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"Cangrejos" is a form of "cangrejo", a noun which is often translated as "crab". "Animales" is a form of "animal", a noun which is often translated as "animal". Learn more about the difference between "cangrejos" and "animales" below.
el cangrejo(
kahng
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greh
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hoh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. crayfish
Este río está lleno de cangrejos y son más fáciles de pescar que los del mar.This river is teeming with crayfish and they are easier to catch than crabs.
b. crawfish (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Siempre echo unos cangrejos en la barbacoa para mí porque no como carne.I always throw some crawfish on the barbecue for me because I don't eat meat.
el animal, animal(
ah
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nee
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mahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (colloquial) (uncivilized person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. animal
¡Dejen de correr y gritar dentro de la casa, animales!Stop running and screaming inside the house, you animals!
b. brute
Animal, cierra la ventana con cuidado o la vas a romper.Easy on the window or you might break it, you brute.
c. lout
Lucía piensa que todos los jugadores de rugby son unos animales.Lucia thinks all rugby players are louts.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
4. (colloquial) (rough)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. uncouth
¡Cristina es tan animal! No tiene cuidado con los vasos de vidrio.¡Cristina is so uncouth! She doesn't handle glasses with care.
6. (ignorant)
a. stupid
¡No seas animal! Los pingüinos viven en la Antártida, no en el Polo Norte.Don't be stupid! Penguins live in Antarctica, not in the North Pole.
