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shrimp

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃrɪmp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃrɪmp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shrimp)

Inflections of 'shrimp' (n):

shrimps: npl (All usages)

shrimp: npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The boat is trawling for shrimp.")

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Inglés	Español
shrimp (US), prawn (UK, AU) n	(edible sea creature) (grande)	langostino nm
(AmL; mediano o pequeño)	camarón nm
(ES; mediano)	gamba nf
Note: May be used as a countable or uncountable noun.
The children used a net to catch shrimps.
Los niños usaron una red para atrapar langostinos.
shrimp n	UK (edible sea creature: Crangon)	camarón nm
(ES)	gamba nf
We'll buy some shrimps for dinner.
Compraremos algunos camarones para la cena.
shrimp (US), prawn (UK, AU) n as adj	(relating to larger shrimp) (grande)	de langostino loc adj
(AmL; mediano o pequeño)	de camarón loc adj
(ES; mediano)	de gamba loc adj
Large nets protect the shrimp farm from birds and crabs.
La granja de langostinos se protege de los pájaros y los cangrejos con grandes redes.
shrimp n as adj	UK (relating to smaller shrimp: Crangon)	de camarón loc adj
(ES)	de gamba loc adj
Lucy spread shrimp paste on a slice of toast.
Lucy untó pasta de camarón en una tostada.
shrimp (US), prawn (UK) vi	(catch shrimp) (grande)	pescar langostinos loc verb
(AmL; mediano o pequeño)	pescar camarones loc verb
(ES; mediano)	pescar gambas loc verb
The fishermen were shrimping.
Los pescadores estaban pescando langostinos.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
shrimp n	figurative (person: small) (coloquial)	enano, enana nm, nf
(ES: coloquial)	retaco, retaca nm, nf
(ES: coloquial)	canijo, canija nm, nf
(MX: coloquial)	zotaco, zotaca nm, nf
Ellen is only five feet tall; she's a shrimp.
Ellen solo mide un metro y medio. Es una enana.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
brine shrimp	(crustacean)	artemia nf
king shrimp (US), king prawn (UK) n	(edible crustacean)	langostino nm
mantis shrimp n	(variety of crustacean)	langosta mantis, mantis marina loc nom f
Note: Nombre científico: Stomatopoda sp.
prawn cocktail (UK), shrimp cocktail (US) n	(prawns with Marie Rose sauce) (AR)	camarones con salsa golf nmpl + loc adj
cóctel de camarones nm + loc adj
rock shrimp n	(freshwater crustacean)	camarón de piedra loc nom m
camarón de roca loc nom m
The taste of rock shrimp is closer to lobster than shrimp.
El camarón de piedra tiene un sabor más parecido a la langosta que al camarón.
shrimp dumpling n	US (Asian food: prawn won-ton)	dumpling de camarón nm + loc adj
dumpling de gambas nm + loc adj
snapping shrimp, pistol shrimp n	(crustacean)	alfeido nm

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'shrimp' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

krill - shrimper

Spanish:

esquila - carabinero - camaronero - quisquilla - gamba - galera - camarón - microbio - barco camaronero - campechana - cóctel de camarones

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Synonyms: prawn, king prawn, tiger prawn, crayfish, crawfish, more...

Collocations: [sautéed, fried, grilled, barbecued, steamed] shrimp, [rice, paella, salad] with shrimp, shrimp with [basil, lemon, garlic], more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "shrimp" in the title:

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fantail shrimp
Firecracker Shrimp
Frozen head-on shrimp
giant stone fly, or the shrimp-like scud
had the bottom near the shrimp joint popping
menú: "Shrimp and Salmon Crispy Buns with fresh salad and green coriander mayonnaise"
Popcorn shrimp
prawn v shrimp
Railroad Camp Shrimp Salad
raw shell on shrimp
Salmon shrimp paste...
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shrimp = camarón / gamba
shrimp = gamba / camarón
Shrimp Boil
Shrimp farming
shrimp fleet
shrimp pots
shrimp ring
Shrimp Scampi
shrimp-like crustacean
shrimp-shrink
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