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crabe

crab

noun KRAB Rare
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Origin: Old French crabbe, from Germanic

Usage Note

Crabe refers to the crustacean both as a living animal and as food. The expression marcher en crabe ('to walk like a crab') describes moving sideways. The constellation and zodiac sign Cancer is le Cancer, but the everyday animal is always crabe.

Examples

"Le crabe se cache sous les rochers."

Natural Translation

The crab hides under the rocks.

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