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1 noun(a) (aquatic creature) poisson m;∎ Astrology the Fish les Poissons mpl;∎ to catch a fish pêcher un poisson;∎ he caught three fish il a attrapé ou pris trois poissons;∎ I eat a lot of fish je mange beaucoup de poisson;∎ fish and chips poisson m frit avec des frites∎ he's a queer fish c'est un drôle de type;∎ to feel like a fish out of water ne pas se sentir dans son élément;∎ familiar to drink like a fish boire comme un trou;∎ there are plenty more fish in the sea un de perdu, dix de retrouvés;∎ to have other fish to fry avoir d'autres chats à fouetter;∎ to be a big fish in a small pond être grand parmi les petits;∎ to be a little fish in a big pond être perdu dans la masse;∎ neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring) ni chair ni poisson(course, restaurant) de poisson∎ to fish with a line/a rod pêcher à la ligne/avec une canne;∎ to go fishing aller à la pêche;∎ to go trout fishing or fishing for trout aller à la pêche à la truite, aller pêcher la truite;∎ figurative to fish in troubled waters pêcher en eau trouble;∎ American familiar figurative to fish or cut bait se décider□(b) (search, seek)∎ he fished around for his pen under the papers il a fouillé sous ses papiers pour trouver son crayon;∎ to fish for information essayer de soutirer des informations;∎ to fish for compliments rechercher les compliments(river, lake etc) pêcher dans►► American Ornithology fish eagle balbuzard m, French Canadian aigle m pêcheur;fish farm établissement m piscicole;fish farmer pisciculteur(trice) m,f;fish farming pisciculture f;British fish finger bâtonnet m de poisson pané;fish glue colle f de poisson;Ornithology fish hawk balbuzard m, French Canadian aigle m pêcheur;fish hook hameçon m;fish kettle poissonnière f;fish knife couteau m à poisson;fish ladder échelle f à poissons;fish market marché m au poisson;fish meal farine f de poisson;Ornithology fish owl hibou m pêcheur;fish paste pâte f de poisson;fish shop poissonnerie f;fish slice pelle f à poisson;American fish stick bâtonnet m de poisson pané;Scottish fish supper poisson m frit avec des frites (à emporter);(from water) repêcher;∎ figurative he fished out his wallet il a sorti son portefeuille; (with difficulty) il a extrait son portefeuille;∎ she fished her keys out of her bag elle a fouillé dans son sac et en a extrait ses clés(from water) repêcher;∎ to fish up sth from one's memory ressortir qch de sa mémoire;
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