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1 crab
I [kræb] noun(an edible sea animal with a shell and five pairs of legs, the first pair having claws.) krabis; jūras vēzisII past tense, past participle - crabbed; verb((slang) to complain or criticize: He keeps on crabbing about the weather.) ņaudēt; īgņoties- crabby* * *īgņa; mežābols; krabis, jūras vēzis; Vēzis; mežābele; tītava, vinča; piesieties, piekasīties; bozties, īgņoties; padarīt īgnu -
2 fiddler crab
(a small crab, the male of which has an enlarged claw.) vēzis -
3 hermit crab
(a soft-bodied crab that inhabits the empty shells of other creatures.) -
4 hermit-crab
vēzis vientuļnieks -
5 soldier crab
vēzis vientuļnieks -
6 to catch a crab
aizķerties -
7 to crab somebody's game
izjaukt kāda nodomus; sajaukt kādam kārtis -
8 claw
[klo:] 1. noun1) (one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird: The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.) nags (putna, zvēra)2) (the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails: The owl held the mouse in its claw.) ķetna3) ((the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.) (vēža) spīles2. verb(to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails: The two cats clawed at each other.) iecirst (nagus); plēst (ar nagiem)* * *nags; spīles; knaibles; āķis; policists; iecirst; skrāpēt, plēst; arestēt -
9 crabbed
past tense, past participle; see crab II* * *sabozies, īgns; grūti salasāms; grūti lasāms, nesaprotams -
10 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) vijole2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) blēdība; krāpšana2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) spēlēt vijoli2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) niekoties; blēņoties3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) blēdīties; krāpties•- fiddler- fiddler crab
- on the fiddle* * *vijole; blēdība, krāpšana; zemrokas tirgošanās; aresta orderis; spēlēt vijoli; blēņoties, niekoties; krāpties, blēdīties -
11 hermit
['hə:mit](a person who lives alone, especially to devote himself to religion.) vientuļnieks- hermit crab* * *eremīts, vientuļnieks -
12 Nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *japānis; kniebiens, kodiens; malciņš; iedzert malciņu -
13 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš•- nippy- nip something in the bud
- nip in the bud* * *kniebt, kost; iekniebt, iekost; sažņaugt, saspiest; nokost, nopostīt, iznīcināt; izskriet -
14 shellfish
plural - shellfish; noun (any of several kinds of sea animal covered with a shell (eg oyster, crab).) vēžveidīgais* * *mīkstmiesis, vēžveidīgais
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Crab — (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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