parrot-fish in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for parrot-fish in the English»French Dictionary

parrotfish N

parrotfish

perroquet m de mer

Translations for parrot-fish in the French»English Dictionary

poisson [pwasɔ̃] N m

1. poisson:

poisson ZOOL, FOOD

fish

des poissons

fish ou fishes

les poissons d'eau douce/de mer

freshwater/saltwater fish

du poisson cru/surgelé

raw/frozen fish

manger du poisson

to eat fish

2. poisson ASTROL (natif des Poissons):

poisson

Pisces

il est poissons

he is a Pisces

poisson d'argent (insecte)

silverfish

poisson d'avril (exclamation)

April Fool

poisson d'avril (blague)

April Fool's joke

faire un poisson d'avril à qn

to make an April Fool of sb

poisson cartilagineux

cartilaginous fish

poisson électrique

electric eel

poisson osseux

bony fish

poisson pané

breaded fish

poisson pané (en bâtonnets)

fish fingers

poisson perroquet

parrot-fish

poisson rouge

goldfish

poisson volant

flying fish

Phrases:

être comme un poisson dans l'eau

to be in one's element

essayer de noyer le poisson

to fudge the issue

petit poisson deviendra grand

mighty oaks from little acorns grow

les gros poissons mangent les petits

it is the survival of the fittest

See also engueuler

I.engueuler [ɑ̃ɡœle] sl VB trans

engueuler enfant

to tell [sb] off

engueuler enfant

to give [sb] an earful inf

adulte se faire engueuler

to get told off (par by)

adulte se faire engueuler

to get an earful inf (par from)

II.s'engueuler VB refl

s'engueuler refl:

s'engueuler

to have a row (avec qn with sb)

III.engueuler [ɑ̃ɡœle] sl

engueuler qn comme du poisson pourri

to tear sb off a strip inf

se faire engueuler comme du poisson pourri

to be torn off a strip inf

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perroquet de mer (poisson)

parrotfish

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English

Smaller parrotfish are relatively defenceless herbivores, poorly defended against predators like barracuda.

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In the initial phase, the stoplight parrotfish can rapidly change the color of the scales on its underside from red to white.

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This mucus envelope may also act as an early warning system, allowing the parrotfish to flee when it detects predators such as moray eels disturbing the membrane.

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You can dive or snorkel near many islands, entering a world filled with chocolate chip sea stars, pencil-spiked sea urchins, blue-chin parrotfish and streamer hogfish.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Fishing, and especially spearfishing, is banned, hence the creole wrasse, parrotfish and snapper that were gawping at me in the indigo silence.

www.telegraph.co.uk