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Translation of concha in English:
concha
shell, n.
feminine noun
1
(de moluscos)shellhacer concha — to become hardened / toughened- meterse en su concha — to retreat into one's shell
- está siempre metido en su concha — he never comes out of his shell
- tener más conchas que un galápago / tener muchas conchas — to be a sly one
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(carey)tortoise shellgafas/peine de concha — tortoiseshell glasses/comb3
(ensenada)cove4
Theatreprompt box5
5.1Venezuela (de un árbol)
bark5.2Venezuela (cáscara)
skinrindcrustshellconcha de mango — trick question- estaba lleno de conchas de mango — it was full of trick questions
- me caí en una concha de mango — I fell into a trap
6Venezuela slang
(de terroristas, ladrones)safe house7Mexico
Sportprotection boxbox8South America vulgar slang
(de una mujer)cunt vulgar slangbeaver US slangfanny British slang9Southern Cone, Latin America vulgar slang, informal
(descaro)nerve informalcheek British informal¡qué (tal) concha la de Jorge! — Jorge's got a bloody nerve / cheek! British slang- con concha y cara de perro
- y con concha y cara de perro vino y me pidió más — and he had the nerve to come and ask me for more!
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