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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Nutshell \Nut"shell`\, n.
1. The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of
a nut is inclosed.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zo["o]l.) A shell of the genus Nucula.
[1913 Webster]
in a nutshell in a summarized and very abbreviated form; --
of statments, descriptions, reports, and other
communications; as, to describe the convention in a
nutshell.
To be in a nutshell or To lie in a nutshell, to be within
a small compass; to admit of very brief or simple
determination or statement. ``The remedy lay in a
nutshell.'' --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Nutshell \Nut"shell`\, n.
1. The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of
a nut is inclosed.
2. Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A shell of the genus Nucula.
To be, or lie, in a nutshell, to be within a small
compass; to admit of very brief or simple determination or
statement. ``The remedy lay in a nutshell.'' --Macaulay.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
in a nutshell
adv : summed up briefly; "gave the facts in a nutshell"; "just
tell me the story in a nutshell"; "explained the
situation in a nutshell"
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in a nutshell
adv.
(lb en idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
in a nutshell
adv.
(lb en idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
in a nutshell
adv.
(lb en idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
in a nutshell
adv.
(lb en idiomatic) In summary; briefly or simply.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in a nutshell
Englanti adv.
pähkinänkuoressa
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
in a nutshell
Engelska adv.
i ett nötskal; kort sagt
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
in a nutshell /ɪn ɐ nˈʌtʃɛl/
[fig.] kurz und gut, kurz zusammengefasst
"put it in a nutshell" - um es kurz zu machen
"That is it in a nutshell." - Das ist eine Kurzfassung der Sache.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
in a nutshell /ɪn ɐ nˈʌtʃɛl/
pähkinänkuoressa, lyhyesti sanottuna, sanalla sanottuna
in summary
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
in a nutshell /ɪn ɐ nˈʌtʃɛl/
1. pár szóban
2. dióhéjban
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
in a nutshell /ɪn ɐ nˈʌtʃɛl/
ringkasnya, singkat kata, singkatnya
in summary
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
in a nutshell /ɪn ɐ nˈʌtʃɛl/
要するに, つまりは
in summary
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
in a nutshell /ɪn ɐ nˈʌtʃɛl/
i ett nötskal, kort sagt
in summary
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
概括地,扼要地
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