fish in Portuguese
fish in Portuguese is busca, procura, cardume — fish means a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
fish in Portuguese
busca
(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
procura
(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
cardume
Now used in combination: (e.g., starfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, etc).
peixes
Now used in combination: (e.g., starfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, etc).
peixe
(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
peixe
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
peixes
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
cardume
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
busca
(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
pesca
(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
pescaria
(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
procura
(uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
otário
(countable, slang) An easy victim for swindling.
pesca
(countable, nautical) A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.
pescaria
(countable, nautical) A makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship.
rachada
(uncountable, slang, sometimes, derogatory, sometimes, positive) A (feminine) woman. (See also fishy.)
pescar
(intransitive, transitive) To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea.
pescar
(intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
catar
(intransitive, followed by "for" or "around for") To talk to people in an attempt to get them to say something, or seek to obtain something by artifice.
What does "fish" mean?
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noun A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
"A small silver fish swam up to the glass and stared at us."
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noun The flesh of such an animal, eaten as food.
"Do you prefer fish baked in the oven or fried in a pan?"
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verb To try to catch fish.
"My grandfather used to fish in the river every Sunday morning."
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verb To search for or try to obtain something indirectly, often through hints or probing questions.
"Reporters kept fishing for details, but the minister refused to say anything more."
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fish in a sentence
- A small silver fish swam up to the glass and stared at us.
- They spent the afternoon watching fish dart around the coral reef.
- Do you prefer fish baked in the oven or fried in a pan?
- We always eat fish on Fridays, usually with potatoes and peas.
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What is "fish" in Portuguese?
"fish" in Portuguese is busca, procura, cardume. fish means: A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
How do you use "fish" in a sentence?
Example: "A small silver fish swam up to the glass and stared at us." In Portuguese, "fish" is busca, procura, cardume.
Are there other ways to say "fish" in Portuguese?
Yes — Portuguese has 11 translations listed for "fish": busca, procura, cardume, peixes, peixe, pesca.
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