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1 there are plenty of other fish in the sea
hay mucho más donde elegirEnglish-spanish dictionary > there are plenty of other fish in the sea
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2 fish
plurals; see fishfish1 n1. pez2. pescadofish2 vb pescartr[fɪʃ]1 pez nombre masculino■ did you catch any fish? ¿pescaste algo?2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pescado1 pescar en1 pescar ( for, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike a fish out of water como pez fuera del agua, como gallo en corral ajenoto drink like a fish beber como una esponjato have other fish to fry tener cosas más importantes que hacerthere are plenty of other fish in the sea hay mucho más donde elegirfish and chips pescado con patatasfish cake ≈ croqueta de pescado y patatasfish farm piscifactoríafish shop pescaderíafish slice pala de cocinafish tank peceraodd fish / queer fish tipo rarofish ['fɪʃ] vi1) : pescar2)to fish for seek: buscar, rebuscarto fish for compliments: andar a la caza de cumplidosfish vt: pescarn.• pescado s.m.• pez s.m.v.• pescar v.fɪʃ
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
c) ( person) (colloq)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out[fɪʃ]1. N(pl fish or fishes)- be like a fish out of water2) * (=person) tipo(-a) * m / f, tío(-a) m / f (Sp) *- he's a2.VI pescar; [trawler] faenarto fish for — [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar; [+ compliments, information] andar a la caza de
- fish in troubled waters3.VT [+ river, pond] pescar en; [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar4.CPDfish and chips N — pescado m frito con patatas fritas
fish and chip shop N — tienda de comida rápida principalmente de pescado frito y patatas fritas
fish course N — (plato m de) pescado m
fish factory N — fábrica f de pescado
fish farm N — piscifactoría f, criadero m de peces
fish farmer N — piscicultor(a) m / f
fish farming N — piscicultura f, cría f de peces
fish finger N — (Brit) palito m de pescado empanado
fish knife N — cuchillo m de pescado
fish manure N — abono m de pescado
fish market N — lonja f de pescado (Sp)
fish restaurant N — restaurante m de pescado
fish seller N (US) — = fishmonger
fish shop N — pescadería f
fish slice N — pala f para el pescado
fish stick N — (US) croqueta f de pescado
fish store N — (US) pescadería f
- fish out- fish up* * *[fɪʃ]
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
c) ( person) (colloq)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out -
3 fish
s.1 pez (animal); pescado (comida)to have other fish to fry tener algo más importante que hacershe felt like a fish out of water no se sentía en su elementoat school/work, he was a big fish in a small pond le venía pequeña la escuela/la empresaneither fish nor fowl ni chicha ni limonáthere are plenty more fish in the sea con él/ella no se acaba el mundo3 pescado: se dice de la carne de los peces como opuesta a la de los animales terrestres.4 refuerzo. (mecánica)5 jimelga. (náutica)vt.1 pescar en (river)2 componer o reforzar con una pieza de madera que se llama gemelo o gaburón; (Fer.) empalmar (los rieles, etc.) afirmando planchas a lo largo de ellos.to fish something from somewhere retirar algo de un lugarvi.1 pescar (for fish)to fish for compliments tratar de atraer elogiosshe fished around in her pocket for some change rebuscó en el bolsillo o la bolsa a ver si tenía monedas (CAm, español de México, español de Perú)(pt & pp fished)
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