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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| shell n | (hard covering) | capa sf |
| | The shell of the phone protects it. |
| | A capa do celular é para protegê-lo. |
| shell n | (nut: outer casing) (noz) | casca sf |
| | Brazil nuts have an extremely hard shell. |
| | As nozes brasileiras têm uma casca extremamente dura. |
| shell n | (crustacean's exoskeleton) (crustáceo) | carapaça, casca sf |
| | The newly moulted lobster has a tender shell. |
| | A nova ova de lagosta tem a casca mole. |
| shell n | (skeleton of a building) (esqueleto de prédio) | estrutura, armação sf |
| | | madeiramento sm |
| | The shell of the building was all that remained after the fire. |
| | A estrutura do prédio foi tudo que sobrou depois do incêndio. |
| shell n | (weapon: projectile) (arma) | cartucho sm |
| | The shell blew up the target. |
| | O cartucho explodiu o alvo. |
| shell n | (computing: user interface) (computação) | interface sf |
| | The DOS window is a command-line shell. |
| shell⇒ vi | (drop bombs) | bombardear v int |
| | The artillery unit will shell all night. |
| | A artilharia vai bombardear a noite toda. |
| shell [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove pod from: peas) | descascar vt |
| | Shell the peas, then cook them. |
| | Descasque as ervilhas e cozinhe-as. |
| shell [sth] vtr | (remove outer casing from: nut) | descascar vt |
| | Shell the nuts and eat them. |
| | Descasque as nozes e coma-as. |
| shell [sth] vtr | (bombard) | bombardear vt |
| | The artillery unit will shell the enemy positions. |
| | A artilharia vai bombardear as posições inimigas. |
Formas compostas:
shell | she'll |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| a shell n | figurative (weakened person) (figurado) | sombra sf |
| | He is just a shell of his former self. |
| | Ele é só uma sombra de quem era antes. |
chiton,
sea cradle,
coat-of-mail shell n | (sea mollusk) | quíton sm |
clamshell,
clam shell n | (shell of a clam) | concha sf |
clamshell,
clamshell bucket n | (mechanical engineering: dredging device) (engenharia mecânica) | clamshell sm |
| clamshell n | (printing: platen press) | tradução indisponível |
| clamshell n as adj | (can open and close like a clamshell) | articulado adj |
| clamshell n as adj | (shaped like a clamshell) | forma de concha loc adj |
conch,
conch shell n | (shell of sea snail) | concha sf |
| | The boy put a conch to his ear and closed his eyes to listen. |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) (ostra, etc.) | meia concha sf |
| | In Botticelli's famous painting, Venus is depicted rising from the sea on a half-shell. |
hard-shell,
hard-shelled n as adj | (having a hard shell) | com revestimento rígido loc adj |
hard-shell,
hard shell n as adj | mainly US, figurative (person: strict, rigid) | pessoa rígida sf |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| hollow shell n | (animal: empty carapace) (animal: carapaça) | casca vazia, casca oca sf adj |
| | During the summer, Cicadas molt and leave behind their hollow shells. |
| hollow shell n | figurative (person: exhausted) (figurado: pessoa exausta) | vazio, oco adj |
| | The experience had left him a hollow shell, barely able to function. |
| outer shell n | (exterior casing) | camada externa sf + adj |
| | The outer shell of the helmet is made up of carbon-fibre material. |
razor clam,
jackknife clam,
razor shell n | (mollusk: shellfish) (molusco) | lingueirão sm |
| sea shell n | (outer casing of a marine mollusc) | concha sf |
shell company,
shell corporation n | (company used as vehicle) | empresa de fachada loc sf |
| shell game n | (guessing game) (figurado, jogo de azar) | jogo da tampinha loc sm |
| Nota: O jogo da tampinha é um tipo de golpe aplicado no Brasil. |
| | I'm pretty sure there's some kind of trickery involved in shell games. |
| shell game n | figurative (cheat, fraud) (figurado, trapaça) | jogo de azar expres |
| | The investment scheme was a fraud - a real shell game. |
| shell hole n | (hole made by bomb) | buraco de bomba sm + prep + sf |
| | | cratera de bomba sf + prep + sf |
| shell script n | (computing: operating system code) (anglicismo, linguagem de script) | shell script sm |
shell shock,
also UK: shellshock n | (psychiatry: war trauma) | trauma de guerra loc sm |
shell shock [sb],
shell-shock [sb] vtr | (act of war: cause trauma) (guerra) | traumatizar vt |
| shell vine n | (twisting flowering plant) | trepadeira caracol sf |
| shell-shocked adj | (suffering from shell fire) | com estresse pós-traumático loc adj |
| shell-shocked adj | figurative (stunned) | chocado, espantado adj |
| soft-shell n as adj | (zoology: having a flexible shell) | carapaça mole sf + adj |
| soft-shell crab n | (crustacean with edible shell) | caranguejo de casca mole loc sm |
| | Fried soft-shell crab on French bread is my favorite sandwich. |
| taco shell n | (type of tortilla) (comida mexicana) | taco shell sm |
| turtle shell n | (carapace of aquatic tortoise) | casco de tartaruga loc sm |
