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fishy <fishier fishiest> [Am ˈfɪʃi, Brit ˈfɪʃi] ADJ

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1. fishy (of fish):

fishy smell/taste

2. fishy (suspicious) inf:

fishy story/excuse/character

that sounds fishy to me

eso me huele mal inf

that sounds fishy to me

eso me huele a chamusquina Spain inf

that sounds fishy to me

para mí que ahí hay gato encerrado inf

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there's something fishy going on here

aquí hay gato encerrado

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oler a chamusquina Spain inf

to smell fishy inf

en esa quiebra hubo mano negra

there was something fishy about the way that company went bankrupt inf

esa noticia me huele a camelo

that news sounds o smells fishy to me inf

oler a cuerno quemado inf

to smell (o sound etc.) fishy <span class="style">inf

esas declaraciones me huelen a cuerno quemado

those statements sound very fishy to me inf

esto me huele a cuento

I smell a rat o something fishy

aquí hay gato encerrado

there's something fishy going on here

me dije para mis adentros que allí había gato encerrado

I said o thought to myself, there's something fishy going on here

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fishy <-ier, -iest> [ˈfɪʃi] ADJ

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1. fishy:

fishy (taste)

que sabe a pescado

fishy (smell)

que huele a pescado

2. fishy inf (dubious):

fishy

Phrases:

to smell fishy

oler a chamusquina

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esto huele a chamusquina inf (sospechoso)

this smells fishy

aquí hay mucho diablo inf

there is something fishy going on here

aquí hay gato encerrado inf

there's something fishy going on here

saber a cuerno quemado

to be fishy

to smell fishy

oler a chamusquina

there's something fishy going on here

aquí hay gato encerrado inf

there is something fishy going on here

aquí hay mucho diablo inf

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Persons suffering from this disorder may suffer from a strong fishy or otherwise unpleasant body odor, due to the body's release of odorous trimethylamine. en.wikipedia.org

Gaseous amines possess a characteristic ammonia smell, liquid amines have a distinctive fishy smell. en.wikipedia.org

It is a colourless liquid at room temperature that has a fishy odour and is soluble in water, ethanol and ether. en.wikipedia.org

It also has a distinctive fishy smell, which does not affect the taste. en.wikipedia.org

It is a colourless volatile liquid with a strong fishy odor reminiscent of ammonia and is also the smell of the hawthorn plant. en.wikipedia.org

It is a poisonous, syrupy liquid with a fishy odor. en.wikipedia.org

The flesh has a strong acrid smell, when old has a fishy smell and bad taste. en.wikipedia.org

A colourless liquid with a fishy odor, it is soluble in water and many polar organic solvents. en.wikipedia.org

Taste testers indicate that these mussels are free of fishy taste and aroma and could not distinguish them from wild mussels. en.wikipedia.org

His nickname comes from the cold, fishy stare, he can use on his students. en.wikipedia.org

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