coraza

f.

1 cuirasse.

2 shell.

3 shield.

4 cuirass, shell, armor, armor plate.

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coraza

► nombre femenino

1 (armadura) armour (US armor), cuirass

2 (caparazón) shell, carapace

3 figurado (protección) armour (US armor), protection

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SF

1) (Mil, Hist) cuirass; (=protección) protection

2) (Náut) armour-plating, armor-plating (EEUU)

3) (Zool) shell

4) (Aut) radiator cover

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femenino

a) (armadura) cuirasse

su agresividad es sólo una coraza — she uses her aggressiveness as a shield

b) (Náut) armor-plating*

c) (de tortuga) shell

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= armour [armor, -USA], cocoon.

Ex. The professional 'armour' that librarians assume includes moving rapidly about from place to place during the course of the enquiry.

Ex. The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.

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femenino

a) (armadura) cuirasse

su agresividad es sólo una coraza — she uses her aggressiveness as a shield

b) (Náut) armor-plating*

c) (de tortuga) shell

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= armour [armor, -USA], cocoon.

Ex: The professional 'armour' that librarians assume includes moving rapidly about from place to place during the course of the enquiry.

Ex: The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.

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coraza

feminine

1 (armadura) cuirasse

su agresividad no es más que una coraza she uses her aggressiveness as a shield o as a form of self-defense, her agressiveness is just a front

2 (Náut) armor-plating*

3 (de tortuga) shell

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coraza sustantivo femenino

a) (armadura) cuirasse

b) (de tortuga) shell

coraza sustantivo femenino
1 (armadura) breastplate
2 Zool (caparazón) shell
3 fig (protección) shield: su aparente sequedad es una coraza; en realidad es muy tierno, his gruffness is just a front; he's really very sweet
'coraza' also found in these entries:
English:
breastplate

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coraza nf

1. [de soldado] cuirass

2. [de buque, tanque] armour

3. [de tortuga] shell

4. [protección] shield;

se protege bajo una coraza de indiferencia she protects herself with a wall of indifference

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coraza

f

1 cuirasse; fig

shield

2 ZO shell

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coraza nf

1) : armor, armor plating

2) : shell (of an animal)