'go fishing' tiene referencia cruzada con 'fish'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'go fishing' is cross-referenced with 'fish'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Compound Forms:
fish | go fishing |
a different kettle of fish,
another kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (entirely different matter, thing) | harina de otro costal expr |
| a fish out of water n | figurative ([sb] in unfamiliar place, situation) | pez fuera del agua grupo nom |
| | (AR) | sapo de otro pozo grupo nom |
| | (ES, coloquial) | más perdido que pulpo en un garaje expr |
| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
| | A pesar de que como jugador de fútbol es excelente, para el golf es como pez fuera del agua. |
| | Como jugador de fútbol es excelente, pero en la cancha de golf se siente como un sapo de otro pozo. |
| | A pesar de que como jugador de fútbol es excelente, para el golf está más perdido que pulpo en un garaje. |
a pretty kettle of fish,
a fine kettle of fish,
a kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (difficult situation) | lío nm |
| | | berenjenal nm |
| | (AR, coloquial) | quilombo, bardo nm |
angler,
anglerfish n | (type of fish) | rape nm |
| | Anglers use a growth on their head as a lure to attract prey. |
bait fish,
baitfish n | (angling: fish used as lure) | pez usado como cebo nm + loc adj |
| | | pez usado como carnada nm + loc adj |
basket star,
basket fish n | (sea animal) (animal) | estrella de cesta loc nom f |
| big fish n | figurative, informal (important person) | pez gordo loc nom m |
| | Director Stanley Kubrick was a big fish in the world of cinema. |
| bluefish n | (variety of marine fish) (Pomatomus saltatrix) | pez azul loc nom m |
| | (ES) | anchoa de banco loc nom f |
| | | anjora nf |
| | | cova nf |
| bony fish | (fish) | pez óseo nm + adj |
| bottom fish vi | figurative (invest in low-value stocks) | invertir en acciones de bajo costo loc verb |
| butterfly fish n | (tropical fish) | pez mariposa loc non m |
chip shop,
fish and chip shop n | UK (take-away restaurant: sells fries) | tienda de pescado y patatas fritas nf + loc adj |
clown fish,
clownfish n | (bright orange striped fish) | pez payaso loc nom m |
| | A clownfish darted out from the anemone. |
| | Un pez payaso salió de la anémona. |
| cold fish n | figurative, informal (person: unfriendly) | antipático/a, odioso/a adj |
| | She's such a cold fish that she wouldn't even talk to me when I said hello. |
| | Es tan antipática que ni siquiera me respondió cuando la saludé. |
deep-sea fish,
plural: deep-sea fish n | (fish dwelling at great depths) | pez de aguas profundas nm + loc adj |
| drink like a fish v expr | figurative (be an alcoholic) | beber como un cosaco loc verb |
| | He may not be an alcoholic but he certainly drinks like a fish. |
| | Puede no ser un alcohólico pero definitivamente bebe como un cosaco. |
| fish and chip supper n | UK (evening meal: fish and chips) (voz inglesa) | cena de "fish and chips" grupo nom |
| | | cena de pescado frito y papas fritas grupo nom |
| fish and chips n | UK (British fried meal) | fritura de pescado con patatas nf + loc adj |
| | (ES) | pescado frito con patatas fritas nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | pescado frito con papas fritas nm + loc adj |
| | Fish and chips is a common Friday-night meal in the UK. |
| | La fritura de pescado con patatas suele comerse bastante los viernes por la noche en Reino Unido. |
| fish basket n | (implement that holds frying fish) | canasta para freír pescado grupo nom |
fish bowl,
fishbowl n | (container for pet fish) | pecera nf |
| | I need to clean the fish bowl this week. |
| | Tengo que limpiar la pecera esta semana. |
fish bowl,
fishbowl,
goldfish bowl n | figurative (place, situation: no privacy) (figurado) | escaparate nm |
| | I can't stand living in this fish bowl a minute longer! |
| | ¡No soporto vivir en este escaparate un minuto más! |
| fish crow n | (black bird) | cuervo pescador loc nom m |
| Note: Nombre científico: Corvus ossifragus |
| | The fish crow is smaller than the American crow, with a higher-pitched caw. |
