| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| shell n | (hard covering) | carcasa nf |
| | | estuche nm |
| | | protector nm |
| | The shell of the phone protects it. |
| | La carcasa del teléfono lo protege. |
| shell n | (nut: outer casing) | cáscara nf |
| | Brazil nuts have an extremely hard shell. |
| | Las nueces de Brasil tienen una cáscara extremadamente dura. |
| shell n | (crustacean's exoskeleton) | caparazón nm |
| | The newly moulted lobster has a tender shell. |
| | Cuando acaba de mudar, el caparazón de la langosta es suave. |
| shell n | (skeleton of a building) | armazón nm |
| | The shell of the building was all that remained after the fire. |
| | La armazón del edificio fue todo lo que quedó después del incendio. |
| shell n | (weapon: projectile) | proyectil nm |
| | The shell blew up the target. |
| | El proyectil hizo estallar el blanco. |
| shell n | (computing: user interface) (Informática) | intérprete de órdenes, intérprete de comandos loc nom m |
| | (Informática; voz inglesa) | shell nm |
| | The DOS window is a command-line shell. |
| | La ventana DOS es un intérprete de órdenes. |
| shell⇒ vi | (drop bombs) | arrojar bombas loc verb |
| | The artillery unit will shell all night. |
| | La unidad de artillería va a arrojar bombas toda la noche. |
| shell [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove pod from: peas) | desvainar⇒ vtr |
| | | desgranar⇒ vtr |
| | Shell the peas, then cook them. |
| | Desvaine las arvejas, luego cocínelas. |
| shell [sth] vtr | (remove outer casing from: nut) | pelar⇒ vtr |
| | | abrir⇒ vtr |
| | Shell the nuts and eat them. |
| | Pela las nueces y cómetelas. |
| shell [sth] vtr | (bombard) | bombardear⇒ vtr |
| | The artillery unit will shell the enemy positions. |
| | La unidad de artillería bombardeará las posiciones enemigas. |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| a shell n | figurative (weakened person) | sombra nf |
| | (desaprobación) | despojo nm |
| | He is just a shell of his former self. |
| | Es solo la sombra de lo que fue. |
| | Es solo un despojo de lo que fue. |
band shell,
bandshell n | US (music) | concha acústica nf + adj |
chiton,
sea cradle,
coat-of-mail shell n | (sea mollusk) | chitón nm |
clamshell,
clam shell n | (shell of a clam) | concha nf |
clamshell,
clamshell bucket n | (mechanical engineering: dredging device) | cuchara bivalva loc nom f |
| clamshell n | (printing: platen press) | prensa de platina nf + loc adj |
| clamshell n as adj | (can open and close like a clamshell) | que se abre loc adj |
| clamshell n as adj | (shaped like a clamshell) | con forma de concha loc adj |
| | | con forma de almeja loc adj |
| come out of your shell v expr | (lose shyness, awkwardness) | salir del caparazón loc verb |
conch,
conch shell n | (shell of sea snail) | caracola nf |
| | (ES) | concha nf |
| | The boy put a conch to his ear and closed his eyes to listen. |
cowrie shell,
cowry shell n | (shiny shell of a sea snail) | concha de cauri nf + loc adj |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) | concha nf |
| | In Botticelli's famous painting, Venus is depicted rising from the sea on a half-shell. |
| | La Venus de Botticelli está de pie en una concha de venera. |
| | (AR) | valva nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El símbolo de la empresa es una valva de ostra. |
hard-shell,
hard-shelled n as adj | (having a hard shell) | de caparazón duro loc adj |
| | (mariscos) | de concha dura loc adj |
| | | de cáscara dura loc adj |
hard-shell,
hard shell n as adj | mainly US, figurative (person: strict, rigid) | estricto adj |
| | | rígido adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| hollow shell n | (animal: empty carapace) | muda nf |
| | During the summer, Cicadas molt and leave behind their hollow shells. |
| | En el verano, las chicharras renuevan su exoesqueleto, dejando las mudas atrás. |
| hollow shell n | figurative (person: exhausted) (figurado) | hecho un trapo expr |
