fishing

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'fishing' tiene referencia cruzada con 'fish'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'fishing' is cross-referenced with 'fish'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fishing n (sport: catching fish)pesca nf
 I enjoy fishing. It is so relaxing.
 Me gusta la pesca. Es muy relajante.
fishing n (occupation)pesca nf
 Fishing is an important industry around here.
 La pesca es una industria importante en este área.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fishing n (eliciting information)sonsacar vtr
 Her constant fishing for information bothered us.
 Su hábito de sonsacar información nos molestaba.
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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
fish,
plural: fish,
fishes
n
(aquatic animal)pez nm
Note: The plural is "fishes" when referring to different species
 My son has a pet fish.
 Mi hijo tiene un pez como mascota.
fish n (fish meat as food)pescado nm
 I prefer to eat fish for health reasons.
 Por razones de salud, prefiero comer pescado.
fish [sth] vtr (fish: try to catch)pescar vtr
 He's fishing trout.
 Está pescando truchas.
fish vi (go angling)pescar vtr
 On Sundays I go down to the river and fish.
 Voy a pescar al río todos los domingos.
fish vi figurative (search, rummage)hurgar vtr
 Looking for her lipstick, she fished in her bag.
 Buscando su pintalabios, ella hurgó en su bolso.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
fish n US, dated, slang (dollar)peso nm
  (ES, anticuado)talego nm
 Hey, man, do you have a spare twenty fish?
 Oye, mano, ¿te sobran veinte pesos para prestarme?
 Oye, tío, ¿te sobran veinte talegos para prestarme?
fish for [sth] vi + prep figurative (seek: compliments, etc.)buscar vtr
 She's fishing for compliments. Just ignore her.
 Ella está buscando un cumplido. Solo ignórala.
fish [sth] vtr figurative (search through)buscar en, buscar por vtr + prep
 They're fishing the whole region for leads.
 Ellos están buscando pistas en toda la región.
fish [sth] vtr (try to catch fish in)pescar en vi + prep
 My grandfather has been fishing these waters for forty years.
 Mi abuelo ha pescado en estas aguas por cuarenta años.
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Locuciones verbales
fish | fishing
InglésEspañol
fish [sth] out,
fish out [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
informal (retrieve, pick out) (coloquial, figurado)pescar vtr
 Before eating his soup, Dan fished out the croutons.
 Antes de tomar la sopa, Dan pescó los crutones.
fish [sth] out of [sth] vtr phrasal sep informal (retrieve, pick out)sacar algo de loc verb
 He fished the twenty pound note out of the toilet.
 Sacó el billete de veinte libras del váter.
fish [sth] up vtr phrasal sep US (from the water) (literal)pescar vtr
 La última vez que fuimos al lago lo único que pescamos fue mugre.
fish [sth] up vtr phrasal sep US, figurative (dubious information) (figurado)pescar vtr
 I'll see if I can fish up any ideas for my next article.
 Veré si puedo pescar alguna idea para mi próximo artículo.
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Compound Forms:
fishing | fish
InglésEspañol
deep-sea fishing n (fishing in deep ocean waters)pesca en aguas profundas nf + loc adj
fishing boat n (vessel: for fishing)bote de pesca nm + loc adj
  barca de pesca nf + loc adj
fishing expedition n figurative (legal proceeding)búsqueda de pruebas loc nom f
  investigación nf
fishing expedition,
fishing trip
n
figurative (attempt to gain information)búsqueda aleatoria de pruebas loc nom f
fishing gear n (equipment for catching fish)equipo de pesca nm + loc adj
 We got up at 5:00, grabbed our fishing gear, and set out for the lake.
 Nos levantamos a las 5, agarramos nuestro equipo de pesca y partimos hacia el lago.
fishing ground n (waters promising good fishing)zona de pesca nf + loc adj
  pesquería nf
  caladero nm
fishing line n (cord used to catch fish)sedal nm
 The bass was so huge it broke my fishing line and got away.
 El róbalo era tan grande que rompió mi sedal y se escapó.
  tanza nf
 El róbalo era tan grande que rompió mi tanza y se escapó.
fishing pole n (rod used for angling)caña de pescar nf
 Grab your fishing pole and we'll head to the river to catch some trout.
 Cogimos nuestras cañas de pescar y nos fuimos al lago a por truchas.
fishing rod n (rod used to catch fish)caña de pescar loc nom f
 The latest fishing rods are made of fibreglass.
 Las últimas cañas de pescar están hechas de fibra de vidrio.
fishing season n (annual period for hunting fish)temporada de pesca nf + loc adj
 The trout fishing season opens tomorrow and lasts for three months.
 La temporada de pesca de la trucha comienza mañana y dura tres meses.
fishing tackle n (equipment used in angling)equipo de pesca nm + loc adj
  aparejo de pesca nm + loc adj
fishing trip n (outing to catch fish)salida de pesca nf + loc adj
 Did you ever ask him why he never caught any fish on his fishing trips?
 ¿Alguna vez le preguntaste por qué en sus salidas de pesca nunca pesca nada?
fishing vessel n (fishing boat)barco de pesca nm + loc adj
  barco pesquero nm + adj
fishnet,
fishing net
n
(mesh used for catching fish) (de pesca)red nf
 The ship is equipped with various fishnets.
 El barco está equipado con varias redes.
fly-fishing,
fly fishing
n
(method to catch fish)pesca con mosca nf + loc adv
game fishing n (sport: catching fish)pesca deportiva nf + adj
 The deep blue waters of the Andaman Sea are ideal for game fishing.
 Las profundas aguas azules del Mar de Andamán son ideales para la pesca deportiva.
go fishing v expr (try to catch fish)irse a pescar loc verb
  ir de pesca loc verb
Note: Vayamos a pescar al lago hoy.
 Let's go fishing at the lake today.
 Vámonos a pescar al lago.
go on a fishing expedition v expr figurative (hunt for unspecified evidence)hacer una búsqueda aleatoria de pruebas loc verb
 In the US, police are not allowed to go on a fishing expedition in your house without a search warrant.
 En Estados Unidos la policía no puede hacer una búsqueda aleatoria de pruebas en la casa de uno si no cuenta con una orden de allanamiento.
ice fishing n (angling for fish through a hole in ice)pesca en hielo nf
 In winter we used to go ice-fishing when the lake froze over, but we never caught any fish.
pulse fishing n (periodically intensive fish-catching)pesca intensiva loc nom f
spinning,
spin fishing
n
(fishing technique)pesca de spinning nf + loc adj
 Spinning is a popular technique for catching pike.
 La pesca de spinning es popular para pescar lucios.
trout fishing n (angling to catch trout)pesca de la trucha nf
 Trout fishing is a relaxing pastime, unless you're a trout.
 La pesca de la trucha es un pasatiempo muy relajante, a menos que seas una de ellas.
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Collocations: [saltwater, freshwater, ocean, boat, fly] fishing, a fishing [boat, trawler, dock], [salmon, trout, walleye] fishing, more...

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