piranha fish in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for piranha fish in the English»French Dictionary

piranha, piranha fish [Brit pɪˈrɑːnə, pɪˈrɑːnjə, Am pəˈrɑn(j)ə] N

piranha

piranha m

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

piranha fish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for piranha fish 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