| | (figurado) | hecho polvo expr |
| | The experience had left him a hollow shell, barely able to function. |
| | La experiencia lo dejó hecho un trapo, apenas podía funcionar. |
| mortar shell n | (explosive projectile weapon) | proyectil de mortero nm |
| outer shell n | (exterior casing) | capa exterior nf |
| | The outer shell of the helmet is made up of carbon-fibre material. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La capa exterior es impermeable. |
| | (cubierta) | revestimiento exterior nm + adj |
| | El revestimiento exterior del casco es de fibra de carbono. |
| oyster shell n | (oyster's hard outer covering) (AR) | valva de ostra nf + loc adj |
| Note: Evítese en Argentina el uso de "concha" porque es una denominación vulgar de los genitales femeninos. |
| | | concha de ostra nf + loc adj |
| | | concha nf |
razor clam,
jackknife clam,
razor shell n | (mollusk: shellfish) | navaja nf |
| | | muergo nm |
| sea shell n | (outer casing of a marine mollusc) | concha nf |
| | | concha marina nf + adj |
| | | concha de mar nf + loc adj |
| | (en forma de espiral) | caracol nm |
| Note: Advertencia: en el Cono Sur, la voz «concha» puede ser malsonante en algunos contextos, pues se emplea vulgarmente para referirse a la vulva. |
shell company,
shell corporation n | (company used as vehicle) | empresa fantasma, compañía fantasma loc nom f |
| shell game n | (guessing game) | trile nm |
| | I'm pretty sure there's some kind of trickery involved in shell games. |
| | Estoy bastante seguro de que hay algún truco en el trile. |
| shell game n | figurative (cheat, fraud) | timo nm |
| | The investment scheme was a fraud - a real shell game. |
| | El plan de inversiones era un fraude, un verdadero timo. |
| | | estafa nf |
| | El plan de inversiones era un fraude, una verdadera estafa. |
| shell hole n | (hole made by bomb) (dejado por una bomba) | cráter nm |
| shell pink n | (color: very light pink) | rosa pastel loc nom m |
| shell pink adj | (very light pink in color) | rosa pastel loc adj |
| shell script n | (computing: operating system code) (Informática; voz inglesa) | shell script loc nom m |
| | (Informática) | guion de línea de comandos nm + loc adj |
shell shock,
also UK: shellshock n | (psychiatry: war trauma) | neurosis de guerra loc nom f |
| | | síndrome de estrés postraumático loc nom m |
shell shock [sb],
shell-shock [sb] vtr | (act of war: cause trauma) | causar neurosis de guerra en loc verb |
| | | traumar a vtr + prep |
| shell steak | (cookery) | lomo de ternera nm + loc adj |
| shell suit n | (waterproof tracksuit) | conjunto deportivo impermeable loc nom m |
| | (ES) | chándal impermeable nm + adj mf |
shell top,
shell n | US (sleeveless blouse) | blusa sin mangas nf + loc adj |
| | (AR) | blusa musculosa loc nom f |
| shell vine n | (twisting flowering plant) | enredadera de caracol loc nom f |
| Note: Nombre científico: Vigna caracalla. |
| shell-shocked adj | (suffering from shell fire) | que padece neurosis de guerra loc adj |
| shell-shocked adj | figurative (stunned) | conmocionado adj |
| | | aturdido adj |
| soft-shell n as adj | (zoology: having a flexible shell) | de caparazón blando loc adj |
| | | de concha blanda loc adj |
| soft-shell crab n | (crustacean with edible shell) | cangrejo de concha blanda nm + loc adj |
| | | cangrejo blando nm + adj |
| | Fried soft-shell crab on French bread is my favorite sandwich. |
| | Mi sándwich favorito es el de cangrejos de concha blanda fritos con pan francés. |
| taco shell n | (type of tortilla) | tortillas crocantes nfpl + adj |
| | | tacos crocantes nmpl + adj |
| tooth shell n | (marine mollusk) | concha de colmillo loc nom f |
| tooth shell n | (shell of marine mollusk) | concha de colmillo loc nom f |
| turtle shell n | (carapace of aquatic tortoise) | caparazón de tortuga nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | concha de tortuga nf + loc adj |
