Definition: shell (literally and figuratively)
J'ai trouvé une coquille à la plage - I found a shell at the beach.
Elle rentre dans sa coquille quand les mecs lui parlent - She withdraws into her shell when guys talk to her.
Related: le coquillage - shellfish, coquillettes (f) - pasta shells, coquillier (adj) - conchiferous
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J'ai trouvé une coquille à la plage - I found a shell at the beach.
Elle rentre dans sa coquille quand les mecs lui parlent - She withdraws into her shell when guys talk to her.
Related: le coquillage - shellfish, coquillettes (f) - pasta shells, coquillier (adj) - conchiferous
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Pronunciation: [kuh keey]
