crab in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crab in the English»French Dictionary

I.crab [Brit krab, Am kræb] N

1. crab:

crab ZOOL, FOOD

crabe m

dressed crab

crabe farci

2. crab (in zodiac):

the Crab

le Cancer

3. crab (louse) → crab louse

4. crab TECH (hoist):

crab

chariot m

II.crabs N

crabs npl (unsold books):

crabs

invendus mpl

III.crab <pres part crabbing; pret, pp crabbed> [Brit krab, Am kræb] VB trans

1. crab AVIAT:

crab plane

faire voler [qc] en crabe

2. crab Am inf:

crab

gâcher

to crab sb's act

gâcher les effets de qn

IV.crab <pres part crabbing; pret, pp crabbed> [Brit krab, Am kræb] VB intr

1. crab (complain):

crab inf

rouspéter (about sur)

2. crab NAUT:

crab boat:

progresser en crabe

V.crab [Brit krab, Am kræb]

to catch a crab (in rowing)

plonger la rame trop profond, aller à la pêche inf

See also crab louse

crab louse N

crab louse

pou m du pubis

crab louse

morpion m sl

fiddler crab N

fiddler crab

crabe m appelant

softshell crab N

softshell crab

crabe m à carapace molle

hermit crab N

hermit crab

bernard-l'ermite m inv

horseshoe crab N

horseshoe crab

crabe m des Moluques

horseshoe crab

limule f

crab apple N

crab apple (tree)

pommier m sauvage

crab apple (fruit)

pomme f sauvage

crab louse N

crab louse

pou m du pubis

crab louse

morpion m sl

land crab N

land crab

crabe m terrestre

spider crab N

spider crab

araignée f de mer

Crab Nebula ASTRON

Crab Nebula

le Crabe

crab in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crab in the English»French Dictionary

crab¹ [kræb] N

1. crab (sea animal):

crab

crabe m

2. crab no pl, no indef art (flesh of sea animal):

crab

crabe m

crab meat

chair f de crabe

dressed crab

crabe m garni

3. crab (in astrology):

crab

Cancer m

Phrases:

to catch a crab SPORTS

plonger la rame trop profondément

crab² [kræb] VB intr

crab

gâcher

crab (apple) N

1. crab (apple) (tree):

crab (apple)

pommier f sauvage

2. crab (apple) (fruit):

crab (apple)

pomme f aigre

hermit crab N

hermit crab

bernard-l'(h)ermite m

crab louse N

crab louse

morpion m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

shell crab, tortoise

carapace f

Translations for crab in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

crabe

crab

tourteau

crab

crab Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

crab meat

chair f de crabe

dressed crab

crabe m garni

to catch a crab SPORTS

plonger la rame trop profondément

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They will also take crabs and similar items.

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It is omnivorous, feeding on vegetables, insects, crabs, snails, and other items, but apparently preferring palm fruits and palm kernels.

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The town offers a variety of harvest which includes prawns, shrimps, milkfish, tilapia, crabs, mussels and oysters.

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Another common cause of death is the trapping of the turtles under crabbing and lobster nets.

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It is regionally famous for its crabs (of the "wanigani" variety), mikans, and oysters, the latter of which is in season during the winter.

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Dip nets can also be used to scoop crabs in shallow water.

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It feeds mostly on shrimps, but also consumes small crabs, opossum shrimps, fish and other cephalopods.

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The megalopae gather near the shore for 12 days before changing into young crabs only 5 mm across.

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Despite its name, it is more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions than to crabs.

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Females have a large pleon, similar to that of other porcelain crabs, covering almost all of the sternum.

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