cangrejo

m.

crab.

cangrejo de río crayfish

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cangrejo

► nombre masculino

1 (de mar) crab

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ponerse rojo,-a como un cangrejo familiar to go as red as a lobster

ir/andar como los cangrejos familiar to take one step forward and two steps back

cangrejo ermitaño hermit crab

cangrejo de río freshwater crayfish

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SM

1) [de mar] crab; [de río] crayfish

está más rojo que un cangrejo — [por el sol] he is as pink o red as a lobster

- avanzar como los cangrejos

2) (Náut) gaff

3) And (=idiota) idiot; (=granuja) rogue, crafty person

4) LAm (=misterio) mystery, enigma

5) ** (=moneda) 25-peseta coin

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masculino (de mar) crab; (de río) crayfish

ir para atrás como el cangrejo — to go from bad to worse

rojo como un cangrejo — (por el sol) as red as a lobster; (de vergüenza) as red as a beet (AmE), as red as a beetroot (BrE)

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= crab.

Ex. the article is entitled 'Do crabs have favorite colors?' A paraprofessional looks at reference service at a specialized academic branch library'.

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* cangrejo de río = crayfish.

* cangrejo herradura = horseshoe crab.

* carne de cangrejo = crabmeat.

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masculino (de mar) crab; (de río) crayfish

ir para atrás como el cangrejo — to go from bad to worse

rojo como un cangrejo — (por el sol) as red as a lobster; (de vergüenza) as red as a beet (AmE), as red as a beetroot (BrE)

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= crab.

Ex: the article is entitled 'Do crabs have favorite colors?' A paraprofessional looks at reference service at a specialized academic branch library'.

* cangrejo de río = crayfish.

* cangrejo herradura = horseshoe crab.

* carne de cangrejo = crabmeat.

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cangrejo

masculine

(de mar) crab; (de río) crayfish

ir para atrás como el cangrejo to go from bad to worse

ponerse rojo como un cangrejo (tomando el sol) to turn o go as red as a lobster; (de vergüenza) to turn as red as a beet (AmE), to go as red as a beetroot (BrE)

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cangrejo sustantivo masculino (de mar) crab;
(de río) crayfish
cangrejo sustantivo masculino Zool (marino) crab
(de agua dulce) freshwater crayfish
'cangrejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ermitaña
- ermitaño
- pinza
- tenaza
English:
crab
- crayfish

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cangrejo nm

1. [animal] crab;

Comp

ponerse como un cangrejo [tomando el sol] to go as red as a lobster

Comp

cangrejo cacerola king crab, horseshoe crab;

cangrejo ermitaño hermit crab;

cangrejo de mar crab;

cangrejo de río crayfish

2. [constelación]

el Cangrejo the Crab

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cangrejo

m ZO crab

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cangrejo nm

jaiba: crab

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cangrejo n (de mar) crab