креветка
krevetka
The Russian word for shrimp is креветка (krevetka).
The word refers to the flesh of the crustacean.
Meaning: flesh of the crustacean (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
krevetka
Did you know?
- If a Russian describes someone's posture as being like a креветка, they are saying the person is hunching or curling their back excessively.
- The word креветка is a direct linguistic relative of the French word crevette, which entered the Russian language through European culinary influence.
- In Russian culture, eating boiled креветки is a common social activity often paired with beer and lemon wedges.
Examples in context
- Креветка, которая засыпает, сметается потоком.The shrimp that falls asleep is swept away by the current.This sentence uses креветка to describe a shrimp being swept away by a current.Tatoeba #8721659 by KamilOcean, translation #5988450 by Adelpa
- Эта девчонка как креветка: мне всё в ней нравится, кроме головы.This chick is like a shrimp: I like everything about her but her head.This sentence uses a comparison involving креветка to describe a person.Tatoeba #1187065 by Imp, translation #877730 by papabear
- «Что ты ела на ужин?» «Рисовую лапшу с жареными креветками и запечёнными цукини под чесночным соусом»."What did you have for dinner?" "Grilled shrimp and baked zucchini with garlic sauce over rice noodles."This sentence uses the plural form of креветка in the context of a meal consisting of grilled shrimp and zucchini.Tatoeba #4576329 by Wezel, translation #4523682 by DostKaplan
- Мне понравился салат с креветками.I liked the salad with shrimp.
- Я бы хотел(а) заказать осьминога и креветки.I would like to order octopus and shrimp.
- пельмени с креветкамиPelmeni with shrimp
- черные тигровые креветкиBlack tiger shrimp
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries креветка, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
