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fish Meaning in Portuguese (fish significado em português)

nounpeixe
verbpescar
peixe in English:fish
Phonetic:pêixe
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de fish em português é peixe, pescar. (Um animal vertebrado de sangue frio, com guelras e barbatanas, que vive inteiramente na água.)

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Fish visual illustration - Meaning in Portuguese (peixe)
Visual representation of "fish"

Definitions of Fish

  1. 1
    noun
    peixe

    A cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins, living wholly in water.

    Um animal vertebrado de sangue frio, com guelras e barbatanas, que vive inteiramente na água.

  2. 2
    verb
    pescar

    To try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line.

    Tentar apanhar peixe, tipicamente usando uma rede ou anzol e linha.

Example Sentences

casual

“The fisherman caught a large fish in the river.”

O pescador apanhou um peixe grande no rio.

casual

“We decided to fish for trout in the mountain lake.”

Decidimos pescar trutas no lago da montanha.

casual

“Many people keep tropical fish as pets.”

Muitas pessoas têm peixes tropicais como animais de estimação.

Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In English:

aquatic animal

Inflected Word Forms

past tensefished
gerundfishing
agent nounfisher

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

fish out of wateridiom

Someone who is in an unfamiliar or uncomfortable environment.

a big fish in a small pondidiom

An important person in a small community or organization.

fish for complimentsidiom

To try to get people to praise you.