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shelf

Pronunciation: /ʃelf/

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Spanish translation of shelf

n (pl shelves)

1 (in cupboard, bookcase) estante (m) balda (f) (Esp) a set of shelves = unos estantes, una estantería

2 [Geol] continental shelf = plataforma (f) continental

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Definition of shelf in the British & World English dictionary Definition of shelf in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

sheer
sheet
sheet metal
sheet music
sheik
shelf
shell ¹
shell ²
shellfish
shellshock
shelter ¹

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from the cupboard/shelf in from Eng-Sp
put it on the shelf below in below² Eng-Sp
I hit my head on the shelf in on¹ Eng-Sp
we heaved the box onto the shelf in heave¹ Eng-Sp
she knocked the vase off the shelf in knock² Eng-Sp
shelf¹ Br. Eng

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offing

/ ˈɒfɪŋ

noun

the more distant part of the sea in view …

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