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squid

/skwɪd/

Translations

squidnoun

squids

/skwɪd/

SQUIDSigle scientifique conservé tel quel en français.

Scientists used a SQUID to measure the tiny magnetic signals produced by the human brain.

Les scientifiques ont utilisé un SQUID pour mesurer les minuscules signaux magnétiques produits par le cerveau humain.

calamar

The diver was fascinated by the squid's ability to change colors rapidly.

Le plongeur était fasciné par la capacité du calamar à changer rapidement de couleur.

calamarEmploi culinaire.

For the appetizer, we ordered fried squid with a side of marinara sauce.

En entrée, nous avons commandé du calamar frit avec une sauce marinara.

Additional translations

motardArgot, péjoratif; se dit d’un motard imprudent ou inexpérimenté.

marinArgot de la Marine américaine, parfois péjoratif.

Synonyms

squidverb

squidded

Past Simple

squidded

Past Participle

squidding

Gerund

Rare, chiefly nautical; ‘to squid’ = to fish for squid.

pêcherPêcher le calamar, souvent la nuit et avec des lumières.

They like to squid off the pier when the tide is high.

Ils aiment pêcher des calamars depuis la jetée lorsque la marée est haute.

Synonyms

ride recklessly

hoon

wheelie

show off

stunt (ride)

flail

wriggle

squirm

eject ink

emit ink

spurt

spray

squirt

squidadjective

/skwɪd/

Attributive use: placed before another noun to indicate relation to squid (the animal or its flesh).

calamarEmployé dans des contextes culinaires ou de description.

The chef prepared a squid ink risotto with fresh herbs.

Le chef a préparé un risotto à l’encre de calamar avec des herbes fraîches.

Definitions

squidnoun

A marine cephalopod mollusk with a long, soft body, eight arms, and two long tentacles, typically able to change color and squirt ink as a defense mechanism.

The diver was fascinated by the squid's ability to change colors rapidly.

A dish or food item made from the flesh of a squid, often served as calamari.

For the appetizer, we ordered fried squid with a side of marinara sauce.

Slang: a reckless or inexperienced motorcyclist, especially one who rides without proper protective gear.

That squid blew past us on the highway wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.

Slang (chiefly US, sometimes derogatory): a member of the Navy.

The Marines and squids often teased each other during joint exercises.

A superconducting quantum interference device used for detecting extremely subtle magnetic fields.

Scientists used a SQUID to measure the tiny magnetic signals produced by the human brain.

squidverb

To fish for squid, typically at night using bright lights.

They like to squid off the pier when the tide is high.

squidadjective

Relating to, made from, or characteristic of squid.

The chef prepared a squid ink risotto with fresh herbs.