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shell

noun

1 noun ZOOL on beach etcsliogán masc1 c m ucone shell sliogán coirceogachlimpet shell sliogán bairnigh 2 noun ZOOL of crab, tortoise, etcblaosc fem2 c m ucrab shell blaosc portáintortoise shell blaosc toirtíse

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 noun BOT of egg, nut, seed etcblaosc fem2 c m u 4 noun COOK shape like seashellsliogán masc1 c m upasta shell sliogán pasta 5 noun MIL missilesliogán masc1 c m u 6 noun casing of vehicle, machine, reactorsceall masc3 c m u 7 noun (US) casing of cartridge, fireworksliogán masc1 c m u 8 noun PHYS of atomsceall masc3 c m u 9 noun devastated personhe's only a shell of the man he was níl ann ach a scáil, níl ann ach an chreatlach, tá sé imithe ar an uisce bruite 10 noun incomplete buildingcreatlach fem2 c m usceall technical term masc3 c m u 11 noun NAUT rowing boatbád rámhaíochta c m u 12 noun COMP softwareblaosc fem2 c m u

verb

13 verb MIL bombard TRANSITIVEionsaigh le sliogáin c m uto shell a village sráidbhaile a ionsaí le sliogáin 14 verb COOK remove husk TRANSITIVEan bhlaosc a bhaint descillig verb c m u

phrases

to be as easy as shelling peas

this task is as easy as shelling peas tá an tasc seo chomh héasca lena bhfaca tú riamh

to come out of your shell

she's come out of her shell tá an chúthaileacht curtha di aici, tá sí breá suáilceach anois

to retreat into your shell

(also

to withdraw into your shell

) he retreated into his shell after the accident chúb sé isteach ann féin i ndiaidh na timpiste, d'éirigh sé an-chúlánta i ndiaidh na timpiste, d'éirigh sé an-druidte i ndiaidh na tionóisce

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