fish in Russian
fish in Russian is ло́вля, ры́ба, ры́бы — fish means a cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
fish in Russian
ло́вля
Pronounced: lovlya
(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
ры́ба
Pronounced: ryba
Now used in combination: (e.g., starfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, etc).
ры́бы
Pronounced: ryby
Now used in combination: (e.g., starfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, etc).
рыба
Pronounced: ryba
(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
ры́ба
Pronounced: ryba
(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
ры́ба
Pronounced: ryba
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
рыба
Pronounced: ryba
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
ры́бы
Pronounced: ryby
(uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
ры́бная ло́вля
Pronounced: rybnaya lovlya
(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.
ло́вля
Pronounced: lovlya
(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.
рыба́лка
Pronounced: rybalka
(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.
лопу́х
Pronounced: lopukh
(countable, slang) An easy victim for swindling.
лох
Pronounced: lokh
(countable, slang) An easy victim for swindling.
фра́ер
Pronounced: frayer
(countable, slang) An easy victim for swindling.
рыба́лка
Pronounced: rybalka
(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.
тёлка
Pronounced: tyolka
(uncountable, slang, sometimes, derogatory, sometimes, positive) A (feminine) woman. (See also fishy.)
рыба́чить
Pronounced: rybachit
(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.
лови́ть ры́бу
Pronounced: lovit rybu
(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.
вы́ловить
Pronounced: vylovit
(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.
выла́вливать
Pronounced: vylavlivat
(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.
выу́дить
Pronounced: vyudit
(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.
выу́живать
Pronounced: vyuzhivat
(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.
лови́ть
Pronounced: lovit
(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 Russian?
"fish" in Russian is ло́вля, ры́ба, ры́бы. fish means: A cold-blooded animal that lives in water, breathes through gills, and swims using fins.
How do you pronounce ло́вля?
"fish" in Russian is ло́вля, pronounced "lovlya".
How do you use "fish" in a sentence?
Example: "A small silver fish swam up to the glass and stared at us." In Russian, "fish" is ло́вля, ры́ба, ры́бы.
Are there other ways to say "fish" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 17 translations listed for "fish": ло́вля, ры́ба, ры́бы, рыба, ры́бная ло́вля, рыба́лка.
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