La Palabra Del Día: "pez globo"

Question

pez globo ( pehz' gloh'-boh )

noun ( pufferfish, blowfish )

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Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Ten cuidado con ese pez globo, que está a punto de inflarse.

Watch out for that pufferfish; he looks like he's about to puff himself up.

2: En esta zona de la playa puedes encontrar peces globo nadando.

In this part of the beach you can see blowfish swimming around.

Notes:

The plural of "pez globo" is "peces globo."

Hola amiga ! - porcupine7, Jun 25, 2016

Hola mi amor . ¿Que tal ? I have some more news about the Ian on skype. - ray76, Jun 25, 2016

What happened with Ian? - porcupine7, Jun 25, 2016

Hola guapita. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Jun 25, 2016

Hola a todos. De nada. :) - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

Answer 1

(De veras es un ejemplo de como usaría yo esta palabra) Según Wikipedia la familia biológica Tetraodontidae (pez globo) contiene diez y nueve géneras y al menos ciento veinte especies.

Español: Tetraodontidae

(Truly this is an example of how I would use this word) According to Wikipedia the familyTetraodontidae (puffer fish) contains nineteen genera and at least on hundred twenty species.

English: Tetraodontidae

Good info :-)! - Jraider, Jun 25, 2016

Wow! - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

That is worth a badge mate , have one on me . - ray76, Jun 26, 2016

Answer 2

El pez globo contiene un venemo mortal en el interior de su cuerpo.

The puffer fish contains a deadly poison inside of its body.

And yet some still want to eat it. Yuck! - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

Have a badge mate, I adore Japanese food . I often buy a pack and take home to eat instead of cooking..My last wife was American and spent her early years on Okinawa she made Japanese food to die for . - ray76, Jun 26, 2016

Answer 3

The diver filmed the venomous blowfish for a documentary.

El buzo filmó el pez globo venenoso para un documental.

He doesn't even have gloves on. Yikes! - rac1, Jun 26, 2016

As I understand it, the venom is in the eating of the meat. In Asia, chefs know just how to prepare it so it is edible. - katydew, Jun 26, 2016

Have a badge mate . - ray76, Jun 26, 2016

Answer 4

Me encantó la curiosidad de los peces globo cuando visité a Hawái- me seguían y me miraban, pero la verdad es que nunca me permitieron tocarlos.

I was delighted by the curiosity of the puffer fish when I visited Hawaii- they would follow me and watch me, but the truth is that they never allowed me to touch them.

I wouldn't think they would...the one in the pic must really want attention. - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

Curious little guys :-)! - Jraider, Jun 25, 2016

Nice bosque ,I have done that . - ray76, Jun 26, 2016

...visité Hawai.. - Pablo064, Jun 26, 2016

I should know better than that, thanks, Pablo. :) - bosquederoble, Jun 26, 2016

Answer 5

El pez globo tiene una forma única y tiene una capacidad de hincharse como una pelota. Él también denominado puerco espín de mar.

The puffer fish has a unique shape and the capacity to swell like a ball. He is also called sea porcupine .

...shape and "the" capacity to swell....sounds better porcu. Muy bien :-)! - Jraider, Jun 25, 2016

"He is also called".... Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

Sea porcupine...how appropriate a word for you. ;) - jrschenk, Jun 26, 2016

Thanks Rac and Jraider - porcupine7, Jun 26, 2016

Yes Jrschenk it intrigued my curiosity - porcupine7, Jun 26, 2016

Answer 6

El pez globo mirar como el payaso de la mar

pero muy inteligente porque nadie lo quiere comer.

The pufferfish looks like the clown of the sea

but very intelligent because nobody wants to eat. it.

Except for the sushi lovers :-)! - Jraider, Jun 25, 2016

Typo: ..."looks like"... Interesting how they puff up like that. :) - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

I don' t understand the sushi lovers, there is too much rice and very little fish - porcupine7, Jun 25, 2016

Thanks for keeping me honest Amber. - ray76, Jun 26, 2016

I agree Kat. - ray76, Jun 26, 2016

Answer 7

The pufferfish opened his mouth wide open at the sight of the surreal volcano.

El pez globo abrió su boca abierto a la vista del volcán surrealista.

Good one, amigo. :) - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

Answer 8

En algunos mercados asiáticos tradicionales, puedes encontrar peces globo secos en venta.

In some traditional Asian markets, you can find dried puffer fish for sale.

I have seen them used as decorations :-)! - Jraider, Jun 25, 2016

I guess there it's traditional. - rac1, Jun 25, 2016

Have a badge mate , good post. - ray76, Jun 27, 2016

Answer 9

Si comes pez globo, debieras esperar que tu chef sea experto.

If you eat blowfish, you'd better hope that your chef is an expert.

I still wouldn't eat it. Have you tried it? - rac1, Jun 26, 2016

No, and I don't eat sushi very often. - mstivers, Jun 27, 2016