| fish duck n | informal (merganser) | serreta nf |
| fish eggs npl | (roe, caviar) | huevas nfpl |
| | She turned her nose up at the caviar, saying she didn't like fish eggs. |
| | Despreció el caviar diciendo que no le gustaban las huevas. |
| fish farm | (fish breeding place) | criadero de peces nm + loc adj |
| fish farmer n | ([sb]: raises fish for food) | piscicultor, piscicultora nm, nf |
| fish farming n | (breeding fish for food) | cría de peces nf + loc adj |
| | | acuicultura nf |
| | | acuacultura nf |
| fish fry n | US (event: fried fish is served) | venta de pescado frito grupo nom |
| | | comida de pescado frito, cena de pescado frito grupo nom |
| | Our church is having a fish fry on Friday. |
| | Habrá una venta de pescado frito el viernes en la iglesia. |
| | Habrá una cena de pescado frito el viernes en la iglesia. |
| fish hatchery n | (place where fish are bred) | piscifactoría nf |
| | (de peces) | criadero, vivero nm |
| | The fish hatchery had a lot of pools where the fish matured. |
| | La piscifactoría tenía un montón de piscinas donde maduraban los peces. |
| | El criadero tenía un montón de estanques donde maduraban los peces. |
| fish hook n | (device: for catching fish) | anzuelo nm |
| | I always enjoyed fishing, but I hated having to stick the live bait on the fish hook. |
| | Siempre me gustó pescar pero odiaba tener que clavar la carnada viva en el anzuelo. |
| fish in troubled waters v expr | figurative (take advantage of uncertain conditions) | sacar ventaja de una situación confusa loc verb |
| fish knife | (utensil) (utensilio) | cuchillo de pescado grupo nom m |
| fish ladder n | (allows fish past a dam) | escala de peces grupo nom |
| fish market n | (stalls selling fish) | mercado de pescado grupo nom |
| | | lonja nf |
| | Billingsgate is a famous fish market in London. |
| fish oil n | (oil from oily fish) | aceite de pescado nm + loc adj |
| | Fish oil contains several essential nutrients. |
| | El aceite de pescado tiene varios nutrientes esenciales. |
| fish pond n | (small lake for keeping fish) | estanque nm |
| fish scale n | usually plural (skin plaque of a fish) | escama nf |
| fish scale n | figurative (defect in sheet iron enamel) (figurado) | escama de pescado loc nom f |
| fish shop n | (store that sells fish to eat) | pescadería nf |
| fish slice n | (turner, flipper: kitchen utensil) | espátula plana nf + adj |
| fish slice n | chiefly UK (tool for serving fish) | pala para servir pescado nf + loc adj |
fish stick (US),
fish finger (UK) | (piece of fish) | palito de pescado loc nom m |
| fish stock n | (bouillon flavored with fish) | consomé de pescado grupo nom |
| | To make good bouillabaisse you start with fresh fish stock. |
| | Para hacer una buena bouillabaise comienza con consomé de pescado fresco. |
| fish store n | (shop that sells fish as pets) | tienda de peces nf + loc adj |
| | The fish store sells a wide variety of tropical fish. |
| | La tienda de peces vende una amplia variedad de peces tropicales. |
| fish story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | anécdota exagerada nf + adj |
| fish tank n | (aquarium) | pecera nf |
| | | acuario nm |
| | A large fish tank occupied one wall of the room. |
| | Clean the filter regularly to keep your fish tank free from algae. |
| | Una gran pecera ocupaba toda una pared de la habitación. |
fishcake,
fish cake,
fish-cake n | (patty of fish and potato) | croqueta de pescado y patata nf + loc adj |
fisheye,
fish-eye adj | (lens, view: wide-angle) | de ojo de pez loc adj |
| | This photograph was taken with a wide-angled lens, and shows a fisheye view of the city. |
| | La fotografía se tomó con un lente gran angular y muestra una vista de ojo de pez de la ciudad. |
fisheye lens,
fish-eye lens n | (convex, very wide-angle lens) (lente) | ojo de pez loc nom m |
| | | gran angular loc nom m |
| | Using a fisheye lens makes mediocre skateboarders look great. |
| | Usando un ojo de pez los skaters mediocres parecen geniales. |
fishhook,
fish-hook n | (metal hook for catching fish) | anzuelo nm |
fishmeal,
fish meal n | (animal feed) | pescado nm |
| flashlight fish | (fish) | pez linterna loc nom m |
