shell

shell
1. noun
1) (casing) Schale, die; (of turtle, tortoise) Panzer, der; (of snail) Haus, das; (of pea) Schote, die; Hülse, die

collect shells on the beach — am Strand Muscheln sammeln

come out of one's shell — (fig.) aus sich herausgehen

retire or go into one's shell — (fig.) sich in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen (ugs.)

2) (pastry case) Teighülle, die
3) (Mil.): (bomb) Granate, die
4) (of unfinished building) Rohbau, der; (of ruined building) Ruine, die
5) (Motor Veh.) Aufbau, der; Karosserie, die; (after fire, at breaker's, etc.) [Karosserie]gerippe, das
2. transitive verb
1) (take out of shell) schälen; knacken, schälen [Nuss]; enthülsen, (nordd.) palen [Erbsen]
2) (Mil.) [mit Artillerie] beschießen
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/91489/shell_out">shell out
* * *
[ʃel] 1. noun
1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) die Schale
2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) das Gerippe
3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) die Granate
2. verb
1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) enthülsen,schälen
2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) beschießen
- shellfish
- come out of one's shell
- shell out
* * *
she'll
[ʃi:l]
= she shall, she will, will1, shall
shell
[ʃel]
I. n
1. (exterior case) of an egg, nut Schale f; of a tortoise, turtle Panzer m; (mother of pearl) Perlmutt nt; of a pea Hülse f, Schote f; of an insect wing Flügeldecke f
to pick up \shells on the beach Muscheln am Strand sammeln
crab \shell Krebsschale f
snail \shell Schneckenhaus nt
2. (of a building) Mauerwerk nt; (unfinished building) Rohbau m; (damaged building) Ruine f; of a vehicle Karosserie f
the burnt-out \shell of a car ein ausgebranntes Autowrack
3. (for artillery) Granate f
4. AM (cartridge) Patrone f
5. (boat) Rennruderboot nt
6. FOOD
[pastry] \shell [Mürbteig]boden m
7. COMPUT (software) Shell f
8.
to bring sb out of their \shell jdn aus der Reserve locken
to come out of one's \shell aus sich dat herausgehen
to go [back] [or crawl [back]] [or retreat] into one's \shell sich akk in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen
II. vt
to \shell sth
1. (remove shell) etw schälen
to \shell nuts Nüsse knacken
to \shell peas Erbsen enthülsen
2. (bombard) etw [mit Granaten] bombardieren
III. vi
to \shell easily sich akk leicht schälen lassen
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[ʃel]
1. n
1) (of egg, nut, mollusc) Schale f; (on beach) Muschel f; (of pea etc) Hülse f; (of snail) (Schnecken)haus nt; (of tortoise, turtle, insect) Panzer m; (= pastry shell) Form f

to come out of one's shell (fig) — aus seinem Schneckenhaus kommen, aus sich (dat) herausgehen

to retire into one's shell (fig) — sich in sein Schneckenhaus verkriechen

I'm just an empty shell (fig) — ich bin nur noch eine leere Hülse

2) (= frame of building) Mauerwerk nt, Mauern pl; (unfinished) Rohbau m; (= ruin) Gemäuer nt, Ruine f; (of car, unfinished) Karosserie f; (gutted) Wrack nt; (of ship) Gerippe nt, Rumpf m; (gutted) Wrack nt
3) (MIL) Granate f; (esp US = cartridge) Patrone f
4) (= boat) Rennruderboot nt
5) (COMPUT) Shell f
2. vt
1) peas etc enthülsen; eggs, nuts schälen

shelled prawns — geschälte Garnelen

2) (MIL) (mit Granaten) beschießen

the town is still being shelled — die Stadt steht immer noch unter Beschuss

* * *
shell [ʃel]
A s
1. allg Schale f
2. ZOOL
a) Muschel(schale) f
b) Schneckenhaus n
c) Flügeldecke f (eines Käfers)
d) Panzer m, Rückenschild m (der Schildkröte):
bring sb out of their shell fig jemanden aus der Reserve locken;
come out of one’s shell fig aus sich herausgehen, auftauen;
retire (oder withdraw) into one’s shell fig sich in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen, sich abkapseln
3. (Eier) Schale f:
in the shell
a) (noch) unausgebrütet,
b) fig noch in der Entwicklung
4. ZOOL
a) Muschelkalk m
b) Muschelschale f
c) Perlmutt n
d) Schildpatt n
5. BOT (Nuss- etc) Schale f, Hülse f, Schote f
6. FLUG, SCHIFF Schale f, Außenhaut f, (Schiffs) Rumpf m
7. Gerüst n, Gerippe n (auch fig), ARCH auch Rohbau m
8. Kapsel f, (Scheinwerfer- etc) Gehäuse n, Mantel m
9. MIL
a) Granate f
b) (Geschoss-, Patronen) Hülse f
c) US Patrone f (für Schrotgewehre)
10. Rakete f (ein Feuerwerkskörper)
11. GASTR Pastetenhülle f, -schale f
12. CHEM, PHYS (Elektronen) Schale f
13. SPORT Rennruderboot n
14. (das) bloße Äußere
15. Innensarg m
16. (Degen- etc) Korb m
17. TYPO Galvano n
18. SCHULE Br Klasse f
19. shell company
B v/t
1. Erbsen etc enthülsen
2. schälen:
shell nuts Nüsse knacken
3. Körner von der Ähre entfernen
4. MIL (mit Granaten) beschießen
5. mit Muscheln auslegen
6. shell out umg blechen (bezahlen)
C v/i shell out umg blechen (on, for für)
* * *
1. noun
1) (casing) Schale, die; (of turtle, tortoise) Panzer, der; (of snail) Haus, das; (of pea) Schote, die; Hülse, die

collect shells on the beach — am Strand Muscheln sammeln

come out of one's shell — (fig.) aus sich herausgehen

retire or go into one's shell — (fig.) sich in sein Schneckenhaus zurückziehen (ugs.)

2) (pastry case) Teighülle, die
3) (Mil.): (bomb) Granate, die
4) (of unfinished building) Rohbau, der; (of ruined building) Ruine, die
5) (Motor Veh.) Aufbau, der; Karosserie, die; (after fire, at breaker's, etc.) [Karosserie]gerippe, das
2. transitive verb
1) (take out of shell) schälen; knacken, schälen [Nuss]; enthülsen, (nordd.) palen [Erbsen]
2) (Mil.) [mit Artillerie] beschießen
Phrasal Verbs:
* * *
n.
Außenhaut f.
Gerippe - n.
Granate -en f.
Mantel -¨ m.
Muschel -n f.
Schale -n f.

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