# die Hülle

die Hülle is a German noun meaning “covering”. Forms: der Hülle, die Hüllen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Hülle
- Plural: die Hüllen

## In other languages

- Русский: покров, пелена, личина

## Meanings

1. covering, wrapping
2. _humorous · in the plural_ synonym of Kleidung
   - die Hüllen fallen lassen — to 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)
7. cladding (hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection)
8. envelope (bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship)
9. closure (smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property)
10. shell; sleeve
   - Sie stellte die Langspielplatte in ihre Hülle zurück.

## Examples

- 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.
- 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.

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