🇬🇧🇪🇸 seashell - concha : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "seashell" ("concha"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A seashell is the hard outer cover that once protected a sea animal, like a tiny house it lived in. When the animal leaves or dies, the empty shell can wash up on the beach for you to find, hold, and collect.
I put a seashell to my ear and heard my mom yelling, “Put on sunscreen!” louder than the ocean.
I built a castle for my favorite seashell, and now it has a better house than I do.
Grandpa said if you listen to a seashell, you can hear the ocean; I listened and also heard my stomach asking for snacks.
I made a seashell necklace, but the shells kept clacking so loudly I sounded like a walking maraca.
Scientists say seashells are made by sea animals like snails and clams, so when you find one on the beach, you’re holding their old hard “house” in your hand.
At low tide, a child crouched and found a small pink seashell. She washed the seashell, peered into the spiraled room where a sea snail had lived, and felt the hard curve. Another seashell lay nearby. She pressed the seashell to her ear, heard the sea, then tucked the tiny seashell into her pocket and walked home, smiling.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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