fishes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fishes in the English»French Dictionary

I.fish <pl fish, fishes> [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] N

1. fish ZOOL:

fish

poisson m

to catch a fish

attraper or prendre un poisson

freshwater/saltwater or sea fish

poisson m d'eau douce/de mer

2. fish U FOOD:

fish

poisson m

to eat/cook fish

manger/préparer du poisson

3. fish attr:

fish (of fish) course, bone, glue

de poisson

fish (for fish) knife, fork

à poisson

II.fish [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB trans

fish waters, river:

fish

pêcher

III.fish [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB intr

1. fish lit:

fish

pêcher

to fish for trout/cod

pêcher la truite/la morue

2. fish (test for response) fig:

‘why did he ask me that?’—‘he was just fishing!’

‘pourquoi m'a-t-il demandé ça?’—‘il voulait te faire parler’

to fish for information

chercher à dénicher des renseignements

to fish for compliments

rechercher les compliments

IV.fish [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ]

to be like a fish out of water

ne pas se sentir dans son élément

to drink like a fish inf

boire comme un trou

to have other fish to fry

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

he's a queer fish inf

c'est un drôle d'oiseau

he's a cold fish inf

il est très froid

there are plenty more fish in the sea

un de perdu, dix de retrouvés

fish shop Brit, fish store Am N

fish shop

poissonnerie f

fried fish N U

fried fish

poisson m frit

fish slice N

fish slice (for frying)

spatule f

fish slice (for serving at table)

pelle f à poisson

fish restaurant N

fish restaurant

restaurant m de poisson

fish farming N

fish farming

pisciculture f

fish around VB [Brit fɪʃ -, Am fɪʃ -]

fish around

farfouiller (in dans, for pour trouver)

I.fish out VB [Brit fɪʃ -, Am fɪʃ -] (fish out [sth], fish [sth] out)

1. fish out (from bag, pocket, box):

fish out money, pen

sortir (of de)

2. fish out (from water):

fish out body, object

rep êcher (of de)

fish finger N Brit

fish finger

bâtonnet m de poisson

fish ladder N

fish ladder

barrages mpl à saumons

fishes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fishes in the English»French Dictionary

I.fish <-(es)> [fɪʃ] N

1. fish ZOOL:

fish

poisson m

2. fish no pl FOOD:

fish

poisson m

fish and chips

poisson frites

Phrases:

(like) a fish out of water

complètement perdu

to have bigger fish to fry

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

II.fish [fɪʃ] VB intr (catch fish)

fish

pêcher

III.fish [fɪʃ] VB trans

fish

pêcher

fish body

repêcher

to fish the sea/a lake

pêcher en mer/dans un lac

to fish sb/sth (out) from sth

sortir qn/qc de qc

fish farm N

fish farm

établissement m de pisciculture

fish hook N

fish hook

hameçon m

sea fish <-(es)> N

sea fish

poisson m de mer

pilot fish N

pilot fish

poisson m pilote

fish finger N

fish finger

bâtonnet m de poisson pané

fish for VB trans

fish for trout, cod

pêcher

fish for compliments, information

chercher

flying fish N

flying fish

poisson m volant

Translations for fishes in the French»English Dictionary

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fishes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a different kettle of fish

être une autre paire de manches

(like) a fish out of water

complètement perdu

to have bigger fish to fry

avoir d'autres chats à fouetter

to fish the sea/a lake

pêcher en mer/dans un lac

to be like a fish out of water

être complètement dépaysé

to drink like a fish

boire comme un trou

it's good with either meat or fish

c'est bon avec de la viande ou du poisson

it's good with either meat or fish after neg

non plus

quenelle (poached meat or fish dumpling in sauce)

quenelle

to use a dragnet to fish for

draguer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Generally nocturnal, the round ribbontail ray can be solitary or gregarious, and is an active predator of small, benthic molluscs, crustaceans, and bony fishes.

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These rheophilic fishes are found in the upper courses of rivers over rocky and sandy bottoms.

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Old wine in new bottles: reaction norms in salmonid fishes.

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With flabby muscles and a large oily liver, the false catshark is a slow-moving predator and scavenger of a variety of fishes and invertebrates.

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The whole collection, with the exception of the fishes and a few other specimens, have been inclosed at a great expence, in mahogany cases with glass fronts...

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It gives fishes as trouts and carps a protected, untouched living space.

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Roe from a sturgeon or sometimes other fishes is the raw base product from which caviar is made.

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Other cephalopods, bony fishes, small rock lobsters, spoon worms, and seagrass have also been found amongst its stomach contents.

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Enjoying the flooded indoors, the boy beagle rides on a tub and releases four fishes.

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The deep-sea redfish feeds on a variety of food organisms, for example small fishes.

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