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Crab
01
crabe
a sea creature with eight legs, two pincers, and a hard shell, which is able to live on land
Exemples
The crab scuttled sideways along the sandy shore, its claws raised in a defensive posture.
Le crabe se déplaça latéralement le long du rivage sablonneux, ses pinces levées dans une posture défensive.
With a flick of its pincers, the crab snapped up a tasty morsel washed ashore by the tide.
D'un mouvement de ses pinces, le crabe a attrapé un morceau savoureux rejeté sur le rivage par la marée.
02
crabe
the meat of a crab that can be eaten
Exemples
She prepared a delightful crab salad, combining chunks of sweet crab meat with crisp vegetables.
Elle a préparé une délicieuse salade de crabe, en combinant des morceaux de chair de crabe sucrée avec des légumes croquants.
The seafood buffet offered a selection of crab dishes, from crab legs to crab salad.
Le buffet de fruits de mer offrait une sélection de plats à base de crabe, des pattes de crabe à la salade de crabe.
03
a stroke of the oar in which the blade either misses the water or digs too deeply, often causing a loss of control
Exemples
He caught a crab during the final sprint and lost the race.
Beginners often struggle to avoid crabs while learning to row.
04
an irritable or grumpy person
Exemples
Do n't be such a crab; lighten up!
Grandpa is a lovable old crab despite his complaints.
to crab
01
to complain or grumble persistently
Exemples
He kept crabbing about the long wait.
He tends to crab about minor inconveniences.
02
to catch crabs
Exemples
They crabbed along the shoreline at low tide.
He enjoys crabbing in the bay every summer.
03
to move sideways, like a crab
Exemples
The toddler crabs across the sand.
He crabbed sideways to avoid the puddle.
04
to fly an aircraft into a crosswind by angling the nose into the wind to maintain a straight path over the ground
Exemples
The pilot crabs the plane to counteract the strong crosswind.
Aircraft must crab during approach when winds are gusty.
Arbre Lexical
crabby
crab
