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crab

UK
/kræb/
US
/kræb/
crab lice

Translations

crabnoun
crabs
pl
UK
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US
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grincheuxLangue familière.
He's such a crab in the mornings before he has his coffee.
C'est un vrai grincheux le matin avant d'avoir son café.
The crab scuttled across the sandy beach, leaving tiny tracks behind.
Le crabe courait de côté sur la plage de sable, laissant de petites traces derrière lui.
chair de crabe
We had fresh crab for dinner last night.
Nous avons mangé de la chair de crabe fraîche au dîner hier soir.
Additional translations
cabestanTerme technique, surtout maritime ou de levage.
pomme sauvagePour le sens de petit fruit acide; usage surtout botanique ou régional.
morpionArgot médical.
Synonyms
crustacean
shellfish
sea creature
marine animal
crabverb
crabbed
Past Simple
crabbed
Past Participle
crabbing
Gerund
UK
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US
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se déplacer de côtéSouvent avec l'idée d'un déplacement oblique ou furtif.
The soldier crabbed along the trench to avoid being seen by the enemy.
Le soldat s'est déplacé de côté le long de la tranchée pour éviter d'être vu par l'ennemi.
pêcher des crabes
We spent the afternoon crabbing off the pier.
Nous avons passé l'après-midi à pêcher des crabes au large de la jetée.
ronchonnerFamilier.
He crabs about the weather every time it rains.
Il ronchonne au sujet du temps chaque fois qu'il pleut.
Additional translations
craberAviation.
Synonyms
grouse
fret
whine
complain
grumble
crabadjective
UK
/kræb/
US
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Used chiefly attributively before another noun to denote relation to crabs or their meat
de crabe
The restaurant is famous for its spicy crab soup.
Le restaurant est célèbre pour sa soupe de crabe épicée.

Definitions

crabnoun
A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened shell, a small abdomen tucked under the thorax, and pincers.
The crab scuttled across the sandy beach, leaving tiny tracks behind.
A machine for hoisting heavy loads, typically consisting of a drum on which a rope or chain winds.
The construction site used a crab to lift the steel beams into place.
A type of apple that is small and sour, often used for making jelly.
We picked a basket full of crab apples to make jelly for the winter.
A person who is irritable or grumpy.
He's such a crab in the mornings before he has his coffee.
The flesh of a crab used as food, regarded as a mass noun.
We had fresh crab for dinner last night.
(slang) A parasitic louse (Phthirus pubis) that infests human pubic hair; a pubic louse.
The doctor explained that the itching was caused by a crab, a type of pubic louse.
crabverb
To move sideways or obliquely, typically in a cautious or stealthy manner.
The soldier crabbed along the trench to avoid being seen by the enemy.
To complain or grumble about something persistently.
He crabs about the weather every time it rains.
To fish for crabs.
We spent the afternoon crabbing off the pier.
To angle or steer an aircraft into a crosswind to counteract drift while flying or landing.
The pilot crabbed the plane into the wind before touching down.
crabadjective
Made from or relating to crab (the crustacean or its meat).
The restaurant is famous for its spicy crab soup.
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