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prawns

/prɔːnz/

/prɔnz/

Translations

prawnsnoun

prawns

/prɔːnz/

/prɔnz/

креветки

I ordered a dish with prawns for dinner.

Я заказал блюдо с креветками на ужин.

Synonyms

prawnnoun

prawns

/prɔːn/

/prɔn/

креветка

I ordered a prawn cocktail at the restaurant.

Я заказал коктейль с креветками в ресторане.

Additional translations

Synonyms

prawnverb

prawns

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

fish (for prawns)

catch prawns

catch shrimp

trawl (for prawns)

net (prawns)

seine (for prawns)

shrimp (as a verb)

harvest prawns

Definitions

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.

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.