Translations for „fish out“ in the English » German Dictionary

fish out VB trans

1. fish out (fish too much):

to fish out ⇆ sth with fishing boat

etw leer fischen

to fish out ⇆ sth with rod

etw leer angeln

2. fish out (take out):

to fish out ⇆ sb/sth

jdn/etw herausfischen inf

the police fished another corpse out of the river today

die Polizei zog heute eine weitere Leiche aus dem Fluss

to fish sth out (with difficulty)

etw hervorkramen inf

fish-out-of-ˈwater ADJ attr, inv

fish-out-of-water

ungewohnt

it's a fish-out-of-water story about a couple stranded in Nebraska

es ist eine Geschichte über ein Paar, das sich plötzlich in Nebraska in einer völlig fremden Umgebung findet

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

like a fish out of water

wie ein Fisch auf dem Trocknen

water pollution wiped out all the fish in the river

die Gewässerverschmutzung vergiftete alle Fische im Fluss

it's a fish-out-of-water story about a couple stranded in Nebraska

es ist eine Geschichte über ein Paar, das sich plötzlich in Nebraska in einer völlig fremden Umgebung findet

with a powerful lash of its tail, the fish jumped out of the net

der Fisch befreite sich mit einem kräftigen Schwanzschlag aus dem Netz

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When a cormorant has caught a fish, the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat and has the bird spit the fish out.

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A fish out of greediness does not think about the result of an action and swallows up the iron hook concealed in a dainty morsel.

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Once they arrive at the forest, they see a young woman by a pond trying to fish out a water lily.

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And considering what is implied by the truism "like a fish out of water," the results came as another surprise.

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The film's fish out of water comedy and acting were mostly lauded.

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These teenagers were truly fish out of water and yet by all accounts rose to the challenge admirably.

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