shell in Spanish
shell in Spanish is caparazón, concha, carapacho — shell means the hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
shell in Spanish
caparazón
concha
(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
caparazón
(entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
concha
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
caparazón
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
carapacho
The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
cáscara
concha
vaina
A pod containing the seeds of certain plants, such as the legume Phaseolus vulgaris.
casquete
(weaponry) The casing of a self-contained single-unit artillery projectile.
cáscara
(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
caparazón
(weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
carcasa
(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
carrocería
(architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
caparazón
(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.
terminal
(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.
descascarar
desvainar
What does "shell" mean?
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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."
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noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
"The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago."
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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."
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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.
- The museum displays an old shell that was fired from a large gun.
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What is "shell" in Spanish?
"shell" in Spanish is caparazón, concha, carapacho. 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 Spanish, "shell" is caparazón, concha, carapacho.
Are there other ways to say "shell" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 11 translations listed for "shell": caparazón, concha, carapacho, cáscara, vaina, casquete.
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