صيغ مركبة:
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a different kettle of fish,
another kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (entirely different matter, thing) | أمر آخر |
| a fish out of water n | figurative ([sb] in unfamiliar place, situation) (موجود في وضع أو مكان لا يناسبه) | في غير مكانه، كالسمكة خارج الماء |
| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
| | بالرغم من مهارته في لعبة كرة القدم، بدا كالسمكة خارج الماء في لعبة الجولف. |
a pretty kettle of fish,
a fine kettle of fish,
a kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (difficult situation) | مأزق، ورطة، مشكلة |
angler,
anglerfish n | (type of fish) (نوع سمك) | أبو الشص |
| | Anglers use a growth on their head as a lure to attract prey. |
bait fish,
baitfish n | (angling: fish used as lure) (سمكة تُستعمل طعمًا) | سمكة طُعم، سمكة طُعمية |
| big fish n | figurative, informal (important person) | شخصية مرموقة، اسم معروف |
| | Director Stanley Kubrick was a big fish in the world of cinema. |
| bluefish n | (variety of marine fish) (نوع سمك) | قنبر، سمكة زرقاء |
| bony fish | (fish) | سمكة عظميّة |
chip shop,
fish and chip shop n | UK (take-away restaurant: sells fries) | مطعم سمك وبطاطا مقلية |
| clown fish n | (bright orange striped fish) | سمكة المهرج |
| cold fish n | figurative, informal (person: unfriendly) | شخص غير ودي |
| | She's such a cold fish that she wouldn't even talk to me when I said hello. |
| drink like a fish v expr | figurative (be an alcoholic) | يفرط في الشرب |
| | He may not be an alcoholic but he certainly drinks like a fish. |
| fish and chip supper n | UK (evening meal: fish and chips) | وجبة سمك وبطاطا |
| | | وجبة سمك وبطاطس |
| fish and chips n | UK (British fried meal) | سمك مقلي مع شرائح البطاطس |
| | Fish and chips is a common Friday-night meal in the UK. |
| fish basket n | (implement that holds frying fish) (لنقل السمك المقلي) | مصفاة سمك |
| | | سلّة سمك |
fish bowl,
fishbowl n | (container for pet fish) | حوض سمك |
| | I need to clean the fish bowl this week. |
fish bowl,
fishbowl,
goldfish bowl n | figurative (place, situation: no privacy) | مكان لا خصوصية فيه |
| | I can't stand living in this fish bowl a minute longer! |
| fish crow n | (black bird) (نوع من الغربان) | غُراب السَمَك |
| | The fish crow is smaller than the American crow, with a higher-pitched caw. |
| fish eggs npl | (roe, caviar) | بيض السمك |
| | She turned her nose up at the caviar, saying she didn't like fish eggs. |
| fish farm | (fish breeding place) | مزرعة سمك |
| fish farmer n | ([sb]: raises fish for food) | مُربِّي أسماك |
| fish farming n | (breeding fish for food) | تربية أسماك |
| | | زراعة أسماك |
| fish fry n | US (event: fried fish is served) | تجمُّع مع قلي سمك |
| | Our church is having a fish fry on Friday. |
| fish hatchery n | (place where fish are bred) | مفقس أسماك |
| | The fish hatchery had a lot of pools where the fish matured. |
| fish hook n | (device: for catching fish) | شص، صنارة |
| | I always enjoyed fishing, but I hated having to stick the live bait on the fish hook. |
| fish knife | (utensil) | سكّين سمك |
| fish ladder n | (allows fish past a dam) (ليتجاوز السمك سدًّا) | درج السمك، سلّم السمك |
| fish market n | (stalls selling fish) | سوق السمك |
| | Billingsgate is a famous fish market in London. |
| fish oil n | (oil from oily fish) | زيت السمك |
| | Fish oil contains several essential nutrients. |
| fish pond n | (small lake for keeping fish) | بُحيرة أسماك |
| | | حوض أسماك |
| fish scale n | usually plural (skin plaque of a fish) | حراشف السمك، قشر السمك |
| fish scale n | figurative (defect in sheet iron enamel) (شائبة في مينا حديد الألواح) | تقشُّر |
| fish shop n | (store that sells fish to eat) | مسمكة، متجر سمك |
| fish slice n | (turner, flipper: kitchen utensil) | مِلوَق مثقوب، مِلوَق تقليب |
| fish slice n | chiefly UK (tool for serving fish) | مِلوَق تقديم السمك |
fish stick (US),
fish finger (UK) | (piece of fish) | إصبع سمك |
