fish

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el pez

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fish
[fɪʃ]
sustantivo (pl fish or fishes)
1pez (m) (animal); pescado (m) (food)
  • fish and chips -> = pescado frito con (británico) patatas or (español de España) papas fritas (Am)
  • fish-and-chip shop -> = tienda de “fish and chips” (británico)
  • fish cake -> pastelillo (m) de pescado
  • fish farm -> piscifactoría (f)
  • fish farming -> piscicultura (f)
  • fish fingers -> palitos mpl or barritas (f pl) de pescado (británico)
  • fish knife -> cuchillo (m) or paleta (f) de pescado
  • fish slice -> pala (f) or espátula (f) (de cocina)
  • fish sticks -> palitos mpl or barritas (f pl) de pescado (Estados Unidos)
  • fish tank -> acuario (m)
2(idioms)
  • there are plenty more fish in the sea -> con él/ella no se acaba el mundo
  • to have other fish to fry -> tener algo más importante que hacer
  • she felt like a fish out of water -> no se sentía en su elemento
  • at school/work, he was a big fish in a small pond -> le venía pequeña la escuela/la empresa
  • neither fish nor fowl -> ni chicha ni limoná
verbo transitivo
3pescar en (river)
4(remove)
  • to fish something from somewhere -> retirar algo de un lugar
verbo intransitivo
5pescar (for fish)
6(familiar)
  • to fish for compliments -> tratar de atraer elogios
  • she fished around in her pocket for some change -> rebuscó en el bolsillo or la bolsa a ver si tenía monedas (CAm, español de México, español de Perú)

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fish [fish]
sustantivo
1Pez.
2Pescado: se dice de la carne de los peces como opuesta a la de los animales terrestres.
3Jimelga. (Marina)
4refuerzo. (Mecánica)
  • Food-fish -> pescado, pez comestible
  • Sea-fish -> pez de mar
  • Fresh-water fish -> pez de agua dulce
  • Shell-fish -> pez de concha o testáceo
  • Fish-car -> (a) Vivero, receptáculo sumergido en el agua, en el cual se pueden guardar los peces vivos
  • Fish-pond -> nansa, estanque de peces, vivero
  • Flying fish -> pez volador
  • A craw-fish -> cangrejo de río o de agua dulce
  • An odd fish -> un estrambótico, hombre raro
  • Fish of an anchor -> (Mar.) Pescante de ancla
  • To have other fish to fry -> tener que atender a cosas más importantes tener otras cosas en qué pensar
(b) Carro de ferrocarril para llevar pescado.
1Pescar.
2Buscar en, y sacar a luz; intentar, obtener una cosa.
3Aprovechar de (una cosa) para pescar:
verbo
4g.
5Componer o reforzar con una pieza de madera que se llama gemelo o gaburón; (Fer.) empalmar (los rieles, etc.) afirmando planchas a lo largo de ellos.
  • To fish in trouble waters -> pescar en río revuelto
va. una red.

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fish [fɪʃ]
noun
fish fishes
1 (alive) pez; (m) (as food) pescado; (m)
neither fish nor fowl ni chicha ni limoná
I've got other fish to fry (informal) tengo cosas más importantes que hacer
there are other fish in the sea hay otros peces en el mar
to be like a fish out of water estar como pez fuera del agua
2 (informal) (person) tipoatipa;a tipa (informal) (m) (f) tíoatía;a tía (m) (f) (Esp) (informal)
odd fish bicho raro; (m) (informal) big fish pez gordo; (m)
he's a (bit of a) cold fish (informal) es un tipo frío; (informal)
verb:intransitive
pescar; [+trawler] faenar
he goes fishing at weekends sale a pescar los fines de semana; I'm going fishing voy de pesca; to go salmon fishing ir a pescar salmón; to fish for [+trout, salmon etc] pescar; [+compliments, information] andar a la caza de; to fish (around) in one's pocket for sth buscarse algo en el bolsillo
to fish in troubled waters pescar en río revuelto
verb:transitive
[+river, pond] pescar en; [+trout, salmon etc] pescar;
modifier
fish and chips (n) pescado frito con patatas fritas; (m)
fish and chip shop (n) tienda de comida rápida principalmente de pescado frito y patatas fritas
fish course (n) (plato de) pescado; (m) (m)
fish factory (n) fábrica de pescado; (f)
fish farm (n) piscifactoría; (f) criadero de peces; (m)
fish farmer (n) piscicultorapiscicultora;a piscicultora (m) (f)
fish farming (n) piscicultura; (f) cría de peces; (f)
fish finger (n) (Britain) palito de pescado empanado; (m)
fish glue (n) cola de pescado; (f)
fish knife (n) cuchillo de pescado; (m)
fish manure (n) abono de pescado; (m)
fish market (n) lonja de pescado; (f) (Esp)
fish meal (n) harina de pescado; (f)
fish seller (n) (US)
fishmonger
fish shop (n) pescadería; (f)
fish slice (n) pala para el pescado; (f)
fish soup (n) sopa de pescado; (f)
fish stick (n) (US) croqueta de pescado; (f)
fish store (n) (US) pescadería; (f)
fish tank (n) acuario; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "fish"

Imperative
  • fish
  • you fish
  • he/she fishes
  • we fish
  • you fish
  • they fish
Preterite
  • I fished
  • you fished
  • he/she fished
  • we fished
  • you fished
  • they fished
Present Continuous
  • I am fishing
  • you are fishing
  • he/she is fishing
  • we are fishing
  • you are fishing
  • they are fishing
Present Perfect
  • I have fished
  • you have fished
  • he/she has fished
  • we have fished
  • you have fished
  • they have fished
Past Continuous
  • I was fishing
  • you were fishing
  • he/she was fishing
  • we were fishing
  • you were fishing
  • they were fishing
Past Perfect
  • I had fished
  • you had fished
  • he/she had fished
  • we had fished
  • you had fished
  • they had fished
Future
  • I will fish
  • you will fish
  • he/she will fish
  • we will fish
  • you will fish
  • they will fish
Future Perfect
  • I will have fished
  • you will have fished
  • he/she will have fished
  • we will have fished
  • you will have fished
  • they will have fished
Future Continuous
  • I will be fishing
  • you will be fishing
  • he/she will be fishing
  • we will be fishing
  • you will be fishing
  • they will be fishing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been fishing
  • you have been fishing
  • he/she has been fishing
  • we have been fishing
  • you have been fishing
  • they have been fishing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been fishing
  • you will have been fishing
  • he/she will have been fishing
  • we will have been fishing
  • you will have been fishing
  • they will have been fishing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been fishing
  • you had been fishing
  • he/she had been fishing
  • we had been fishing
  • you had been fishing
  • they had been fishing
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