shrimp

shrimp
ʃrimp
noun
1) (a kind of small long-tailed shellfish.) camarón
2) (an unkind word for a small person.) enano, renacuajo
shrimp n camarón
shrimp
tr[ʃrɪmp]
noun
1 camarón nombre masculino, gamba
2 pejorative (person) enano,-a, renacuajo,-a
intransitive verb
1 pescar camarones
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to go shrimping ir a pescar camarones
shrimp cocktail cóctel nombre masculino de gambas
shrimp ['ʃrɪmp] n
: camarón m, langostino m
shrimp
n.
• camarón s.m.
• gamba s.f.
• gámbaro s.m.
ʃrɪmp
noun
1) (pl shrimp or (BrE also) shrimps) (large) (AmE) langostino m, camarón m (AmL); (medium) camarón m (AmL), gamba f (esp Esp), langostino m (CS); (small) (BrE) camarón m, quisquilla f (Esp); (before n)

shrimp cocktail — see cocktail b)

2) (pl shrimps) (small person) (colloq & pej) renacuajo, -ja m,f (fam & pey), enano, -na m,f (fam & pey)
[ʃrɪmp]
1. N
1) (Zool) camarón m
2) (fig) enano(-a) m / f
2.
VI

to go shrimping — pescar camarones

3.
CPD

shrimp cocktail N — cóctel m de camarones

shrimp sauce N — salsa f de camarones

* * *
[ʃrɪmp]
noun
1) (pl shrimp or (BrE also) shrimps) (large) (AmE) langostino m, camarón m (AmL); (medium) camarón m (AmL), gamba f (esp Esp), langostino m (CS); (small) (BrE) camarón m, quisquilla f (Esp); (before n)

shrimp cocktail — see cocktail b)

2) (pl shrimps) (small person) (colloq & pej) renacuajo, -ja m,f (fam & pey), enano, -na m,f (fam & pey)

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