| fish stock n | (bouillon flavored with fish) | مَرَقة سَمَك |
| | To make good bouillabaisse you start with fresh fish stock. |
| fish store n | (shop that sells fish as pets) (كحيوانات أليفة) | متجر بيع سمك |
| | The fish store sells a wide variety of tropical fish. |
| fish story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | قصّة غير مُحتملة |
| | | أمر بعيد الاحتمال |
| fish tank n | (aquarium) | حوض سمك، المربى المائى |
| | A large fish tank occupied one wall of the room. |
| | Clean the filter regularly to keep your fish tank free from algae. |
fishcake,
fish cake,
fish-cake n | (patty of fish and potato) | قرص بالسمك والبطاطس |
fisheye,
fish-eye adj | (lens, view: wide-angle) (مضاف إليه: عدسة) | عينِ السمكة |
| | (لقطة) | بزاوية واسعة جدًّا |
| | This photograph was taken with a wide-angled lens, and shows a fisheye view of the city. |
fisheye lens,
fish-eye lens n | (convex, very wide-angle lens) (عدسة محدبة بزاوية متسعة جدًّا) | عدسة عين السمكة |
| | Using a fisheye lens makes mediocre skateboarders look great. |
fishhook,
fish-hook n | (metal hook for catching fish) | صنارة صيد |
| | | خطاف صنارة الصيد |
fishmeal,
fish meal n | (animal feed) (سمك مُجفّف ومطحون يُستخدم كغذاء حيواني) | - |
| flat fish n | (plaice, flounder, turbot, etc.) | سمك مُفلطح |
| | Flat fish like the flounder have both eyes on the same side of their head. |
| flying fish n | (fish: leaps from water) | السّمكة الطّيّارة |
| | Flying fish leap from the water in order to avoid predators. |
| game fish n | (caught for sport) | سمك رياضة الصيد |
| | The crew hope to catch a variety of game fish such as tuna, blue marlin, and sailfish. |
| gefilte fish n | (Jewish food: fish balls) (من المأكولات اليهودية) | سمك الجيفليت |
| | Gefilte fish is traditionally eaten at Passover. |
| go fish | (card game) (لعبة ورق شدة) | "غو فيش" |
groundfish,
bottom fish,
ground fish,
bottomfish n | (fish living near bottom) (تعيش عند القاع) | سمكة قاع |
groundfish,
bottom fish vi | (fish for bottom fish) | يصطاد سمك القاع |
| have other fish to fry v expr | figurative (have [sth] else to do) (مجازي) | لديه أشياء مهمّة تشغله |
| | I can't wait around here, I've other fish to fry. |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | كالسمكة خارج ماء، في غير محله |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) | من أسهل ما يكون |
| merganser n | (type of duck) (نوع من البط) | بَلَقشة |
neither fish nor fowl,
neither fish nor flesh expr | (neither one or the other) | لا هذا ولا ذاك، لا يناسب هذا ولا ذاك |
parrotfish,
parrot fish n | (tropical fish) | سمكة ببغائية |
| queer fish n | slang (strange person) | شخص غريب |
| | Your uncle's a bit of a queer fish, I must say. |
| raw fish n | (food: fish that is uncooked) | سمك نيء |
| | Despite the popularity of sushi, raw fish is not usually considered healthy to eat. |
sailfish,
also UK: sail-fish n | (fish with long dorsal fin) | سمك شراعيّ |
| school of fish n | (fish swimming in a group) | سرب سمك |
| | A school of fish swam through the coral. |
seafish,
sea fish n | (animal: marine fish) | سمكة بحرية |
shoal,
shoal of fish n | (group of fish) | سرب سمك |
| | A shoal of fish was visible in the clear water. |
| there are plenty more fish in the sea expr | figurative (there are many more potential partners) (ممن قد يصير حبيبًا) | لا يخلو العالم من النساء/الرجال |
| | (مجازي) | لا يخلو البحر من السمك |
| tropical fish n | (fish from tropical waters) | سمكة استوائية |
| | Many collectors of tropical fish are particularly proud of their angelfish. |
tuna,
tuna fish n | uncountable (flesh of tuna) (لحم) | تونة |
| | I ate seared tuna with a lime dressing. |
| | أكلتُ تونة محمَّرة مع صلصة بالليمون الأخضر. |
weever,
weever fish n | (fish: genus Trachinus) (نوع من السمك) | طرخين |
| white fish n | (term for many varieties of edible fish) | سمك أبيض |
zebrafish,
zebra fish n | (type of fish) (نوع من الأسماك) | سمكة الزرد، السمكة المخططة |