibre.45n.• armazón s.m.• camisa s.f.• caparazón s.m.• carapacho s.m.• casco s.m.• concha s.f.• coraza s.f.• cáscara s.f.• granada s.f.• obús s.m.• proyectil s.m.• vaina s.f.• yola s.f.v.• bombardear v.• descascar v.• descascarar v.• descascarillar v.• desenvainar v.• desgranar v.• desvainar v.ʃel
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1)a) (of egg, nut) cáscara f; ( of sea mollusk) concha f; (of tortoise, turtle, snail, crustacean) caparazón m or f, carapacho mpastry shell — ( Culin) base f ( de masa)
to come out of one's shell — salir* del cascarón
to go back o retreat into one's shell — retraerse*
b) ( of building) estructura f, armazón m or f, esqueleto m; ( of vehicle) armazón m or f2) ( Mil)a) ( for artillery) proyectil m, obús mb) ( for small arms) cartucho m
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1) ( Culin) \<\<peas\>\> pelar, desvainar; \<\<nuts/eggs/prawns\>\> pelar; \<\<mussel/clam\>\> quitarle la concha a, desconchar2) ( Mil) \<\<positionoops/city\>\> bombardear
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vi ( Mil) bombardearPhrasal Verbs:[ʃel]1. N1) [of egg, nut] cáscara f ; [of tortoise, turtle] caparazón m, carapacho m ; [of snail, shellfish] concha f, caracol m (LAm); [of pea] vaina f ; [of coconut] cáscara f leñosa- come out of one's shell- crawl or go into one's shell3) (=artillery round) obús m, proyectil m ; (US) [of shotgun] cartucho m4) (Culin) [of pie, flan] masa f2. VT1) [+ peas] pelar, desvainar; [+ nuts] pelar, descascarar; [+ mussels, cockles] quitar la concha a; [+ prawns] pelar; [+ eggs] quitar la cáscara ashelled prawns — gambas fpl peladas
2) (Mil) bombardear3.CPDshell game N — (US) (lit) (=trick) juego consistente en adivinar en cuál de tres cubiletes se esconde un objeto, triles ** fpl ; (fig) (=fraud) artimaña f
shell hole N — hoyo que forma un obús al explotar
shell shock N — neurosis f inv de guerra
shell suit N — tipo de chandal
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1)a) (of egg, nut) cáscara f; ( of sea mollusk) concha f; (of tortoise, turtle, snail, crustacean) caparazón m or f, carapacho mpastry shell — ( Culin) base f ( de masa)
to come out of one's shell — salir* del cascarón
to go back o retreat into one's shell — retraerse*
b) ( of building) estructura f, armazón m or f, esqueleto m; ( of vehicle) armazón m or f2) ( Mil)a) ( for artillery) proyectil m, obús mb) ( for small arms) cartucho m
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1) ( Culin) \<\<peas\>\> pelar, desvainar; \<\<nuts/eggs/prawns\>\> pelar; \<\<mussel/clam\>\> quitarle la concha a, desconchar2) ( Mil) \<\<position/troops/city\>\> bombardear
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vi ( Mil) bombardearPhrasal Verbs: -
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s.1 concha (of snail, oyster, on beach); caparazón (of lobster, tortoise); cáscara (of egg, nut)2 esqueleto, armazón (de edificio)3 proyectil (bomb)4 granada.5 coraza.6 vaina, vaina del guisante.7 cilindro metálico hueco.8 capa.9 bote para regatas.10 Shell, Shell Oil.11 obús, obús que no estalla.12 salida al sistema operativo, programa que permite comunicarse directamente con el núcleo del sistema operativo.13 camisa.14 intérprete de órdenes, capa de un programa.vt.1 pelar (nuts, eggs); desgranar (peas)2 atacar con fuego de artillería (bombard)3 (E. U.) Separar los granos de maíz de la mazorca.4 descascarar, descascar, quitar la cáscara de.5 cañonear, bombardear, atacar con fuego de artillería.6 sacar de la concha, quitar el caparazón a, sacar del caparazón.7 descascararse.vi.descascararse; lavantarse la cubierta de una cosa en costra(pt & pp shelled) -
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I eɡ noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) huevo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) huevo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
II eɡ- egg onegg n huevotr[eg]1 (laid by birds etc) huevo2 SMALLBIOLOGY/SMALL (ovum) óvulo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be a bad egg ser una mala persona, ser un sinvergüenzato have egg on one's face quedar en ridículoto put all one's eggs in one basket jugárselo todo a una cartaboiled egg huevo pasado por aguaegg cup hueveraegg custard natillas nombre femenino pluralegg timer reloj nombre masculino de arenaegg white clara de huevoegg whisk batidor nombre masculinoegg yolk yema de huevofried egg huevo fritohard-boiled egg huevo duropoached egg huevo escalfadoscrambled eggs huevos nombre masculino plural revueltos————————tr[eg]1 animar, incitaregg ['ɛg] vtto egg on : incitar, azuzar, provocaregg n1) : huevo m2) ovum: óvulo mn.• huevo s.m.egnoun huevo ma good egg — (colloq & dated)
