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1 noun(a) (crustacean) crabe m∎ to catch a crab faire (une) fausse pelle∎ the Crab le Cancer(d) (irritable person) grincheux(euse) m,f∎ American to crab sb's act casser la baraque ou la cabane à qn(b) (hunt crabs) pêcher des crabesfamiliar (pubic lice) morpions mpl;∎ to have crabs avoir des morpionscrab apple jelly gelée f de pommes sauvages;Entomology crab louse morpion m;Astronomy Crab Nebula nébuleuse f du Crabe;Cookery crab paste beurre m de crabe;Ornithology crab plover drome m ardéole;Entomology crab spider araignée-crabe f -
2 crab
A n3 ( louse) = crab louse ;1 Aviat faire voler [qch] en crabe [plane] ;2 ○ US gâcher ; to crab sb's act gâcher les effets de qn.1 ○ ( complain) rouspéter (about sur) ;2 Naut [boat] progresser en crabe.to catch a crab ( in rowing) plonger la rame trop profond, aller à la pêche ○. -
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crab [kræb]* * *[kræb]noun Zoology, Culinary crabe m••to catch a crab — ( in rowing) plonger la rame trop profond, aller à la pêche (colloq)
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catch a crab Rowing — make a faulty stroke. → crab … English new terms dictionary
catch a crab — ► catch a crab Rowing make a faulty stroke in which the oar is jammed under the water or misses the water completely. Main Entry: ↑crab … English terms dictionary
catch a crab — phrasal 1. : to fail to raise the oar clear of the water on the recovery 2. : to miss the water completely when making a stroke with an oar * * * catch a crab (rowing) To sink the oar too deeply (or not enough) in the water and fall back in… … Useful english dictionary
To catch a crab — Crab 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catch a crab — phrasal to fail to raise an oar clear of the water on recovery of a stroke … New Collegiate Dictionary
catch a crab — verb To strike the blade of the oar against the water when moving the oar back between power strokes … Wiktionary
crab — crab1 [krab] n. [ME crabbe < OE crabba < IE base * grebh , *gerebh , to scratch: see GRAPHIC] 1. any of various decapods with four pairs of legs, one pair of pincers, a flattish shell, and a short, broad abdomen folded under its thorax 2.… … English World dictionary
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
Crab apple — Crab 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crab grass — Crab 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crab louse — Crab 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English