Translation of "shell" to French

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Dictionary translations for "shell"

shell [ʃel] noun

pl. shells

la coquille f

He has come out of his shell.

Il est sorti de sa coquille.

le coquillage m (sea)

Tom picked up some pretty shells on the beach.

Tom ramassa de jolis coquillages sur la plage.

l' obus m

la carapace f (tortoise)

la coquille de noix f (nut)

la charpente f (building)

l' écale f

la cartouche f

la coque f (IT Basic)

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shell [ʃel] verb Conjugation

shelled / shelled / shelling / shells

pilonner (milit)

écosser (culin)

Shell noun

Shell m (proper)

Phrases with "shell" (19)

blind shell - obus non explosé
high pressure drier shell - corps du sécheur à haute pression
Shell canada - Shell Canada
shell crater - cratère d'obus
Shell oil company - Shell Oil Company
shell out - débourser
Shell retail outlets - Shell Retail Outlets
shell shock - psychose traumatique
copper shell - douille en laiton
rimless shell - douille sans rebord

Contexts with "shell"

He has come out of his shell. Il est sorti de sa coquille.

The shell of an egg is easily broken. La coquille d'un œuf se casse facilement.

Throw the egg shells in the organic rubbish bin. Jette les coquilles d'œufs dans la poubelle bio.

Tom picked up some pretty shells on the beach. Tom ramassa de jolis coquillages sur la plage.

It is a lot of fun picking various shells on the sands. C'est très amusant de ramasser différents coquillages sur les plages.

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