shell

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shell: hard outer covering of an animal or egg
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Translation of shell from English into Spanish,

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Noun

1.

biology

hard outer covering of an animal or egg
  • The turtle retreated into its shell.La tortuga se retiró a su caparazón.
2.

weaponry

TECH.
protective casing of a bullet or artillery
TECH.
  • The soldier loaded the shell into the cannon.El soldado cargó el proyectil en el cañón.
3.

technology

TECH.
user interface in computing
TECH.
  • He used the shell to execute commands.Usó la terminal para ejecutar comandos.

Verb

1.

cooking

tr.
remove the outer covering of something
tr.
desgranar pelar descascarar
  • She shelled the peanuts for the salad.Desgranó los cacahuetes para la ensalada.
2.

hand over

tr.US
pay money, often reluctantly
tr.US
  • He had to shell out for the repairs.Tuvo que pagar las reparaciones.
3.

fire projectiles

tr./intr.TECH.
fire artillery or bombs
tr./intr.TECH.
  • The troops began to shell the enemy positions at dawn..Las tropas comenzaron a bombardear las posiciones enemigas al amanecer.
4.

technology

intr.TECH.
switch to a command line interface
intr.TECH.
  • He shelled into the server to check the logs.Él accedió al servidor para revisar los registros.
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Expressions with shell: examples in English and translations in Spanish

concha vacía
cascarón vacío
The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.
trile
juego de las conchas
He lost money playing the shell game at the fair.
desembolsar
He had to shell out $500 for the unexpected car repair..
sociedad pantalla
The shell corporation had no employees or real office.
cascarón vacío
After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.
encerrarse en sí mismo
retraerse
After the argument, he crawled into his shell and avoided everyone.

Images of shell

  • shell: hard outer covering of an animal or egg
    (biology) caparazón
  • shell: protective casing of a bullet or artillery
    (weaponry) proyectil
  • shell: hard outer layer of a nut or seed
    (botany) cáscara
  • shell: outer structure of a building or vehicle
    (architecture) estructura
  • shell: type of lightweight boat used in rowing
    (sports) bote de remo

Synonyms and analogies of shell in English

Examples of shell in a sentence

  • Collectors prize the shell for its unique patterns.
  • The technician examined the shell for defects.
  • A shell was found at the site of the explosion.
  • The developer customized the shell for better efficiency.
  • She navigated the system using the shell interface.
  • The shell of the walnut was tough to crack.
Shell
ʃɛl
Noun

identity

Rare
family name used by some people
Rare
Shell
  • Dr. Shell will see you now.El doctor Shell lo atenderá ahora.

Expressions with Shell: examples in English and translations in Spanish

Shell sort
Shell sort is efficient for medium-sized lists.

Translations of "shell" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
shelln.

The etags program takes all the usual shell 'wildcards'.

El programa etags recive todos los 'comodines' usuales del shell.

cáscaranf.

The cracking of the shell signaled that it was finally time to eat.

El crujido de la cáscara indicó que finalmente era hora de comer.

conchanf.

The snail spiraled around its shell, moving cautiously and deliberately.

El caracol se enrollaba en su concha, moviéndose con cautela y deliberación.

carcasanf.

They managed to honeycomb the plastic shell, making it lighter and more functional.

Lograron perforar la carcasa de plástico, haciéndola más ligera y funcional.

caparazónnm.

He started coming out of his shell after joining the basketball team.

Empezó a salir de su caparazón después de unirse al equipo de baloncesto.

Verb
pagarv.

Shell will now have to pay compensation to the affected farmer.

Shell deberá pagar ahora una indemnización al agricultor afectado.

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shell: Examples and translations in context

When options are specified, they set or unset shell attributes.

Cuando se dan opciones, se establecen o quitan atributos del shell.

Tells the shell to compile the program but not run it.

Le dice al shell que compile el programa pero no lo ejecute.

Use your shell to deflect the invading species and bounce them back.

Uso del shell para desviar las especies invasoras y rebote de nuevo.

Verify that the user is executing the command in a profile shell.

Verifique que el usuario esté ejecutando el comando en un shell de perfil.

But its real charm is hidden behind the noisy and chaotic shell.

Pero su verdadero encanto se esconde detrás de la ruidosa y caótica shell.

All commands that are executed in a profile shell can be audited.

Todos los comandos que se ejecutan en un shell de perfil pueden auditarse.

This is also best achieved on the command line in the shell.

Esto también se logra mejor con la línea de comando en el shell.

You can use the grub shell to boot from the extra copy.

Puedes usar el shell grub para arrancar desde la copia extra.

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