| flat fish n | (plaice, flounder, turbot, etc.) | lenguado nm |
| | Flat fish like the flounder have both eyes on the same side of their head. |
| flying fish n | (fish: leaps from water) | pez volador nm + adj |
| | Flying fish leap from the water in order to avoid predators. |
| game fish n | (caught for sport) | pez de pesca deportiva nm + loc adj |
| | The crew hope to catch a variety of game fish such as tuna, blue marlin, and sailfish. |
| | El equipo espera capturar una variedad peces de pesca deportiva como atunes, agujas azules o peces vela. |
| gefilte fish n | (Jewish food: fish balls) | albóndigas de pescado grupo nom |
| | Gefilte fish is traditionally eaten at Passover. |
| go fish | (card game) (juego) | pesca n propio m |
| | | a pescar n propio m |
groundfish,
bottom fish,
ground fish,
bottomfish n | (fish living near bottom) | pez de fondo loc nom m |
groundfish,
bottom fish vi | (fish for bottom fish) | pescar a fondo loc verb |
| have other fish to fry v expr | figurative (have [sth] else to do) | tener cosas más importantes que hacer loc verb |
| | I can't wait around here, I've other fish to fry. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si ustedes quieren ir, vayan. Yo paso, tengo cosas más importantes que hacer. |
| jawless fish | (animal) (pez) | agnato nm |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | como pez fuera del agua expr |
| | | como pollo en corral ajeno expr |
| | (ES) | como un pulpo en un garaje expr |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| | Siempre me siento como pez fuera del agua en las reuniones formales. |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) | como pescar en un barril expr |
| | (coloquial) | ser pan comido loc verb |
| merganser n | (type of duck) (AmL) | mergánsar nm |
| | | serreta nf |
| moorish idol fish n | (tropical striped fish) (Zanclus cornutus) | ídolo moro loc nom m |
neither fish nor fowl,
neither fish nor flesh expr | (neither one or the other) | ni chicha ni limonada expr |
| | | ni lo uno ni lo otro expr |
parrotfish,
parrot fish n | (tropical fish) | pez loro loc nom m |
| queer fish n | slang (strange person) (coloquial, figurado) | bicho raro nm + adj |
| | Your uncle's a bit of a queer fish, I must say. |
| | Tu tío es un bicho raro, debo decirte. |
| rainbow fish | (fish) | pez arcoíris loc nom m |
| raw fish n | (food: fish that is uncooked) | pescado crudo nm + adj |
| | Despite the popularity of sushi, raw fish is not usually considered healthy to eat. |
| | El sushi se ha vuelto muy popular, pero comer pescado crudo no se considera saludable. |
sailfish,
also UK: sail-fish n | (fish with long dorsal fin) | pez vela loc nom m |
| school of fish n | (fish swimming in a group) (de peces) | banco nm |
| | | cardumen nm |
| | A school of fish swam through the coral. |
| | Un banco de peces nadó por el coral. |
seafish,
sea fish n | (animal: marine fish) | pez marino nm + adj |
| | | pez de agua salada nm + loc adj |
shoal,
shoal of fish n | (group of fish) (peces) | banco nm |
| | (peces) | cardumen nm |
| | A shoal of fish was visible in the clear water. |
| | Se podía ver un banco de peces en el agua clara. |
| | Se podía ver un cardumen en el agua clara. |
| strange fish n | informal, figurative (person: odd) | tío raro, tipo raro, tipo extraño nm + adj |
| | | persona excéntrica nf + adj |
| | She's a strange fish. I don't know what to make of her. |
| | Ella es una tía rara. No sé que hacer con ella. |
| there are plenty more fish in the sea expr | figurative (there are many more potential partners) | hay más peces en el mar, el mar está lleno de peces expr |
| | | hay muchos hombres en el mundo, hay muchas mujeres en el mundo expr |
| tropical fish n | (fish from tropical waters) | pez tropical nm + adj |
| | Many collectors of tropical fish are particularly proud of their angelfish. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los peces de colores más llamativos que he visto son los peces tropicales. |
tuna,
tuna fish n | uncountable (flesh of tuna) | atún nm |
| | I ate seared tuna with a lime dressing. |
| | Comí atún sellado con aderezo de limón. |