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a different kettle of fish,
another kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (entirely different matter, thing) (figuré, familier) | une autre paire de manches expr |
| | (figuré, familier) | une autre histoire expr |
| a fish out of water n | figurative ([sb] in unfamiliar place, situation) | n'être pas dans son élément v pron |
| | | se sentir très mal à l'aise v pron |
| | (vieilli) | un poisson hors de l'eau nm |
| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
| | Footballeur émérite, il n'est pas du tout dans son élément sur un parcours de golf. |
| | Il a beau être un bon joueur de foot, il se sent très mal à l'aise sur un parcours de golf. |
| | Footballeur émérite, il est comme un poisson hors de l'eau sur un parcours de golf. |
a pretty kettle of fish,
a fine kettle of fish,
a kettle of fish n | figurative, informal (difficult situation) (figuré, familier) | de beaux draps expr |
bait fish,
baitfish n | (angling: fish used as lure) (Chasse et pêche) | poisson-appât nm |
basket star,
basket fish n | (sea animal) (créature marine) | gorgonocéphalus nf |
| big fish n | figurative, informal (important person) (figuré) | gros poisson nm |
| | Director Stanley Kubrick was a big fish in the world of cinema. |
| bluefish n | (variety of marine fish) (poisson) | tassergal nm |
| bony fish | (fish) | poisson osseux nm |
| bottom fish vi | figurative (invest in low-value stocks) (Finance) | investir dans les actions à bas prix loc v |
| butterfly fish n | (tropical fish) (poisson tropical) | poisson-papillon nm |
chip shop,
fish and chip shop n | UK (take-away restaurant: sells fries) | friterie nf |
| clown fish n | (bright orange striped fish) | poisson clown nm |
| cold fish n | figurative, informal (person: unfriendly) (familier) | pisse-froid nm inv |
| | She's such a cold fish that she wouldn't even talk to me when I said hello. |
| | Elle est tellement pisse-froid qu'elle refusait de me parler même si je lui disais bonjour. |
deep-sea fish,
plural: deep-sea fish n | (fish dwelling at great depths) | poisson de haute mer, poisson des grands fonds nm |
| drink like a fish v expr | figurative (be an alcoholic) (populaire) | boire comme un trou loc v |
| | He may not be an alcoholic but he certainly drinks like a fish. |
| | Il n'est peut-être pas alcoolique mais il boit comme un trou. |
| fish and chip supper n | UK (evening meal: fish and chips) | dîner de fish and chips nm |
| fish and chips n | UK (British fried meal) (anglicisme : poisson frit et frites) | fish and chips nm |
| Note: Plat typique britannique qui se compose d'un poisson frit et de frites, qui peut être mangé sur place ou peut être emporté. |
| | Fish and chips is a common Friday-night meal in the UK. |
| | Le fish and chips est un repas courant le vendredi soir dans le Royaume-Uni. |
| fish basket n | (implement that holds frying fish) | panier à frire le poisson nm |
fish bowl,
fishbowl n | (container for pet fish) | bocal (à poissons) nm |
| | I need to clean the fish bowl this week. |
| | Je dois nettoyer le bocal cette semaine. |
fish bowl,
fishbowl,
goldfish bowl n | figurative (place, situation: no privacy) | to live in a fish bowl : vivre à la vue de tous loc v |
| | | in a fish bowl : sous les projecteurs loc adv |
| | | to live in a fish bowl : être scruté, être observé vi + adj |
| | I can't stand living in this fish bowl a minute longer! |
| | Je ne supporte plus de vivre comme ça sous les projecteurs. |
| fish crow n | (black bird) | corneille de rivage nf |
| | The fish crow is smaller than the American crow, with a higher-pitched caw. |
| fish duck n | informal (merganser) (canard piscivore) | harle nm |
| fish eggs npl | (roe, caviar) | œufs de poisson nmpl |
| | She turned her nose up at the caviar, saying she didn't like fish eggs. |
| fish farm | (fish breeding place) | ferme piscicole, pisciculture nf |
| fish farmer n | ([sb]: raises fish for food) | pisciculteur, piscicultrice nm, nf |
