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shell in Polish

shell in Polish is pancerz, skorupa, skorupka — shell means the hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

shell in Polish

pancerz
noun
(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
skorupa
noun
skorupka
noun
plewa
noun
(in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
strączek
noun
A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
strąk
noun
A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
łuska
noun
(weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
pocisk
noun
(weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
łupina
noun
(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
powłoka walencyjna
noun
(chemistry) A set of atomic orbitals that have the same principal quantum number.
skorupa
noun
(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
powłoka
noun
(computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
spółka wydmuszka
noun
(business) A legal entity that has no operations.

What does "shell" mean?

  1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
    "The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger."
  2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
    "The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago."
  3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
    "After the fire, only the blackened shell of the building remained."
  4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
    "She wrote a small script to automate backups using the Bash shell."
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shell in a sentence

  • The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger.
  • She cracked the shell of the walnut with a nutcracker.
  • The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago.
  • After the fire, only the blackened shell of the building remained.

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What is "shell" in Polish?

"shell" in Polish is pancerz, skorupa, skorupka. shell means: The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

How do you use "shell" in a sentence?

Example: "The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger." In Polish, "shell" is pancerz, skorupa, skorupka.

Are there other ways to say "shell" in Polish?

Yes — Polish has 12 translations listed for "shell": pancerz, skorupa, skorupka, plewa, strączek, strąk.

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