| Principal Translations |
| crab n | (animal: crustacean) | cangrejo nm |
| | (AmL) | jaiba nf |
| | My young son was afraid of the crab because of its claws. |
| | A mi hijo pequeño le daba miedo el cangrejo por sus pinzas. |
| crab n | (food: crab meat) | cangrejo nm |
| | (AmL) | jaiba nf |
| | Patricia won't eat shrimp, but she likes crab. |
| | Patricia no come gambas, pero le gusta el cangrejo. |
| crab⇒ vi | (move sideways) | mover hacia el costado loc verb |
| | | deslizar⇒ vtr |
| | They crabbed through the tall grass to the trees. |
| | Se movieron hacia el costado a través de los árboles. |
crab,
go crabbing vi | (catch crabs) | pescar cangrejos loc verb |
| | We went crabbing and caught two small crabs. |
| | Fuimos a pescar cangrejos y pescamos dos pequeños. |
| Additional Translations |
| crab n | US, informal, figurative (person: disagreeable) | gruñón, gruñona nm, nf |
| | | cascarrabias n común inv |
| | No one will play cards with him because he is such a crab when he loses. |
| | Nadie quiere jugar a las cartas con él porque es un gruñón cuando pierde. |
| crabs npl | informal (venereal disease: pubic lice) | ladillas nfpl |
| | The incidence of crabs among university students is quite high. |
| | They bought a special shampoo to get rid of the crabs. |
| | La incidencia de ladillas entre los estudiantes universitarios es bastante elevada. // Compraron un champú especial para deshacerse de las ladillas. |
| crab about [sth] vi + prep | informal (complain about) | quejarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | rezongar por vi + prep |
| | You don't make the weather any better by crabbing about it. |
| | El tiempo no va a mejorar por mucho que te quejes de él. |
| crab [sth]⇒ vtr | (move [sth] sideways) | desplazar lateralmente vtr + adv |
| | A camera crane operator knows how to crab the camera alongside an actor. |
| | El operario de una grúa de grabación sabe cómo desplazar lateralmente la cámara junto a un actor. |
Compound Forms:
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| blue crab n | (crustacean) | cangrejo azul loc nom m |
| | | jaiba nf |
| | Para preparar el caldo de jaiba, hay que tener cuidado con las tenazas. |
| brown crab n | (edible crustacean) (tipo de cangrejo) | buey de mar loc nom m |
| Note: Cancer pagurus, también conocido como: buey de mar, centolla, noca. |
| catch a crab v expr | (rowing: bad stroke) | remar a destiempo vi + loc adv |
crab apple,
also UK: crabapple,
crab-apple n | (small, sharp-tasting wild apple) | manzana silvestre loc nom f |
| | My grandmother used to make delicious jelly from crab apples which grew on a tree in her garden. |
| | Mi abuela hacía una deliciosa jalea con las manzanas silvestres que crecían en su jardín. |
| crab cake n | (patty made of crab meat) (MX) | croqueta de cangrejo nf |
| | Crab cakes are best if they use large lumps of crab meat from the body of the crab. |
| | La croqueta de cangrejo tiene mejor sabor si se utiliza la carne del cuerpo del cangrejo. |
| crab dip n | (seafood condiment) | dip de cangrejo loc nom m |
| | My neighbor served the most delicious crab dip at her party last night. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Yo llevaré el dip de cangrejo ya que me sale muy rico. |
| crab grass n | (weed) | digitaria nf |
| crab legs npl | (legs of crab as food) | pata de cangrejo nf + loc adj |
| | Place the crab legs in a pot of boiling water. |
| | Pon las patas de cangrejo en agua hirviendo. |
| crab louse | (insect) | ladilla nf |
crab meat,
crabmeat n | (edible flesh of the crab) | cangrejo nm |
| | She ordered the crab meat salad and a glass of white wine. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Yo tomaré una ensalada de cangrejo. |
| crab spider n | (spider resembling a small crab) | araña cangrejo nf |
| Note: Nombre científico: Thomisidae sp. |
| | Crab spiders do not spin webs, they remain motionless to ambush their victims. |
| crab steering n | (four-wheel steering mechanism) | dirección en diagonal grupo nom |
Dungeness crab,
market crab n | (type of crab) | cangrejo dungeness loc nom m |
| fiddler crab | (animal) | uca nf |
| | | cangrejo violinista loc nom m |
| hermit crab n | (crustacean that uses another's shell) | cangrejo ermitaño loc nom m |
| | (PR) | cobito nm |
| | When a hermit crab outgrows his shell he finds a larger one to move into. |
| | Cuando el cangrejo ermitaño crece, se sale de su antigua concha y busca otra más grande. |
| horseshoe crab n | (large brown crustacean) | cangrejo herradura loc nom m |
| imitation crab n | US (artificial seafood meat) | palitos de cangrejo loc nom mpl |
| king crab n | (large crustacean) | cangrejo gigante loc nom m |
lady crab,
calico crab n | (crab: Atlantic coast of US) | cangrejo calico loc nom m |
| sand crab n | (variety of crustacean) | cangrejo de arena loc nom m |
| shore crab n | (crustacean) | cangrejo de mar nm + loc adj |
| snow crab n | (edible crustacean) | cangrejo de la nieve nm |
| Note: Nombre científico: Chionoecetes opilio. |
| soft-shell crab n | (crustacean with edible shell) | cangrejo de concha blanda nm + loc adj |
| | | cangrejo blando nm + adj |
| | Fried soft-shell crab on French bread is my favorite sandwich. |
| | Mi sándwich favorito es el de cangrejos de concha blanda fritos con pan francés. |
| spider crab | (animal) | centolla nf |
| | | centollo nm |
| stone crab n | (animal) | cangrejo moro loc nom m |
Thanksgiving cactus,
crab cactus n | (plant: succulent) | cactus de Navidad loc nom m |
| | | Santa Teresita loc nom m |
| velvet crab n | (variety of crustacean) | nécora nf |