crabs Meaning | BeDict

noun

Cangrejos

A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

Examples :

"We saw many crabs scuttling sideways on the beach, their claws snapping at the sand. "

Vimos muchos cangrejos corriendo de lado en la playa, con sus pinzas golpeando la arena.

noun

Carne de cangrejo

The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat

Examples :

"We had crabs for dinner last night, and they were delicious. "

Anoche cenamos carne de cangrejo y estaba deliciosa.

food animal

noun

Gruñón, cascarrabias

A bad-tempered person.

Examples :

"My boss is such a crab; he's always grumpy and critical. "

Mi jefe es un cascarrabias; siempre está gruñón y crítico.

character person attitude

noun

Piojos púbicos

(in plural crabs) An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

Examples :

"Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks."

Aunque los piojos púbicos en sí mismos son una molestia fácil de tratar, el paciente y su(s) pareja(s) corren claramente grandes riesgos de contraer ITS.

medicine disease insect biology organism body sex human

noun

Tres

A playing card with the rank of three.

Examples :

""He had a pair of crabs, making his hand weak for the poker game." "

Tenía un par de treses, lo que debilitaba su mano para la partida de póquer.

game number

noun

Cangrejo

A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.

Examples :

"The novice rower caught crabs three times during his first practice, struggling to keep his oar from being forced under the boat. "

El remero novato atrapó cangrejos tres veces durante su primera práctica, luchando por evitar que su remo fuera forzado debajo del bote.

sport nautical sailing

noun

Defecto, fallo

A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.

Examples :

"The software had a few crabs – small bugs that made printing documents difficult. "

El software tenía algunos fallos, pequeños errores que dificultaban la impresión de documentos.

technical device machine quality

noun

Devolución, libro devuelto

An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.

Examples :

"After poor sales, the bookstore shipped a box of crabs back to the publisher. "

Después de malas ventas, la librería envió una caja de libros devueltos de vuelta a la editorial.

business literature

verb

Pescar cangrejos

To fish for crabs.

Examples :

"My family loves to crabs on the weekends at the bay. "

A mi familia le encanta pescar cangrejos los fines de semana en la bahía.

fish animal food nautical ocean

verb

Arruinar, estropear

To ruin.

Examples :

""His negativity always crabs my mood." "

Su negatividad siempre arruina mi estado de ánimo.

negative action

verb

Quejarse, refunfuñar

To complain.

Examples :

""My little brother always crabs when I ask him to do chores." "

“Mi hermano pequeño siempre se queja cuando le pido que haga las tareas domésticas.”

attitude emotion character

verb

Derivar lateralmente

To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).

Examples :

"The small boat crabbed down the river, fighting the current and wind, making it difficult to steer a straight course. "

El pequeño bote derivaba lateralmente río abajo, luchando contra la corriente y el viento, lo que dificultaba mantener un rumbo recto.

nautical sailing direction

verb

Derivar lateralmente

To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

Examples :

"The pilot had to crabs the small plane into the wind to stay on course and land safely on the short runway. "

El piloto tuvo que hacer que el pequeño avión derivara lateralmente contra el viento para mantenerse en curso y aterrizar de forma segura en la pista corta.

technical vehicle nautical sailing

verb

Mover (una cámara) lateralmente

To move (a camera) sideways.

Examples :

"The director told the camera operator to crabs left slowly to follow the actor as he walked across the stage. "

El director le dijo al operador de cámara que moviera la cámara lentamente hacia la izquierda para seguir al actor mientras caminaba por el escenario.

media technology communication

verb

Desviarse, moverse lateralmente

(World War I), to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the machine guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the propeller disk.

Examples :

"During the aerial dogfight, the pilot had to crabs slightly to the left to get a clear shot at the enemy's plane with his wing-mounted machine gun, since his guns couldn't fire through the propeller. "

Durante el combate aéreo, el piloto tuvo que desviarse ligeramente hacia la izquierda para obtener un disparo claro al avión enemigo con su ametralladora montada en el ala, ya que sus armas no podían disparar a través de la hélice.

military war vehicle machine action history technical

verb

Rajarse, echarse atrás

To back out of something.

