fish

el pez

el pescado

USAGE NOTE

When it refers to fish in general, the plural of this word is "fish." However, when it refers to different species of fish, the plural of this word is "fishes."

fish(fihsh)

noun

1. (animal)

a. el pez

(M)

Fish can't breathe out of the water.

Los peces no pueden respirar fuera del agua.

The two fishes that are most commonly seen in these lakes are walleye and pike.

Los dos peces que se ven con más frecuencia en estos lagos son el lucio y el arenque.

2. (culinary)

a. el pescado

(M)

The idea that sushi is just raw fish is a misconception.

La idea de que el sushi es solo pescado crudo es un error.

transitive verb

3. (to catch)

a. pescar

We fished sardines in the lake.

Pescamos sardinas en el lago.

b. pescar en

I've never fished that river before.

Nunca antes he pescado en ese río.

intransitive verb

4. (to try to catch fish; often used with "for")

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. rebuscar

He fished in the drawer for the key.

Rebuscó en el cajón en busca de la llave.

6. (to try to elicit a response; used with "for")

a. andar a la caza de

(figurative)

Stop fishing for compliments; it's unbecoming.

Deja de andar a la caza de cumplidos; es impropio.

fish

Noun

1. (animal)

a. el pez

(M)

2. (food)

a. el pescado

(M)

fish and chipspescado frito con patatas, papas fritas,

fish-and-chip shoptienda de “fish and chips”

fish cakepastelillo de pescado

fish farmpiscifactoría f

fish farmingpiscicultura f

fish fingerspalitos or barritas de pescado

fish knifecuchillo or paleta de pescado

fish slicepala or espátula (de cocina)

fish stickspalitos or barritas de pescado

fish tankacuario m

3. (idioms)

a.

there are plenty more fish in the seacon él/ella no se acaba el mundo

to have other fish to frytener algo más importante que hacer

she felt like a fish out of waterno se sentía en su elemento

at school/work, he was a big fish in a small pondle venía pequeña la escuela/la empresa

neither fish nor fowlni chicha ni limoná

transitive verb

4. (river)

a. pescar en

5. (remove)

a.

to fish something from somewhereretirar algo de un lugar

intransitive verb

6. (for fish)

a. pescar

7. (colloquial)

a.

to fish for complimentstratar de atraer elogios

she fished around in her pocket for some changerebuscó en el bolsillo or

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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 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 (person) tipoatipa (informal) (m) (f);a tipa tíoatía (m) (f) (informal);a tía (Esp)

odd fish bicho (m) raro (informal); big fish pez (m) gordo

he's a (bit of a) cold fish es un tipo frío (informal)

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

[+river, pond] pescar en; [+trout, salmon etc] pescar;

modifier

fish and chips (n) pescado (m) frito con patatas fritas

fish and chip shop (n) tienda de comida rápida principalmente de pescado frito y patatas fritas

fish course (n) (plato (m) de) pescado (m)

fish factory (n) fábrica (f) de pescado

fish farm (n) piscifactoría (f); criadero (m) de peces

fish farmer (n) piscicultorapiscicultora (m) (f);a piscicultora

fish farming (n) piscicultura (f); cría (f) de peces

fish finger (n) (Britain) palito (m) de pescado empanado

fish glue (n) cola (f) de pescado

fish knife (n) cuchillo (m) de pescado

fish manure (n) abono (m) de pescado

fish market (n) lonja (f) de pescado; (Esp)

fish meal (n) harina (f) de pescado

fish seller (n) (US)

fishmonger

fish shop (n) pescadería (f)

fish slice (n) pala (f) para el pescado

fish soup (n) sopa (f) de pescado

fish stick (n) (US) croqueta (f) de pescado

fish store (n) (US) pescadería (f)

fish tank (n) acuario (m)