had been crabbing
Past perfect progressive conjugation of crab.
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crab
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (animal)
a. le crabe (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The crab opened and closed its pincers.Le crabe ouvrait et fermait ses pinces.
2. (culinary)
a. le crabe (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Kelly made a delicious bouillabaisse with freshly caught crab.Kelly a préparé une délicieuse bouillabaisse avec du crabe fraîchement pêché.
3. (figurative) (grumpy person)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. le râleur (M), la râleuse (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Toby's a total crab in the morning before his coffee.Toby est un vrai râleur le matin, avant d'avoir bu son café.
b. le rouspéteur (M), la rouspéteuse (F) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Don't pay any attention to Lena. She's always a crab.Ne fais pas attention à Lena. C'est toujours une rouspéteuse.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
4. (fishing)
a. aller à la pêche aux crabes
Just after high tide is one of the best times to crab.Juste après la marée haute, c’est l’un des meilleurs moments pour aller à la pêche aux crabes.
a. râler (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Quit crabbing about the weather. It isn’t helping.Arrête de râler à propos de la météo. Ça n'arrange rien.
b. rouspéter (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Stop crabbing and come have some cake!Arrête de rouspéter et viens manger du gâteau !
Conjugations
Indicative of "crab"
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