How is the phrase coquille de noix translated from French to English

English translation
Nutshell
noun

Enveloppe dure qui entoure une noix.

The hard outer shell of a nut.

Examples with “coquille de noix”

See how the word “coquille de noix” is used in sentences

  • Les coquilles se cassent facilement. — The shells crack easily.

  • En résumé, il nous faut plus de temps. — In a nutshell, we need more time.

  • Un écureuil a laissé une coquille de noix vide sur la marche. — A squirrel left an empty nutshell on the step.

  • Peux-tu expliquer le plan en résumé ? — Can you explain the plan in a nutshell?

  • Cette coquille de noix est-elle trop dure à casser ? — Is this nutshell too hard to crack?

  • Voilà, en résumé, pourquoi nous avons changé de fournisseur. — That, in a nutshell, is why we changed suppliers.

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