shell
English → French/ʃel/
1 noun
coquille feminine, [of tortoise, crab] carapace feminine, (on beach) coquillage masculine, [of building] carcasse feminine, [of ship] coque feminine, (= bomb) obus masculine, (= cartridge) cartouche feminine
- to come out of one’s shell sortir de sa coquille
2 transitive verb
(= bomb) bombarder (d’obus), [+ peas] écosser, [+ nut, prawn] décortiquer
3 compounds
▸ shell game noun
(= fraud) escroquerie feminine
▸ shell-shocked adjective
(lit) commotionné, (fig) abasourdi
▹ shell out intransitive verb
(= pay) casquer très familier, payer
- we had to shell out £500 très familier on a dû cracher 500 livres