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1 shell
[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.) čaumala; čaula; gliemežnīca2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) karkass3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) šāviņš2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) nolobīt; izlobīt2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) apšaudīt•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *čaumala, čaula; gliemežvāks; apvalks; bruņas; šāviņš; patrona; zārks; karkass, korpuss; viegla sacīkšu laiva; nauda; apšuvums, apvalks; lobīt; nolobīt; lobīties; apšaudīt -
2 egg
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.) ola2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ola3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) olšūna•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *ola; olšūna; granāta, bumba; puisis -
3 egg-shell china
ļoti smalks porcelāns -
4 poach
I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) vārīt (olu) bez čaumalas- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) nodarboties ar malumedniecību- poacher* * *vārīt bez čaumalas; nodarboties ar malumedniecību; aizskart otra tiesības, iejaukties; piesavināties; nobradāt, nomīdīt, atstāt pēdas; mīcīt
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