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Dictionary translations for "coquille"

la coquille f noun

pl. coquilles

shell [ʃel] (d'œuf, de noix, mollusque)

Il est sorti de sa coquille.

He has come out of his shell.

misprint ['mɪsprɪnt] (imprimerie)

Comme il avait été publié à la hâte, le livre avait de nombreuses coquilles.

As it was printed in haste, the book has many misprints.

Phrases with "coquille" (13)

coquille de beurre - butter curl
coquille de noix - nutshell
coquille de saumon - scalloped salmon
coquille Saint-Jacques - scallop
escalier en coquille - spiral staircase
alliage coulé en coquille - chill cast alloy
coquille de protection - cup protector
essai de la coquille de l'arme électrique - test guard of electrical weapon
fonte coulée en coquille - chilled iron
fonte en coquille - chill casting

Contexts with "coquille"

Il est sorti de sa coquille. He has come out of his shell.

Tatoeba : là où rien ne ruine autant une nuit passionnée de création de phrases qu'une virgule mal placée ou, pire encore, une coquille d'inattention. Tatoeba: Where nothing ruins a passionate night of sentence-making like a poorly placed comma or, even worse, a careless typo.

La coquille d'un œuf se casse facilement. The shell of an egg is easily broken.

Jette les coquilles d'œufs dans la poubelle bio. Throw the egg shells in the organic rubbish bin.

Comme il avait été publié à la hâte, le livre avait de nombreuses coquilles. As it was printed in haste, the book has many misprints.

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