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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 …

  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 …

  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. …

  5. 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 …

  6. "That movie was a bomb." | WordReference Forums

    Oct 27, 2006 · The shell is the part of a bomb (or unit of artillery ordinance) that is released from the casing. In olden days cannons spewed both shot (solid matter) and shell (hollow …

  7. 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 …

  8. "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 …

  9. casing / housing | WordReference Forums

    Jan 3, 2011 · Hello, what do we call the outside, plastic part of the computer? In a dictionary I found many words like "casing, housing, box, case" but I don't know which one is correct in …

  10. Is there something/anything I can do for you? - WordReference …

    Apr 10, 2023 · Yes, "anything" is possible, but there is a subtle difference in meaning. "Something" means one specific thing, and it might suggest that the speaker knows what this …