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Translation of "shell" in Dutch
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He picked up the fractured shell gently from the sandy beach.
Hij raapte de gebroken schelp voorzichtig op uit het zand.
She shucked the oyster carefully to avoid breaking the shell.
Ze opende de oester voorzichtig zodat de schelp niet zou breken.
The sea snail's coiled shell spiraled beautifully in the morning light.
De opgerolde schelp van de zeeslak spiraalde prachtig in het ochtendlicht.
At the beach, the children played with a scooped shell they found.
Op het strand speelden de kinderen met een schelp die helemaal uitgehold was.
The sea otter cracked open the shell with a rock on its stomach.
De zeeotter kraakte de schelp open met een steen op zijn buik.
I found a purple-spotted shell while walking along the beach this morning.
Ik vond vanmorgen een paarsgevlekte schelp tijdens een wandeling langs het strand.
The hermit crab quickly crawled into an empty shell to protect itself.
De heremietkreeft kroop snel in een lege schelp om zichzelf te beschermen.
We found a rather large shell on the beach during our walk.
We vonden een vrij grote schelp op het strand tijdens onze wandeling.
Snails have an armored shell to shield themselves from harm.
Slakken hebben een stevige schelp om zich tegen gevaar te beschermen.
The pond snail's shell is a spiral shape, delicate and brown.
De schelp van de poelslak is spiraalvormig, teer en bruin van kleur.
Many coastal towns have shops that cater specifically to shell collecting enthusiasts.
Veel kustplaatsjes hebben winkeltjes die speciaal gericht zijn op liefhebbers van schelpen zoeken.
The sea shell had a lovely, pearly sheen under the sunlight.
De schelp had in het zonlicht een mooie, parelmoerachtige glans.
We admired the iridescent shell washed up on the beach.
We bewonderden de iriserende schelp die was aangespoeld op het strand.
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Expressions with shell: examples and Dutch translations
! come out of one's shell v.
uit zijn schulp kruipen
"After joining the drama club, he began to come out of his shell."
empty shell n.
lege schelp · lege huls
"The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm."
just an empty shell n.
lege huls · lege omhulsel
"After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell."
! crawl into one's shell v.
in zijn schulp kruipen
"After the argument, he crawled into his shell and avoided everyone."
go into one's shell v.
zich terugtrekken
"After the argument, he went into his shell."
! out of one's shell adj.
uit zijn schulp kruipen
"After joining the club, she came out of her shell."
! out of your shell adj.
ontdooide
"After a few weeks, Maya was finally out of your shell at meetings."
retreat into one's shell v.
zich terugtrekken uit sociale interacties
"She tends to retreat into her shell when she's feeling overwhelmed."
shell game n.
balletjesspel · dopjesspel
"He lost money playing the shell game at the fair."
! shell out v.
betalen · neertellen
"He had to shell out $500 for the unexpected car repair."
! withdraw into one's shell v.
zich terugtrekken in zijn schulp
"After the argument, he began to withdraw into his shell."
withdrawn into one's shell adj.
teruggetrokken · in zichzelf gekeerd
"After the incident, he became withdrawn into his shell and rarely spoke to anyone."
shell of a man n.
schim van een man
"After the tragedy, he became a shell of a man."
shell shock n.
shellshock · oorlogsneurose
"Many veterans from World War I suffered from shell shock after returning home."
retire into a shell v.
zich terugtrekken
"After the argument, he retired into a shell."
retire into one's shell v.
zich terugtrekken in zijn schulp
"After the argument, he retired into his shell."
shell corporation n.
brievenbusmaatschappij
"The shell corporation had no employees or real office."
shell firm n.
brievenbusfirma · schijnfirma
"The investigation revealed it was a shell firm."
I'm just an empty shell n.
een lege huls
"After the loss, I'm just an empty shell with no joy left."
oyster shell n.
oesterschelp
"The oyster shell protects the soft body inside."
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