crab

suomi-englanti sanakirja

crab englannista suomeksi

1. ravustaa

2. rapu

3. narista

4. liikkua sivuttain

5. tyhjä veto

6. ohjata sivutuuleen

7. riitapukari

8. satiainen

1. taskurapu, rapu

2. mörökölli

3. satiaisia (monikko)

3. Substantiivi

crab englanniksi

1. Crab

1. (senseid) Any crustacean of the infraorder (taxfmt), having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

2. The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

3. (quote-book)appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw(..)that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.

4. Various other animals that resemble true crabs:

5. Any of various crustacean in the infraorder (taxfmt), usually excluding lobsters.

(ux)

6. A crab.

7. A bad-tempered person.

8. (quote-journal)

9. An infestation of lice ((taxfmt)).

10. The angle by which an aircraft's nose is pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach to landing; its angle.

11. A card with the rank of three.

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

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

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15. (quote-book)

16. An unsold book that is returned to the publisher.

17. (quote-text) the unsold copies may be returned to the original publisher , at a period fixed upon between Christmas and Easter; these returned copies are technically called ''krebse'' or crabs, probably, from their walking backwards. (..) A says to B, "I have had eight thousand dollars' worth of your publications, three thousand were crabs, that makes five thousand."

18. (quote-text) unsold copies and settling the yearly accounts; while for the publisher begins the much dreaded season of "crabs," as (..)

19. To fish for crabs.

20. To ruin.

21. (quote-journal) But the Missus crabbed it a few minutes after her and Bess come in the room.

22. {{quote-text|en|year=1940|author=Raymond Chandler|title=Farewell, My Lovely|page=224|publisher=Penguin|year_published=2010

23. To complain.

24. (RQ:Fitzgerald Great Gatsby)

25. To complain about.

26. To drift or move sideways or to leeward (qualifier).

27. To move in a manner that involves keeping low and clinging to surfaces.

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

29. To move (a camera) sideways.

30. {{quote-text|en|year=1997|author=Paul Kriwaczek|title=Documentary for the Small Screen|page=109

31. , to fly slightly off the straight-line course towards an enemy aircraft, as the guns on early aircraft did not allow firing through the disk.

32. To out of something.

33. (RQ:Wodehouse Jeeves in the Offing)

34. (senseid) The apple or wild apple.

35. (RQ:Shakespeare Tempest)

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

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

38. {{quote-text|en|year=1741|author=David Garrick|title=The Lying Valet

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

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

41. A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

42. A claw for anchoring a portable machine.

43. To irritate, make surly or sour

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

45. To cudgel or beat, as with a crabstick

46. The tree species (taxlink), native to South America.

47. (short for)

48. (alternative form of)

49. (l)