shelling – English–Español translations

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shelling noun

  /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
  • artillery bombardment
 bombardeo

shell noun

  /ʃel/ , /ʃæl/ , /ʃɛl/
  • hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates
 concha, caparazón, carapacho
  • hard covering of an egg
 cáscara, concha
  • covering of a nut
 cáscara, caparazón
  • conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle
  • business: legal entity that has no operations
  • chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number
  • husks of cacao seeds
 caparazón
  • entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects
 concha, caparazón
  • any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure
 carcasa, carrocería
  • casing of an artillery projectile
 casquete
  • computing: general-purpose environment
 terminal
  • pod
 vaina
  • psychological barrier to social interaction
 caparazón, concha

shell verb

  /ʃel/ , /ʃæl/ , /ʃɛl/
  • to remove the outer covering or shell of something
 descascarar, desvainar
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