noun🔗SharePoissonA cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills."Salmon is a fish."Le saumon est un poisson.animalbiologyfishfoodorganismessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoissonAny animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water."The aquarium contained many colorful fish. "L'aquarium contenait de nombreux poissons colorés.fishanimalorganismfoodnaturebiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChair de poissonThe flesh of the fish used as food."The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta."Les pâtes aux fruits de mer contenaient beaucoup de chair de poisson, mais pas assez de pâtes.foodfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeu de cartes du 'poisson'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."My friend and I played a game of fish during our lunch break at school. "Mon ami et moi avons joué au jeu de cartes du 'poisson' pendant notre pause déjeuner à l'école.gameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFemmeA woman."My sister is a good fish; she always helps others. "Ma sœur est une bonne femme ; elle aide toujours les autres.personhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePigeon, dupeAn easy victim for swindling."The new student was a fish, easily tricked into paying for extra tutoring sessions that weren't necessary. "Le nouvel étudiant était un pigeon, facilement dupé pour payer des cours de tutorat supplémentaires qui n'étaient pas nécessaires.personcharacterbusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn mauvais joueur de pokerA bad poker player. Compare shark (a good poker player)."My brother is a terrible poker player; he's a real fish. "Mon frère est un joueur de poker terrible ; c'est un vrai mauvais joueur.persongameentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpissure, éclisseA makeshift overlapping longitudinal brace, originally shaped roughly like a fish, used to temporarily repair or extend a spar or mast of a ship."The ship's captain used a fish to temporarily strengthen the damaged mast. "Le capitaine du navire a utilisé une éclisse pour renforcer temporairement le mât endommagé.nauticalsailingtechnicalstructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoissonA purchase used to fish the anchor."The fisherman used a special fish to quickly retrieve his anchor. "Le pêcheur a utilisé un poisson spécial pour récupérer rapidement son ancre.nauticalsailingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTorpeurA torpedo."The submarine's attack craft was a special kind of fish, designed for swift underwater attacks. "L'engin d'attaque du sous-marin était une sorte spéciale de torpille, conçue pour des attaques sous-marines rapides.militarynauticalweaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoissonsA paraphyletic grouping of the following extant taxonomic groups:"The fish family is a paraphyletic group, encompassing various species of bony fish and cartilaginous fish. "La famille des poissons est un groupe paraphylétique, englobant diverses espèces de poissons osseux et de poissons cartilagineux.fishorganismanimalbiologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa trente-quatrième carte de LenormandThe thirty-fourth Lenormand card."My tarot reader showed me the fish card, suggesting a time for reflection. "Ma cartomancienne m'a montré la carte du poisson, suggérant un temps de réflexion.astrologysignessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePêcheA period of time spent fishing."My grandfather enjoys his weekly fish, spending several hours on the lake. "Mon grand-père apprécie sa pêche hebdomadaire, passant plusieurs heures sur le lac.fishsportactiontimeentertainmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRechercheAn instance of seeking something."Merely two fishes for information told the whole story."Seulement deux recherches d'informations ont raconté toute l'histoire.actionjobessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePêcherTo hunt fish or other aquatic animals."She went to the river to fish for trout."Elle est allée à la rivière pour pêcher la truite.fishanimalfoodactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRechercher, pêcherTo search (a body of water) for something other than fish."They fished the surrounding lakes for the dead body."Ils ont recherché le corps dans les lacs environnants.actionnauticalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePêcherTo use as bait when fishing."To catch a trout, he fished a small worm. "Pour attraper une truite, il a pêché avec un petit ver.fishactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePêcher, chercherTo (attempt to) find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects."He was fishing for the keys in his pocket."Il cherchait les clés dans sa poche.actionprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSonder, chercher à obtenir des informations(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."The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments."Les acteurs traînaient à la porte, sondant pour obtenir des compliments.communicationlanguageactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareManquer la balleOf a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it."The student tried to fish the ball outside off stump, but missed completely. "L'étudiant a essayé de manquer la balle en dehors du stump, mais a complètement manqué.sportessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéparer, rajusterTo repair (a spar or mast) by fastening a beam or other long object (often called a fish) over the damaged part (see Noun above)."The ship's captain ordered the crew to fish the broken mast with a strong timber beam. "Le capitaine du navire a ordonné à l'équipage de réparer le mât cassé avec une forte poutre en bois.nauticalsailingtechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHisser les flukes deTo hoist the flukes of."The sailor expertly fished the small boat's sail up the mast. "Le marin a expertement hissé la voile du petit bateau en haut du mât.nauticalsailingfishessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJeton, pionA counter, used in various games."My brother used five fish to complete the game. "Mon frère a utilisé cinq jetons pour terminer le jeu.gamenumberessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