he's a good egg — es buena gente (AmL), es un tipo bien (Esp fam)
to put all one's eggs in one basket — jugárselo* todo a una carta
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on[eɡ]1. N1) huevo m, blanquillo m (Mex); (=cell) óvulo mfried/scrambled/soft-boiled/hard-boiled egg — huevo m frito/revuelto/pasado por agua/duro
boiled egg — huevo m pasado por agua, huevo m a la copa (And, S. Cone)
- have egg on one's face2) * (=person)bad egg — sinvergüenza mf
2.CPDegg beater N — batidor m de huevos; (US) * helicóptero m
egg custard N — natillas fpl
egg roll N — (=sandwich) panecito m de huevo duro; (=paté) paté a base de huevo con carne de cerdo y legumbres
- egg on* * *[eg]noun huevo ma good egg — (colloq & dated)
he's a good egg — es buena gente (AmL), es un tipo bien (Esp fam)
to put all one's eggs in one basket — jugárselo* todo a una carta
Phrasal Verbs:- egg on -
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huevo sustantivo masculino 1 (Biol, Coc, Zool) egg;◊ huevo a la copa (Chi) boiled egg;huevo de Pascua Easter egg; huevo duro or (Ven) sancochado hard-boiled egg; huevo escalfado or (Méx, RPl) poché poached egg; huevo estrellado ( frito) fried egg; huevo pasado por agua or (Col, Méx) tibio soft boiled egg; huevos revueltos or (Col) pericos scrambled eggs (pl); a huevo: tuve que leer el libro a huevo (Méx vulg) I had no damn o (BrE) bloody choice but to read the book (sl); comprar/vender a huevo (Andes fam) to buy/sell for peanuts (colloq); mirar a huevo (Chi fam) to look down on 2 (vulg) ( testículo) ball (vulg); para modismos ver cojones 1
huevo sustantivo masculino
1 egg
huevo duro, hard-boiled egg
huevo escalfado, poached egg
huevo frito, fried egg
huevo pasado por agua, soft-boiled egg
huevos revueltos, scrambled eggs
2 vulgar (usu pl) balls pl Locuciones: vulgar a huevo, convenient, opportune: me lo ha puesto a huevo, he gave me a perfect cue
ir pisando huevos, to go very slowly/gingerly vulgar tener huevos, to have guts: no tengo más huevos que operarme, there was nothing for it but to have an operation ' huevo' also found in these entries: Spanish: cáscara - cascarón - clara - cualquiera - hilada - hilado - rebozar - reventarse - yema - cascar - poner - quebrado English: angel food cake - chalk - crack - different - Easter egg - egg - egg white - egg yolk - eggshell - hard-boiled - poach - runny - shell - stiff - unbroken - white - yolk - Easter - fried - Scotch -
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I pəu verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) escalfar, hervir- poached
II pəu verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.)- poachertr[pəʊʧ]1 (for game) cazar en vedado, cazar furtivamente; (for fish) pescar en vedado, pescar furtivamente2 (take, steal) robar————————tr[pəʊʧ]poach ['po:ʧ] vt1) : cocer a fuego lentoto poach an egg: escalfar un huevo2)to poach game : cazar ilegalmentepoach vi: cazar ilegalmentev.• cazar en vedado v.• cazar furtivamente v.• escalfar v.pəʊtʃ
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1) ( Culin) \<\<egg\>\> escalfar; \<\<fish\>\> cocer* a fuego lentopoached egg — huevo m escalfado or (AmL tb) poché
2) ( steal) \<\<game\>\> cazar* furtivamente; \<\<staff/ideas\>\> robar
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via) ( hunt game) cazar* furtivamenteb) ( encroach)to poach on somebody's territory o preserve — meterse en terreno de alguien
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[pǝʊtʃ]VT (Culin) [+ egg] escalfar; [+ fish etc] hervir
II [pǝʊtʃ]1. VT1) (=hunt) cazar en vedado; (=fish) pescar en vedado2) (fig) * (=steal) birlar *, quitar2.VI (=hunt) cazar furtivamente; (=fish) pescar furtivamente- poach on sb's preserves or territory* * *[pəʊtʃ]
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1) ( Culin) \<\<egg\>\> escalfar; \<\<fish\>\> cocer* a fuego lentopoached egg — huevo m escalfado or (AmL tb) poché
2) ( steal) \<\<game\>\> cazar* furtivamente; \<\<staff/ideas\>\> robar
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via) ( hunt game) cazar* furtivamenteb) ( encroach)to poach on somebody's territory o preserve — meterse en terreno de alguien
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