fish in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. fish C ZOOL:

fish

pez m

like a fish out of water (in unusual situation)

como gallina en corral ajeno inf

like a fish out of water (in unusual situation)

como sapo de otro pozo RioPl inf

there are plenty more fish in the sea

hay mucho más donde elegir

to be a big fish in a little pond

ser un pez gordo (en un lugar pequeño)

to be a little fish in a big pond Brit

ser uno de tantos

to cry stinking fish Brit

echar tierra a or sobre algo

to drink like a fish

beber como un cosaco inf

to drink like a fish

chupar como una esponja inf

to have other fish to fry

tener cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer

to swim like a fish

nadar como un pez

attr fish market

mercado m de pescado

2. fish U FOOD:

fish

pescado m

white/smoked fish

pescado m blanco/ahumado

wet fish Brit

pescado m fresco

fish and chips esp Brit

pescado m frito con papas fritas

fish and chips esp Brit

pescado m frito con patatas fritas Spain

neither fish, flesh, nor fowl

ni chicha ni limonada or limoná inf

neither fish, flesh, nor fowl attr soup/knife/course

de pescado

3. fish (person) inf:

he's a queer or odd fish

es un tipo raro

he's rather a cold fish

es un tipo seco

that poor fish Am

aquel pobre infeliz

II.fish [Am fɪʃ, Brit fɪʃ] VB intr

1. fish:

fish

pescar

to go fishing

ir de pesca

to go fishing

ir a pescar

to fish for sth

pescar algo

2. fish (try to obtain):

to fish for sth for compliments/information

andar a la caza de algo

3. fish (search):

fish

rebuscar

to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag

rebuscar en los bolsillos/la bolsa

III.fish [Am fɪʃ, Brit fɪʃ] VB trans

1. fish cod/mackerel:

fish

pescar

this river is good for fishing salmon

este es un buen río para la pesca del salmón

2. fish river/lake:

fish

pescar en

fish farming N U

fish farming

piscicultura f

fish farm N

fish farm

piscifactoría f

fish kettle N

fish kettle

besuguera f

fish kettle

cacerola f (de forma alargada para cocer el pescado entero)

fish market N

1. fish market (retail):

fish market

puestos mpl del pescado

2. fish market (wholesale, at harbor):

fish market

mercado m de pescado

fish meal N U

fish meal

harina f de pescado

fish restaurant N

fish restaurant

restaurante m de pescados

fish restaurant

restaurante m especializado en pescados

fish pedicure [ˌfɪʃ ˈpedɪkjʊə(r)] N

fish pedicure

pedicura f con peces

fish seller N

fish seller

pescadero m / pescadera f

fish oil N U or C

fish oil

aceite m de pescado

fish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fish in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fish [fɪʃ] -(es) N

1. fish ZOOL:

fish

pez m

2. fish no pl FOOD:

fish

pescado m

fish and chips

pescado frito con patatas fritas

Phrases:

to be a big fish in a small pond

ser un pez gordo (en un sitio pequeño)

there are plenty more fish in the sea

hay mucho más donde elegir

(like) a fish out of water

como pez fuera del agua

to have bigger fish to fry

tener cosas más importantes que hacer

an odd fish

un tipo raro

II.fish [fɪʃ] -(es) VB intr

fish

pescar

to fish for information

ir a la caza de información

III.fish [fɪʃ] -(es) VB trans

fish

pescar

flying fish N

flying fish

pez m volador

river fish N

river fish

pez m de río

fish-hook N

fish-hook

anzuelo m

pilot fish N

pilot fish

pez m piloto

fish finger N

fish finger

palito m de merluza

Translations for fish in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pescado

fish

piscicultura

fish farming

atún

tuna (fish)

bullabesa

fish soup

fish Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that's a different kettle of fish

eso es harina de otro costal

to get into a pretty kettle of fish

meterse en un buen berenjenal inf

there are plenty more fish in the sea

hay mucho más donde elegir

(like) a fish out of water

como pez fuera del agua

to have bigger fish to fry

tener cosas más importantes que hacer

to fish in troubled waters

pescar en río revuelto

dish made of fish and shellfish

zarzuela

he's a queer fish/an odd bird

a ese hay que echarle/darle de comer aparte fig inf

to fish an olive from the tin

picar una aceituna de la lata

the fish slipped out of my hands

el pez se me escurrió de (entre) las manos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But one man, drunk on "sake", forgot to throw the strange fish away.

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Leading agricultural exports include meat, dairy products, forest products, fruit and vegetables, fish, and wool.

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For this reason, they are used in fish tanks to help clean the water, to prevent clouds of waste matter.

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The application of rotenone on the lake has largely depleted the populations of larger/older fish.

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This streamlines the fish and thereby reduces drag.

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The fish was spread with butter and eaten like a sandwich.

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It is the point that must penetrate fish flesh and secure the fish.

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They can be kept in aquaria, but mostly grow too fast to be popular aquarium fish.

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In 2006, a lymphatic system similar to that in mammals was described in one species of teleost fish, the zebrafish.

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The figure eight has become a general term used for all boat-side tactics used to catch a following fish.

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