des crevettes

some shrimp

→ des
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some shrimp In French, “crevette” is singular and “crevettes” is plural; “des” is the plural indefinite article.
FR: Je prépare des crevettes pour le dîner.
EN: I'm making some shrimp for dinner.

Des crevettes ?

Shrimp?

Donc Bubba était de l'Alabama et sa maman cuisinait des crevettes.

So Bubba was from Alabama, and his mama cooked shrimp.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

La vigueur du boeuf et la douceur des crevettes.

The heartiness of beef and the delicacy of shrimp.

— God of Cookery (1996)

On a des pâtes, des crevettes, du homard.

We have pasta, shrimp, and lobster.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

J'ai le sentiment que si on met le cap vers l'est, on va trouver des crevettes.

I have a feeling that if we head east, we'll find some shrimp.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

Tu veux des crevettes ?

Do you want some shrimp?

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Je lui achèterai des crevettes.

I'll buy him some shrimp.