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prawn

/prɔːn/

/prɔn/

Translations

prawnnoun

prawns

/prɔːn/

/prɔn/

креветка

I ordered a prawn cocktail at the restaurant.

Я заказал коктейль с креветками в ресторане.

Additional translations

Synonyms

prawnverb

prawned

Past Simple

prawned

Past Participle

prawning

Gerund

/prɔːn/

/prɔn/

ловить креветок

They prawn in the shallow waters every summer.

Они ловят креветок на мелководье каждое лето.

Synonyms

catch prawns

harvest prawns

shrimp (as a verb)

seine (for prawns)

net (prawns)

trawl (for prawns)

catch shrimp

fish (for prawns)

prawnadjective

/prɔːn/

/prɔn/

Used chiefly attributively to denote dishes or products made with prawns.

prawnsnoun

prawn

prawns

/prɔːnz/

/prɔnz/

креветки

I ordered a dish with prawns for dinner.

Я заказал блюдо с креветками на ужин.

Synonyms

Definitions

prawnnoun

A small marine crustacean with an elongated body, typically used as food.

The chef prepared a delicious dish using fresh prawns from the local market.

The flesh of a prawn when used as food.

Stir-fry the prawn with garlic and chili for a quick meal.

Informal, derogatory: a foolish, contemptible, or unpleasant person.

He acted like such a prawn during the meeting that no one took him seriously.

prawnverb

To fish for or catch prawns.

Every summer, they prawn along the coast to gather fresh seafood.

prawnadjective

Relating to, made from, or containing prawns.

She ordered a prawn sandwich for lunch.

prawnsnoun

Small marine crustaceans with an elongated body, typically used as food.

The chef prepared a delicious dish of garlic prawns for dinner.

A term used to refer to any of various small, shrimp-like crustaceans, especially those used as food.

Prawns are often served in seafood platters alongside oysters and mussels.