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crabs

/kræbz/

crabnoun

crabs

/kræb/

Traducciones

crabe

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.

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.

Traducciones adicionales

morpionArgot médical.

pomme sauvagePour le sens de petit fruit acide; usage surtout botanique ou régional.

cabestanTerme technique, surtout maritime ou de levage.

Definiciones

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.

Sinónimos

shellfish

marine animal

sea creature

crustacean

crabverb

crabs

crabbed

Past Simple

crabbed

Past Participle

crabbing

Gerund

/kræb/

Traducciones

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.

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.

Traducciones adicionales

craberAviation.

Definiciones

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.

Sinónimos

crabadjective

Definiciones

Made from or relating to crab (the crustacean or its meat).

The restaurant is famous for its spicy crab soup.

crabproper noun

Definiciones

The Crab: the constellation Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac.

Crab lies between Gemini and Leo in the night sky.