gamba

f.

1 prawn(animal).

2 leg.

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gamba

► nombre femenino

1 ZOOLOGÍA prawn (pequeña) shrimp

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gamba

► nombre femenino

1 argot (pierna) leg

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FRASEOLOGÍA

meter la gamba familiar to put one's foot in it

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SF

1) (=marisco) prawn

cóctel de gambas — prawn cocktail

2) ** (=pierna) leg

- meter la gamba

3) † ** 100 pesetas

media gamba — 50 pesetas

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femenino

1) (esp Esp) (Coc, Zool) shrimp (AmE), prawn (BrE)

2) (arg) (pierna) leg

meter la gamba — (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq)

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= shrimp, prawn.

Ex. Seafood, including fish, shrimp, lobster, crab, crayfish, mussel, and clam are among the most frequent causes of food allergy.

Ex. According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns.

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* cóctel de gambas = prawn cocktail, shrimp cocktail.

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femenino

1) (esp Esp) (Coc, Zool) shrimp (AmE), prawn (BrE)

2) (arg) (pierna) leg

meter la gamba — (fam) to put one's foot in it (colloq)

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= shrimp, prawn.

Ex: Seafood, including fish, shrimp, lobster, crab, crayfish, mussel, and clam are among the most frequent causes of food allergy.

Ex: According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns.

* cóctel de gambas = prawn cocktail, shrimp cocktail.

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gamba

feminine

A (esp Esp) (Coc, Zool) shrimp (AmE), prawn (BrE)

B (arg) (pierna) leg

meter la gamba (fam); to put one's foot in it (colloq)

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gamba sustantivo femenino (esp Esp) (Coc, Zool) shrimp (AmE), prawn (BrE)
gamba sustantivo femenino prawn
♦ Locuciones: familiar meter la gamba, to put one's foot in it
'gamba' also found in these entries:
English:
prawn
- shrimp

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gamba nf

1. [animal] [grande] prawn, US shrimp;

[pequeño] shrimp;

cóctel de gambas prawn cocktail

Comp

gambas a la o con gabardina scampi

2. Fam [pierna] leg;

Comp

meter la gamba to put one's foot in it

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gamba

f ZO, GASTR shrimp, Br

prawn

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gamba nf

: large shrimp, prawn

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gamba n prawn

cóctel de gambas prawn cocktail

meter la gamba to put your foot in it