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1 shellfish
plural - shellfish; noun (any of several kinds of sea animal covered with a shell (eg oyster, crab).) crustáceo* * *shell.fish[ʃ'elfiʃ] n molusco, marisco. -
2 shellfish
plural - shellfish; noun (any of several kinds of sea animal covered with a shell (eg oyster, crab).) molusco, marisco -
3 shellfish
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4 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.) concha2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) esqueleto3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) projéctil2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) descascar2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *[ʃel] n 1 casca, concha, carapaça, casco (de um animal). 2 casca, cápsula (que cobre semente). 3 parte externa, aparência. 4 Amer barco de corrida, muito leve. 5 forma para pastéis ou bolos. 6 cartucho, granada, bomba. 7 madeiramento, armação, estrutura (de casa, de navio). • vt+vi 1 tirar de casco, de casca, de concha, descascar. 2 sair, cair da casca. 3 separar trigo das espigas. 4 bombardear. to come (ou crawl) out of the shell, to be brought out of the shell sair da casca, começar a ficar mais amistoso e menos tímido e reservado. to retire (ou crawl) into the shell fechar-se em conchas, tornar-se tímido. to shell off descascar-se, escamar-se. to shell out 1 gastar (dinheiro), contribuir. 2 sl pagar, Braz enfiar a mão no bolso. -
5 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.) concha, casca, carapaça2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) carcaça3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) obus2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) descascar2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) bombardear•- come out of one's shell - shell out -
6 barnacle
(a kind of small shellfish that sticks to rocks and the bottoms of ships.) lapa* * *bar.na.cle[b'a:nəkəl] n Zool 1 crustáceo que adere a rochas marinhas e no casco de navios. 2 a) ganso selvagem europeu. b) fig figura importuna, sarna. -
7 clam
[klæm](a shellfish with two shells joined together, used as food.) ameijoa* * *clam1[klæm] n 1 Zool molusco, marisco, espécie de mexilhão. 2 Amer coll pessoa calada ou taciturna. • vi Amer catar ou procurar mariscos, mariscar. to clam up sl ficar calado por timidez ou nervosismo, perder a fala.————————clam2[klæm] n (geralmente clams pl) torno, sargento, grampo, braçadeira. -
8 crayfish
['kreifiʃ](a type of edible shellfish.) lagostim* * *cray.fish[kr'eifiʃ] n 1 Zool camarão-de-água-doce, pitu. 2 lagostim. -
9 limpet
['limpit](a type of small, cone-shaped shellfish that fastens itself very firmly to rocks.) lapa* * *lim.pet[l'impit] n 1 Biol lapa: gênero de moluscos gastrópodes. 2 fig pessoa que é difícil de ser mantida a distância. -
10 lobster
['lobstə](a type of shellfish with large claws.) lagosta* * *lob.ster[l'ɔbstə] n lagosta: crustáceo decápode servido como iguaria. -
11 mussel
(a variety of edible shellfish with a shell in two parts.) mexilhão* * *mus.sel[m'∧səl] n mexilhão. -
12 oyster
['oistə](a type of shellfish eaten as food, and from which pearls are got.) ostra* * *oy.ster['ɔistə] n ostra. -
13 pearl
[pə:l](a valuable, hard, round object formed by oysters and several other shellfish: The necklace consists of three strings of pearls; ( also adjective) a pearl necklace.) pérola- pearly- pearl-diver
- pearl-fisher* * *[p'ə:l] n 1 pérola. 2 objeto de alto preço. 3 pessoa muito estimada ou especial. 4 Typogr tipo de corpo 5. 5 madrepérola. 6 objeto em forma de pérola (lágrima, etc.). 7 cor de pérola. • vt+vi 1 adornar com pérolas. 2 formar em pequenos grãos. 3 perolizar: dar a aparência ou a cor da pérola. 4 pescar pérolas. 5 adquirir forma de pérola. • adj 1 perolado. 2 granulado. mother-of-pearl nácar, madrepérola. to throw pearls before the swine jogar pérolas aos porcos. -
14 prawn
[pro:n](a type of edible shellfish like the shrimp.) camarão* * *[prɔ:n] n Zool pitu: camarão grande. • vi pescar pitus. -
15 scallop
['skoləp](an edible shellfish that has a pair of hinged, fan-shaped shells.) vieira* * *scal.lop[sk'ɔləp; sk'æləp] n 1 Zool vieira. 2 Cook concha de pentéola usada como assadeira. • vt 1 cozinhar em concha de vieira. 2 juntar vieiras. -
16 seafood
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17 shrimp
[ʃrimp]1) (a kind of small long-tailed shellfish.) camarão2) (an unkind word for a small person.) pequenote* * *[ʃrimp] n 1 camarão. 2 pessoa insignificante, anão. -
18 winkle
I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) extrairII ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) búzio* * *win.kle[w'iŋkəl] n Zool, abbr periwinkle (caramujo comestível). to winkle out arrancar (informação ou alguém de algum lugar). -
19 barnacle
(a kind of small shellfish that sticks to rocks and the bottoms of ships.) craca -
20 clam
[klæm](a shellfish with two shells joined together, used as food.) amêijoa
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