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  1. bullet casings vs. shell casings | WordReference Forums

    Jul 17, 2007 · There's a crime scene where the police find the following items: "expended bullets from a 12-gauge shotgun, .45 calibre bullet casings, and 223 shell casings." Now, what is the difference …

  2. shell casing - WordReference Forums

    Jul 9, 2008 · Hola: ¿Cuando hablan de "shell casings" se refieren a los casquillos? ¿Y shell casings y cartridge case es lo mismo? Estoy un poco confundida con eso. Estoy traduciendo un programa …

  3. shell / shell casing - WordReference Forums

    Mar 12, 2013 · It believe shell or shell casing can be any type of bullet casing even a small hand gun. Hope this helps!

  4. spent ammunition? - WordReference Forums

    Sep 18, 2011 · The propellant (powder) has been ignited and vaporized, the projectile (artillery shell or, for a firearm, the bullet), and all the remains is the casing that contained the powder. Usually, that's …

  5. ?"an old, gray thermos flask made of a plastic shell and a mercury ...

    Jul 14, 2022 · I described a thermos flask, and then I changed my description into a noun phrase. Is it okay to ask if my expressions are grammatical and natural? Thank you. 1. It’s an old, gray thermos …

  6. Shell-pocked cities - WordReference Forums

    Jun 14, 2017 · The shell is the projectile. A bullet shell is not a bullet casing. If it is a bullet shell it is usually not explosive, if an artillery shell it is usually explosive. I don't think you're quite correct here. …

  7. Live and spent bullet - WordReference Forums

    May 10, 2020 · "Doctor said you took four bullets. Only one was live, one was ricochet... Two were already spent. Peaky Blinders S04E02 Only one was live Two were already spent What do "live" and …

  8. se fendre d'un message - WordReference Forums

    Sep 11, 2022 · Le maire insoumis Patrick Proisy s’est fendu d’un long message, ce dimanche matin, pour justifier, sur Twitter, un choix qu’il défend comme « logique. » J’ai cherché mais je n’ai pas …

  9. carcasa para celular - WordReference Forums

    Aug 28, 2009 · Hi there, I have a technical question about the mobile phone industry, I don`t know how to call the external part of a cell phone in English, in Spanish we call it carcasa, I tried with case and …

  10. "it has been (a) long (time) (since)..." - variations

    Sep 20, 2008 · I suspect there won't be a right-wrong answer to this (just differing usage) but I would equate the 2 sentences The last time we talked was 2 years ago. It has been a long time since we …