Examples :

""He said he'd help me move furniture, but he crabbed out at the last minute." "

Dijo que me ayudaría a mudar los muebles, pero se echó atrás en el último minuto.

attitude action

noun

Cangrejos

The crab apple or wild apple.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful crab tree, loaded with delicious crab apples. "

El jardín de mi abuela tiene un hermoso árbol de cangrejos, cargado de deliciosas manzanas de cangrejo.

fruit plant

noun

Manzano silvestre

The tree bearing crab apples, which has a dogbane-like bitter bark with medical use.

Examples :

"The herbalist carefully harvested bark from the crabs in the orchard, knowing its bitter properties could be used to treat skin ailments. "

El herbolario cosechó cuidadosamente la corteza de los manzanos silvestres en el huerto, sabiendo que sus propiedades amargas podrían usarse para tratar dolencias de la piel.

plant medicine

noun

Garrote de madera de manzano silvestre

A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.

Examples :

"The old farmer kept a pair of crabs leaning against the barn door, useful for prodding livestock and warding off stray dogs. "

El viejo granjero guardaba un par de garrotes de madera de manzano silvestre apoyados contra la puerta del granero, útiles para pinchar el ganado y ahuyentar a los perros callejeros.

weapon utensil

noun

Cangrejos

A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.

Examples :

"The construction workers used the large crabs to lift the heavy beams onto the building. "

Los trabajadores de la construcción usaron los grandes cangrejos para levantar las pesadas vigas sobre el edificio.

technical machine

noun

Cabrestantes, molinetes

A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.

Examples :

"The shipyard used crabs to carefully pull the massive tanker into the dry dock for repairs. "

El astillero utilizó cabrestantes para tirar cuidadosamente del enorme petrolero hacia el dique seco para reparaciones.

nautical sailing machine

noun

Máquina utilizada en los paseos de cuerdas para estirar el hilo

A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

Examples :

"At the old rope factory, the crabs stretched the spun hemp yarn taut before it was laid into rope. "

En la antigua fábrica de cuerdas, las máquinas estiraban la hilaza de cáñamo hilado antes de que se trenzara en cuerda.

machine industry

noun

Pinzas

A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

Examples :

"The photographer used crabs to secure his lighting equipment to the metal scaffolding. "

El fotógrafo usó pinzas para asegurar su equipo de iluminación al andamio metálico.

machine technical item

verb

Irritar, enfadar

(obsolete) To irritate, make surly or sour

Examples :

"The constant criticism began to crabs him, making him withdrawn and irritable. "

La crítica constante comenzó a irritarlo, haciéndolo retraído e irritable.

attitude character mind emotion

verb

Estar de mal humor, quejarse

To be ill-tempered; to complain or find fault.

Examples :

"My little brother always crabs when he has to do his homework. "

Mi hermano pequeño siempre se queja cuando tiene que hacer la tarea.

attitude character emotion

verb

Golpear, pegar

(British dialect) To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick

Examples :

"The bully threatened to crabs anyone who tattled on him to the teacher. "

El matón amenazó con golpear a cualquiera que lo delatara al profesor.

action weapon

noun

Árbol de cangrejo

The tree species Carapa guianensis, native to South America.

Examples :

"The furniture maker chose to use wood from the crabs tree, known for its rich color and durability, to build the new table. "

El fabricante de muebles optó por usar madera del árbol de cangrejo, conocido por su rico color y durabilidad, para construir la nueva mesa.

plant nature biology agriculture material science environment

noun

Mosquetón

Short for carabiner.

Examples :

"I need to attach my water bottle to my backpack using the small crabs. "

Necesito sujetar mi botella de agua a mi mochila usando los pequeños mosquetones.

technical item

Meanings

Cangrejos

Examples :

"We saw many crabs scuttling sideways on the beach, their claws snapping at the sand. "

Vimos muchos cangrejos corriendo de lado en la playa, con sus pinzas golpeando la arena.

Carne de cangrejo

Examples :

"We had crabs for dinner last night, and they were delicious. "

Anoche cenamos carne de cangrejo y estaba deliciosa.

Gruñón, cascarrabias

Examples :

"My boss is such a crab; he's always grumpy and critical. "

Mi jefe es un cascarrabias; siempre está gruñón y crítico.

