1 the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.
az: qabıq
ru: раковина; панцирь; скорлупа
2 an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.
az: çərçivə, qabıq
ru: каркас; оболочка
3 a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.
az: giliz (patronun barıt doldurulan hissəsi)
ru: снаряд
♦ verb
1 to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.
az: qabığını soymaq
ru: очищать, лущить
2 to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.
az: atəşə tutmaq, topa tutmaq, gülləyə basmaq
ru: обстреливать
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary