pescar camarones

to shrimp

to catch shrimp

pescar camarones

intransitive verb

1. (general)

a. to shrimp

En las tardes de verano mi padre nos llevaba a pescar camarones en su pequeña barca.

On summer afternoons my father would take us shrimping on his little boat.

b. to catch shrimp

Estas redes se usan para pescar camarones en alta mar.

These nets are used to catch shrimp on the high seas.

c. to catch prawns

(United Kingdom)

Queríamos pescar cangrejos, pero en lugar de eso pescamos camarones.

We wanted to catch crabs, but we caught prawns instead.