fish1

/fɪʃ/

Translation

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⇨ pez

Sarah has some beautiful fish in her aquarium

Sarah tiene unos peces preciosos en su acuario

■ El plural normal es fish; pero cuando se habla de distintos tipos de pez, se puede usar fishes

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⇨ pescado

Would you like some fish and chips?

¿Quieres pescado y patatas fritas?

■ Se dice some fish o a piece of fish. Incorrecto: a fish

an {odd/queer} fish

⇨ un tipo raro

Véase tb: fish farm; fish in breadcrumbs; oily fish; to drink like a fish

(Definition of fish nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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