shell

ʃɛl
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shell: hard outer covering of an animal or egg
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Translation of shell into Swedish,

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Noun

1.

biology

hard outer covering of an animal or egg
  • The turtle retreated into its shell.Sköldpaddan drog sig tillbaka in i sitt skal.
2.

weaponry

TECH.
protective casing of a bullet or artillery
TECH.
granat cprojektilhylsa artillerihylsa
  • The soldier loaded the shell into the cannon.Soldaten laddade granaten i kanonen.
3.

technology

TECH.
user interface in computing
TECH.
  • He used the shell to execute commands.Han använde skalet för att köra kommandon.

Verb

1.

cooking

tr.
remove the outer covering of something
tr.
  • She shelled the peanuts for the salad.Hon skalade jordnötterna till salladen.
2.

hand over

tr.US
pay money, often reluctantly
tr.US
  • He had to shell out for the repairs.Han var tvungen att hosta upp för reparationerna.
3.

fire projectiles

tr./intr.TECH.
fire artillery or bombs
tr./intr.TECH.
  • The troops began to shell the enemy positions at dawn..Trupperna började beskjuta fiendens positioner i gryningen
4.

technology

intr.TECH.
switch to a command line interface
intr.TECH.
  • He shelled into the server to check the logs.Han växlade till servern för att kontrollera loggarna.
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Expressions with shell: examples in English and translations in Swedish

tomt skal
skal
The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.
bägarspelet
He lost money playing the shell game at the fair.
punga ut
betala
He had to shell out $500 for the unexpected car repair..
skalbolag
The shell corporation had no employees or real office.
ett tomt skal
en tom skugga
After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.
dra sig tillbaka
krypa in i sitt skal
After the argument, he crawled into his shell and avoided everyone.

Images of shell

  • shell: hard outer covering of an animal or egg
    (biology) skal
  • shell: protective casing of a bullet or artillery
    (weaponry) granat
  • shell: hard outer layer of a nut or seed
    (botany) skal
  • shell: outer structure of a building or vehicle
    (architecture) skal
  • shell: type of lightweight boat used in rowing
    (sports) roddbåt

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.Doktor Shell tar emot dig nu.

Expressions with Shell: examples in English and translations in Swedish

shellsortering
Shell sort is efficient for medium-sized lists.

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

Noun
skalnn.

Each turtle has an armored shell that protects it from predators.

Varje sköldpadda har ett pansrat skal som skyddar den mot rovdjur.

shellnn.

Donnie, looks like this one's suffering from shell shock.

Donnie, det verkar som om den här lider av shell shock.

snäckanmf.

We found a rather large shell on the beach during our walk.

Vi hittade en ganska stor snäcka på stranden under vår promenad.

skalbolagnn.

Well, it's just a numbered account from some shell corporation.

Det är bara ett konto från ett skalbolag.

höljenn.

This laptop is designed with a drop-proof shell for extra protection.

Den här laptopen är byggd med ett stötsäkert hölje för extra skydd.

Verb
betalav.

Smart thing you having me shell out for this small army of yours.

Det var smart av dig att få mig att betala för din armé.

skalav.

Boy, I guess we can really shell it out.

Jag förmodar att vi kan skala ut det.

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shell: Examples and translations in context

She hit with the frying pan to break the stubborn shell.

Hon slog till med stekpannan för att krossa det hårda skalet.

Soft-shell crab is caught and eaten before the new shell hardens.

Mjukskaliga krabbor fångas och äts innan det nya skalet hinner hårdna.

A crusty shell had formed on the mud after the rain evaporated.

Ett hårt skal hade bildats på leran efter att regnet torkat bort.

She made a necklace from the shell of a broken coconut.

Hon gjorde ett halsband av skalet från en sprucken kokosnöt.

The oyster's shell was rough but protected the tasty meat inside.

Ostronets skal var skrovligt men skyddade det goda köttet inuti.

The water snail retreats into its shell when threatened by predators.

Vattensnigeln drar sig in i skalet när den hotas av rovdjur.

The pill bug's hard shell offers protection from the environment.

Gråsuggans hårda skal ger den ett visst skydd mot omgivningen.

The patched turtle had a shell with many dark and light spots.

Den fläckiga sköldpaddan hade ett skal med många mörka och ljusa fält.

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