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"Fish" is a noun which is often translated as "el pez", and "I don't eat meat" is a phrase which is often translated as "no como carne". Learn more about the difference between "fish" and "I don't eat meat" below.
fish()
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (animal)
2. (culinary)
a. el pescado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The idea that sushi is just raw fish is a misconception.La idea de que el sushi es solo pescado crudo es un error.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to catch)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. pescar
We went fishing for trout in a stream close to the hotel.Fuimos a pescar trucha en un arroyo cerca del hotel.
When I was a kid, I went fishing every weekend.Cuando era niño, iba a pescar todos los fines de semana.
5. (to search)
a. andar a la caza de (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Stop fishing for compliments; it's unbecoming.Deja de andar a la caza de cumplidos; es impropio.
I don't eat meat()
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (general)
a. no como carne
I'd like the veggie burger, please. I don't eat meat.Quiero la hamburguesa vegetariana, por favor. No como carne.