Piojos púbicos

Examples :

"Although crabs themselves are an easily treated inconvenience, the patient and his partner(s) clearly run major STD risks."

Aunque los piojos púbicos en sí mismos son una molestia fácil de tratar, el paciente y su(s) pareja(s) corren claramente grandes riesgos de contraer ITS.

Tres

Examples :

""He had a pair of crabs, making his hand weak for the poker game." "

Tenía un par de treses, lo que debilitaba su mano para la partida de póquer.

Cangrejo

Examples :

"The novice rower caught crabs three times during his first practice, struggling to keep his oar from being forced under the boat. "

El remero novato atrapó cangrejos tres veces durante su primera práctica, luchando por evitar que su remo fuera forzado debajo del bote.

Defecto, fallo

Examples :

"The software had a few crabs – small bugs that made printing documents difficult. "

El software tenía algunos fallos, pequeños errores que dificultaban la impresión de documentos.

Devolución, libro devuelto

Examples :

"After poor sales, the bookstore shipped a box of crabs back to the publisher. "

Después de malas ventas, la librería envió una caja de libros devueltos de vuelta a la editorial.

Pescar cangrejos

Examples :

"My family loves to crabs on the weekends at the bay. "

A mi familia le encanta pescar cangrejos los fines de semana en la bahía.

Arruinar, estropear

Examples :

""His negativity always crabs my mood." "

Su negatividad siempre arruina mi estado de ánimo.

Quejarse, refunfuñar

Examples :

""My little brother always crabs when I ask him to do chores." "

“Mi hermano pequeño siempre se queja cuando le pido que haga las tareas domésticas.”

Derivar lateralmente

Examples :

"The small boat crabbed down the river, fighting the current and wind, making it difficult to steer a straight course. "

El pequeño bote derivaba lateralmente río abajo, luchando contra la corriente y el viento, lo que dificultaba mantener un rumbo recto.

Derivar lateralmente

Examples :

"The pilot had to crabs the small plane into the wind to stay on course and land safely on the short runway. "

El piloto tuvo que hacer que el pequeño avión derivara lateralmente contra el viento para mantenerse en curso y aterrizar de forma segura en la pista corta.

Mover (una cámara) lateralmente

Examples :

"The director told the camera operator to crabs left slowly to follow the actor as he walked across the stage. "

El director le dijo al operador de cámara que moviera la cámara lentamente hacia la izquierda para seguir al actor mientras caminaba por el escenario.

Desviarse, moverse lateralmente

Examples :

"During the aerial dogfight, the pilot had to crabs slightly to the left to get a clear shot at the enemy's plane with his wing-mounted machine gun, since his guns couldn't fire through the propeller. "

Durante el combate aéreo, el piloto tuvo que desviarse ligeramente hacia la izquierda para obtener un disparo claro al avión enemigo con su ametralladora montada en el ala, ya que sus armas no podían disparar a través de la hélice.

Rajarse, echarse atrás

Examples :

""He said he'd help me move furniture, but he crabbed out at the last minute." "

Dijo que me ayudaría a mudar los muebles, pero se echó atrás en el último minuto.

Cangrejos

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful crab tree, loaded with delicious crab apples. "

El jardín de mi abuela tiene un hermoso árbol de cangrejos, cargado de deliciosas manzanas de cangrejo.

Manzano silvestre

Examples :

"The herbalist carefully harvested bark from the crabs in the orchard, knowing its bitter properties could be used to treat skin ailments. "

El herbolario cosechó cuidadosamente la corteza de los manzanos silvestres en el huerto, sabiendo que sus propiedades amargas podrían usarse para tratar dolencias de la piel.

Garrote de madera de manzano silvestre

Examples :

"The old farmer kept a pair of crabs leaning against the barn door, useful for prodding livestock and warding off stray dogs. "

El viejo granjero guardaba un par de garrotes de madera de manzano silvestre apoyados contra la puerta del granero, útiles para pinchar el ganado y ahuyentar a los perros callejeros.

Cangrejos

Examples :

"The construction workers used the large crabs to lift the heavy beams onto the building. "