shrimp

Inflections of 'shrimp' (n):

shrimp: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The boat is trawling for shrimp.")

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
shrimp (US), prawn (UK, AU) n	(edible sea creature) (grande)	langostino nm
	(AmL; mediano o pequeño)	camarón nm
	(ES; mediano)	gamba nf
Note: May be used as a countable or uncountable noun.
	The children used a net to catch shrimps.
	Los niños usaron una red para atrapar langostinos.
shrimp n	UK (edible sea creature: Crangon)	camarón nm
	(ES)	gamba nf
	We'll buy some shrimps for dinner.
	Compraremos algunos camarones para la cena.
shrimp (US), prawn (UK, AU) n as adj	(relating to larger shrimp) (grande)	de langostino loc adj
	(AmL; mediano o pequeño)	de camarón loc adj
	(ES; mediano)	de gamba loc adj
	Large nets protect the shrimp farm from birds and crabs.
	La granja de langostinos se protege de los pájaros y los cangrejos con grandes redes.
shrimp n as adj	UK (relating to smaller shrimp: Crangon)	de camarón loc adj
	(ES)	de gamba loc adj
	Lucy spread shrimp paste on a slice of toast.
	Lucy untó pasta de camarón en una tostada.
shrimp (US), prawn (UK) vi	(catch shrimp) (grande)	pescar langostinos loc verb
	(AmL; mediano o pequeño)	pescar camarones loc verb
	(ES; mediano)	pescar gambas loc verb
	The fishermen were shrimping.
	Los pescadores estaban pescando langostinos.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
shrimp n	figurative (person: small) (coloquial)	enano, enana nm, nf
	(ES: coloquial)	retaco, retaca nm, nf
	(ES: coloquial)	canijo, canija nm, nf
	(MX: coloquial)	zotaco, zotaca nm, nf
	Ellen is only five feet tall; she's a shrimp.
	Ellen solo mide un metro y medio. Es una enana.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
brine shrimp	(crustacean)	artemia nf
king shrimp (US), king prawn (UK) n	(edible crustacean)	langostino nm
mantis shrimp n	(variety of crustacean)	langosta mantis, mantis marina loc nom f
Note: Nombre científico: Stomatopoda sp.
prawn cocktail (UK), shrimp cocktail (US) n	(prawns with Marie Rose sauce) (AR)	camarones con salsa golf nmpl + loc adj
		cóctel de camarones nm + loc adj
rock shrimp n	(freshwater crustacean)	camarón de piedra loc nom m
		camarón de roca loc nom m
	The taste of rock shrimp is closer to lobster than shrimp.
	El camarón de piedra tiene un sabor más parecido a la langosta que al camarón.
shrimp dumpling n	US (Asian food: prawn won-ton)	dumpling de camarón nm + loc adj
		dumpling de gambas nm + loc adj
snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp n	(crustacean)	alfeido nm

'shrimp' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: make shrimp [cocktail, sauce, salad, chowder], shrimp [fishing, farming, farms], dip in shrimp paste, more...

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