shell – English–Français translations

🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

shell noun

  /ʃel/ , /ʃæl/ , /ʃɛl/
  • hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates
coquille, coquillage
  • covering of a nut
  • nautical: outer covering of the hull
coque
  • hard covering of an egg
  • psychological barrier to social interaction
coquille
  • conjoined scutes that comprise the "shell" of a tortoise or turtle
  • entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects
carapace
  • hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon
obus
  • overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body
carapace, coque
  • any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure
carcasse
  • pod
cosse
  • chemistry: set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number
couche
  • casing of an artillery projectile
douille
  • computing: general-purpose environment
interface système, coque
  • emaciated person
squelette

shell verb

  /ʃel/ , /ʃæl/ , /ʃɛl/
  • to remove the outer covering or shell of something
écosser, décortiquer
  • informal: to disburse or give up money, to pay
douiller

shelling noun

  /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
  • artillery bombardment
bombardement

shelled adjective

  /ʃɛld/
  • having had the shell removed
décortiqué

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

shell noun {m}

  /ʃɛl/
shell
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