| fish farming n | (breeding fish for food) (activité) | pisciculture nf |
| | | aquaculture nf |
| fish fry n | US (event: fried fish is served) | repas de poisson frit nm |
| | | friture nf |
| | Our church is having a fish fry on Friday. |
| | Notre église fait un repas de poisson frit vendredi. |
| fish hatchery n | (place where fish are bred) (lieu où l'on élève les poissons) | alevinière, écloserie nf |
| | The fish hatchery had a lot of pools where the fish matured. |
| fish hook n | (device: for catching fish) | hameçon nm |
| | I always enjoyed fishing, but I hated having to stick the live bait on the fish hook. |
| fish in troubled waters v expr | figurative (take advantage of uncertain conditions) (figuré) | pêcher en eaux troubles loc v |
| fish knife | (utensil) | couteau à poisson nm |
| fish ladder n | (allows fish past a dam) | passe à poissons nf |
| | L'installation de passes à poissons a permis d'augmenter la population des saumons. |
| fish market n | (stalls selling fish) | marché au poisson nm |
| | (en gros) | marché à la criée nm |
| | Billingsgate is a famous fish market in London. |
| fish oil n | (oil from oily fish) | huile de poisson nf |
| | Fish oil contains several essential nutrients. |
| fish pond n | (small lake for keeping fish) | bassin à poissons nm |
| | Après avoir tondu le gazon, il faudra nettoyer le bassin à poissons et nourrir les carpes. |
| | | vivier nm |
| fish scale n | usually plural (skin plaque of a fish) | écaille de poisson, écaille nf |
| fish scale n | figurative (defect in sheet iron enamel) (sur matière) | écaille nf |
| fish shop n | (store that sells fish to eat) | poissonnerie nf |
| fish slice n | (turner, flipper: kitchen utensil) | spatule nf |
| fish slice n | chiefly UK (tool for serving fish) | pelle à poisson nf |
fish stick (US),
fish finger (UK) | (piece of fish) | bâtonnet de poisson pané nm |
| | (courant) | poisson pané nm |
| fish stock n | (bouillon flavored with fish) | fond de poisson nm |
| | To make good bouillabaisse you start with fresh fish stock. |
| | | fumet de poisson nm |
| fish store n | (shop that sells fish as pets) | animalerie (spécialisée dans la vente de poissons) nf |
| | (technique) | magasin d'aquariophilie, magasin spécialisé en aquariophilie, magasin aquariophilie nm |
| | The fish store sells a wide variety of tropical fish. |
| fish story n | figurative, informal (far-fetched account) | histoire à dormir debout nf |
| | (familier, Sud de la France) | galéjade nf |
| fish tank n | (aquarium) | aquarium nm |
| | (dans un restaurant) | vivier nm |
| | A large fish tank occupied one wall of the room. Clean the filter regularly to keep your fish tank free from algae. |
| | Un énorme aquarium occupait un mur de la pièce. Nettoyez régulièrement le filtre pour éviter les algues dans votre aquarium. |
fishcake,
fish cake,
fish-cake n | (patty of fish and potato) | croquette de poisson nf |
fisheye,
fish-eye adj | (lens, view: wide-angle) (Photographie, anglicisme) | fish-eye adj |
| | This photograph was taken with a wide-angled lens, and shows a fisheye view of the city. |
| | La photographie a été prise avec un objectif grand-angle, et montre une vue fish-eye de la ville. |
fisheye lens,
fish-eye lens n | (convex, very wide-angle lens) (anglicisme) | objectif fish-eye nm |
| | (anglicisme) | fish-eye nm |
| | (rare) | objectif œil de poisson nm |
| | Using a fisheye lens makes mediocre skateboarders look great. |
| | Utiliser un objectif fish-eye fait passer les skateurs moyens pour des as. |
fishhook,
fish-hook n | (metal hook for catching fish) | hameçon nm |
fishmeal,
fish meal n | (animal feed) | farine de poisson nf |
| flashlight fish | (fish) | poisson-phare nm |
| flat fish n | (plaice, flounder, turbot, etc.) | poisson plat nm |
| | Flat fish like the flounder have both eyes on the same side of their head. |
| flying fish n | (fish: leaps from water) | poisson volant nm |
| | Flying fish leap from the water in order to avoid predators. |
| game fish n | (caught for sport) | poisson de pêche sportive nm |
