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German

Meanings

  1. covering, wrapping

  2. humorous · in the pluralsynonym of Kleidung

    die Hüllen fallen lassento undress

  3. case, sheath

  4. husk (useless, dried-up, worthless exterior)

  5. mantle (anything that covers or conceals something else)

  6. shell (any hollow structure; framework, or exterior structure)

4 more meanings

  1. cladding (hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection)

  2. envelope (bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship)

  3. closure (smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property)

  4. shell; sleeve

    Sie stellte die Langspielplatte in ihre Hülle zurück.

Examples

GermanEnglish
Ich habe keine Hülle für meine Brille.I don't have a case for my glasses.
Tom nahm die CD aus der Hülle und schob sie in das Abspielgerät.Tom took the CD out of its case and put it into the player.
4 more examples
Spanien hat Orangen in Hülle und Fülle.Spain is abundant in oranges.
Du hattest in Hülle und Fülle Gelegenheiten.You've had plenty of opportunities.
Die Firma hat in Hülle und Fülle persönliche Daten gesammelt.The company scooped up reams of personal data.
Wenn du eine CD nicht mehr brauchst, tu sie zurück in die Hülle!When you're done with a CD, put it back in its case.