catfish in Spanish
catfish in Spanish is farsante, impostor, bagre — catfish means a whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.
catfish in Spanish
farsante
(internet) Someone who creates a false profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
impostor
(internet) Someone who creates a false profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
bagre
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
siluro
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
barbo
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
pez gato
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
filín
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
juilín
The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
farsante
(internet) Such a false profile.
impostor
(internet) Such a false profile.
perfil falso
(internet) Such a false profile.
engañar con [un] perfil falso
(Internet, slang, transitive) To create and operate a fake online profile to deceive (someone).
What does "catfish" mean?
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noun A whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.
"A catfish with long whiskers lay hidden in the muddy bottom of the pond."
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noun Someone who sets up a fake online identity to trick another person, often romantically.
"The show helps people find out whether the person they met online is a catfish."
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verb To deceive someone using a fake online profile.
"Scammers often catfish lonely people by posting photos that are not their own."
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catfish in a sentence
- A catfish with long whiskers lay hidden in the muddy bottom of the pond.
- We fried the catfish with cornmeal and served it with lemon.
- The show helps people find out whether the person they met online is a catfish.
- My cousin blocked the account after she realized it belonged to a catfish.
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What is "catfish" in Spanish?
"catfish" in Spanish is farsante, impostor, bagre. catfish means: A whiskered, scaleless freshwater fish of the order Siluriformes.
How do you use "catfish" in a sentence?
Example: "A catfish with long whiskers lay hidden in the muddy bottom of the pond." In Spanish, "catfish" is farsante, impostor, bagre.
Are there other ways to say "catfish" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 10 translations listed for "catfish": farsante, impostor, bagre, siluro, barbo, pez gato.
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