| | The crew hope to catch a variety of game fish such as tuna, blue marlin, and sailfish. |
| | L'équipe espère attraper des poissons de pêche sportive tels que le thon, le marlin bleu et le voilier. |
| gefilte fish n | (Jewish food: fish balls) | carpe farcie, carpe à la juive nf |
| | Gefilte fish is traditionally eaten at Passover. |
| go fish | (card game) (jeu de cartes) | pêche nf |
| Note: En France, ce jeu de cartes n'est pas connu. Le plus proche serait le jeu des sept familles. |
groundfish,
bottom fish,
ground fish,
bottomfish n | (fish living near bottom) | poisson de fond nm |
| Note: espèce de poisson très pêchée comprenant entre autres le cabillaud, le haddock, le lieu, et le flet |
groundfish,
bottom fish vi | (fish for bottom fish) | pêcher des poissons de fond, pêcher des poissons à chair blanche loc v |
| have other fish to fry v expr | figurative (have [sth] else to do) | avoir d'autres chats à fouetter expr |
| | I can't wait around here, I've other fish to fry. |
| | Je ne peux pas attendre ; j'ai d'autres chats à fouetter. |
| jawless fish | (animal) | poisson sans mâchoire nm |
| like a fish out of water adv | (out of place, out of one's element) | pas dans son élément loc adv |
| | I always feel like a fish out of water at formal gatherings. |
| | Je ne me sens pas dans mon élément dans les grandes réceptions. |
| like shooting fish in a barrel expr | informal (very easy) | très facile loc adj |
| | (familier) | fastoche adj |
| merganser n | (type of duck) (sorte de canard) | harle nm |
| moorish idol fish n | (tropical striped fish) (poisson tropical) | zancle cornu, porte-enseigne cornu, idole mauresque nm |
neither fish nor fowl,
neither fish nor flesh expr | (neither one or the other) (vieilli) | ni chair ni poisson expr |
| | | indéfinis, indéfinissable adj |
parrotfish,
parrot fish n | (tropical fish) | poisson-perroquet nm |
| queer fish n | slang (strange person) (familier) | drôle d'oiseau, drôle de zèbre nm |
| | (Can, familier) | drôle de moineau nm |
| | (vieilli) | drôle de paroissien nm |
| | Your uncle's a bit of a queer fish, I must say. |
| | Ton oncle est un drôle d'oiseau, il faut bien le dire. |
| | Ton oncle est un drôle de moineau, il faut bien le dire. |
| | (vieilli) | drôle de paroissien nm |
| | Ton oncle est un drôle de paroissien, il faut bien le dire. |
| rainbow fish | (fish) | poisson arc-en-ciel nm |
| raw fish n | (food: fish that is uncooked) | poisson cru nm |
| | Despite the popularity of sushi, raw fish is not usually considered healthy to eat. |
sailfish,
also UK: sail-fish n | (fish with long dorsal fin) (poisson proche de l'espadon) | voilier nm |
| school of fish n | (fish swimming in a group) | banc de poissons nm |
| | A school of fish swam through the coral. |
seafish,
sea fish n | (animal: marine fish) | poisson de mer, poisson d'eau de mer nm |
shoal,
shoal of fish n | (group of fish) (de poissons) | banc nm |
| | A shoal of fish was visible in the clear water. |
| | On pouvait voir un banc de poissons dans l'eau clair. |
| strange fish n | informal, figurative (person: odd) (figuré : personne étrange) | drôle d'oiseau nm |
| | (Can, figuré) | drôle de moineau nm |
| | She's a strange fish. I don't know what to make of her. |
| there are plenty more fish in the sea expr | figurative (there are many more potential partners) | Un de perdu dix de retrouvés,
Une de perdue dix de retrouvées expr |
| tropical fish n | (fish from tropical waters) | poisson tropical nm |
| | Many collectors of tropical fish are particularly proud of their angelfish. |
tuna,
tuna fish n | uncountable (flesh of tuna) (nourriture) | thon nm |
| | I ate seared tuna with a lime dressing. |
weever,
weever fish n | (fish: genus Trachinus) (poisson) | vive nf |
| white fish n | (term for many varieties of edible fish) | poisson à chair blanche nm |
zebrafish,
zebra fish n | (type of fish) | poisson-zèbre nm |
zonal geranium,
fish geranium n | (plant: Pelargonium hortorum) (plante) | géranium zonale nm |