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fish meaning in Dutch

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fishwife (a woman who sells or works with fish)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ʃwaɪf]
[US: ˈfɪ.ʃwaɪf]

visvrouwsubstantief

fishy (little fish)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ʃi]
[US: ˈfɪ.ʃi]

visjesubstantief
{n}

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life)
phrase

een vrouw zonder man is als een vis zonder fietsphrase

anglerfish (fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes)
noun

zeeduivelsubstantief
{m}

archerfish (fish in the family Toxotidae)
noun

schuttersvissubstantief
{m}

blowfish [blowfishes] (any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe)
noun
[UK: ˈblofɪʃ]
[US: ˈblofɪʃ]

kogelvissubstantief
{m}

bonefish [bonefishes] (game fish)
noun
[UK: bˈəʊnfɪʃ]
[US: bˈoʊnfɪʃ]

gratenvissubstantief
{m}

bony fish [bony fishes] noun
[UK: ˈbəʊ.ni fɪʃ]
[US: ˈboʊ.ni ˈfɪʃ]

beenvissubstantief
{m}

box jellyfish noun

kubuskwalsubstantief

catfish [catfishes] (type of fish, see also: sheatfish)
noun
[UK: ˈkæt.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈkæt.ˌfɪʃ]

meervalsubstantief
{m}

cold fish (heartless individual)
noun

koude kikkersubstantief

common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.mən ˈkɪŋ.fɪ.ʃə(r)]
[US: ˈkɑː.mən ˈkɪŋ.ˌfɪ.ʃər]

ijsvogelsubstantief
{m}

common whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus)
noun

grote marenesubstantief
{f}

crayfish [crayfishes] (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster)
noun
[UK: ˈkreɪ.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈkreɪ.fɪʃ]

rivierkreeftsubstantief
{m}

cuttlefish (any of various squidlike mollusks)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌtl.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈkʌ.təl.ˌfɪʃ]

zeekatsubstantief
{c}

discus fish (fish from the genus Symphysodon)
noun

discusvissubstantief

drink like a fish (drink alcohol heavily)
verb
[UK: drɪŋk ˈlaɪk ə fɪʃ]
[US: ˈdrɪŋk ˈlaɪk ə ˈfɪʃ]

drinken als een tempelierwerkwoord

fighting fish (Betta splendens)
noun
[UK: ˈfaɪt.ɪŋ fɪʃ]
[US: ˈfaɪt.ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ]

Siamese kempvissubstantief
{m}

flatfish [flatfishes] (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes)
noun
[UK: ˈflæt.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈflæt.ˌfɪʃ]

platvissubstantief
{m}

fly fishing (form of angling)
noun

vliegvissensubstantief

flying fish [flying fishes] (tropical marine fish)
noun
[UK: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ fɪʃ]
[US: ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ ˈfɪʃ]

vliegende vissubstantief
{m}

Go Fish (a card game for children)
proper noun

kwarteteigennam
{n}

goldfish [goldfishes] (fish)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊld.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈɡoʊld.fɪʃ]

goudvissubstantief
{m}

hagfish [hagfishes] (eellike fish of the family Myxinidae)
noun
[UK: ˈhæɡ.ˌfɪʃ]
[US: ˈhæg.ˌfɪʃ]

slijmpriksubstantief

have other fish to fry (to have more important things to do)
verb
[UK: həv ˈʌð.ə(r) fɪʃ tuː fraɪ]
[US: həv ˈʌð.r̩ ˈfɪʃ ˈtuː ˈfraɪ]

andere katten te geselen hebbenwerkwoord

I don't eat fish phrase

ik eet geen visphrase

jellyfish [jellyfishes] (aquatic animal)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒe.lɪ.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈdʒe.li.ˌfɪʃ]

kwalsubstantief
{f}

kingfisher [kingfishers] (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪŋ.fɪ.ʃə(r)]
[US: ˈkɪŋ.ˌfɪ.ʃər]

ijsvogelsubstantief
{m}

lanternfish (Any small, deep sea fish of family Myctophidae)
noun

Lantaarnvissensubstantief

largescale archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)
noun

schuttersvissubstantief
{m}

lizardfish (the taxonomic family Synodontidae)
noun

hagedisvissensubstantief

lungfish [lungfishes] (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi)
noun
[UK: ˈlʌŋ.fɪʃ]
[US: ˈlʌŋ.ˌfɪʃ]

longvissubstantief
{m}

milkfish (Chanos chanos)
noun

bandengsubstantief
{m}

moonfish [moonfishes] (any of various flat, oval marine fish species)
noun
[UK: mˈuːnfɪʃ]
[US: mˈuːnfɪʃ]

maanvissubstantief
{m}

neither fish nor fowl (not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; not having the advantages of the various options)
adjective

mossel noch visbijvoeglijk naamwoord

vlees noch visbijvoeglijk naamwoord

overfishing (excessive fishing)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ]
[US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ]

overbevissingsubstantief

paddlefish (fish of the family Polyodontidae)
noun

lepelsteursubstantief
{m}

Peters's elephantnose fish (Gnathonemus petersii)
noun

olifantsvissubstantief

pufferfish [pufferfishes] (a delicacy popular in Japan)
noun
[UK: pˈʌfəfɪʃ]
[US: pˈʌfɚfɪʃ]

kogelvissubstantief
{m}

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