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English to Spanish Dictionary

crab Meaning in Spanish (crab significado en español)

nouncangrejo
verbquejarse
cangrejo in English:crab
Phonetic:kɑŋˈɡɾe.xo
Plural: crabs
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de crab en español es cangrejo, quejarse. (Un crustáceo marino con un caparazón ancho y aplanado, cinco pares de patas y dos grandes pinzas, conocido por caminar de lado.)

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Crab visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (cangrejo)
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Definitions of Crab

  1. 1
    noun
    cangrejo

    A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened carapace, five pairs of legs, and two large claws, known for walking sideways.

    Un crustáceo marino con un caparazón ancho y aplanado, cinco pares de patas y dos grandes pinzas, conocido por caminar de lado.

  2. 2
    verb
    quejarse

    To complain about something in a bad-tempered way, often about trivial matters.

    Quejarse de algo de mal humor, a menudo por asuntos triviales.

Example Sentences

“The crab scuttled sideways across the sand.”

El cangrejo se escabulló de lado por la arena.

“He tends to crab about the smallest inconveniences.”

Tiende a quejarse por las menores incomodidades.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

cangrejoquejarse

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

elogiaralabar

Inflected Word Forms

past participlecrabbed
present participlecrabbing
agent nouncrabber
adjectivecrabby

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

crab mentalityidiom

A way of thinking where if one cannot have something, then no one else can either.

crab applecollocation

A small, sour apple.