pesca

fishing

pesca(pehs-kah)

feminine noun

1. (action)

a. fishing

A mi papá y a mí nos encanta la pesca.

My dad and I love fishing.

b. angling (with a fishing rod)

En este río hay muy buenos sitios para la pesca.

There are many good spots for angling in this river.

2. (fish caught)

a. catch

La pesca de hoy es la trucha arcoiris.

Today's catch is rainbow trout.

pesca

Noun

1. (acción)

a. fishing

ir de pescato go fishing

pesca de alturadeep-sea fishing

pesca de arrastretrawling

pesca de bajuracoastal fishing

pesca con cañaangling

pesca submarinaunderwater fishing

2. (captura)

a. catch

3. (colloquial)

a.

y toda la pescaand all the rest of it

vinieron Luis, su hermano y toda la pescaLuis, his brother and the rest of the crew all came

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pesca

1 (actividad) fishing

allí la pesca es muy buena the fishing is very good there; ir de pesca to go fishing; andar a la pesca de to fish for; angle for

pesca a caña angling

pesca a mosca fly-fishing

pesca de altura deep sea fishing

pesca de bajura coastal fishing; shallow water fishing

pesca de la ballena whaling

pesca de perlas pearl fishing

pesca submarina underwater fishing

2 (lo pescado) catch

la pesca ha sido mala it's been a poor catch

... y toda la pesca ... and all the rest of it; ... and whatnot (familiar)