Meaning of fishy | Babel Free
ˈfɪʃiDefinitions
- Of, from, or similar to fish
- Informal. Of dubious character:doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspect, suspicious, uncertain.
- Suspicious; inspiring doubt
- mashed fish shaped into a ball and cooked. visfrikkadel كُتْلَة من لحم السَّمَك рибно кюфте bolo de peixe rybí karbanátek die Fischfrikadelle fiskebolle κροκέτα ψαριού albóndiga de pescado kalapall کوفتۀ ماهی kalapallo boulette de poisson קְצִיצָת דָג एक प्रकार का मछली का व्यंजन riblje okruglice halpogácsa bakso ikan fiskbolla crocchetta di pesce 魚肉の揚団子 어육 완자 žuvies kukulis zivju frikadele bebola ikan visbal fiskebolle klopsik rybny د کب کوفته bolo de peixe chiftea din carne de peşte тефтели ...
- Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman
- a person who fishes either as a job or as a hobby. visser صَيّاد рибар pescador rybář der Fischer fisker; lystfisker ψαράςpescador kalur, kalamees ماهی گیر kalastaja pêcheurדייג मछुआरा ribar halász pengail fiskimaður, veiðimaður pescatore 漁夫 어부 žvejys zvejnieks nelayan visserfiskerrybak كب نيوونكى، دكب نيولو بيړى pescador pescar рыбак; рыболов rybár ribič pecaroš fiskare ชาวประมง balık tutan kimse 捕魚人 рибалка; риболов ماہی گیر ngư dân 捕鱼人
- Diminutive of fish
- an area of fresh water for breeding fish as a business. vistelery مَزْرَعَة سَمَك рибарник viveiro de peixes chov ryb die Fischzucht dambrug; fiskeopdræt ιχθυοκαλλιέργεια piscifactoría kalakasvatus پرورشگاه ماهی kalanviljelylaitos centre de pisciculture חָווַת דָגִים मछली पालने का तालाब ribogojilište haltenyészet kolam ikan peschiera 養魚場 양어장 žuvų ūkis zivjaudzētava kolam ikan viskwekerij fiskeoppdrettsanlegg gospodarstwo rybne د کب فارم рыборазводной садок chov rýb ribogojnica riblja farma fi...
- a person who breeds fish. visteler مُرَبّي س��مَك работник в рибарник criador de peixes chovatel ryb der Fischzüchter dambruger; fiskeopdrætter ιχθυοκαλλιεργητής piscicultor kalakasvataja کسی که مای پرورش می دهد kalanviljelijä pisciculteur/-trice מְגָדֵל דָגִים मछली पालन करना uzgajac ribe haltenyésztő peternak ikan sá sem stundar fiskeldi piscicoltore, pescicoltore 養魚業者 양어가 žuvų augintojas zivju audzētājs penternak ikan viskweker fiskeoppdretter hodowca ryb كب ساتونكي viveiro de peixes/criado...
- a place for hatching fish eggs. visbroeiery مكان تفقيس السَّمَك място за хвърляне на хайвер viveiro de peixes umělá líheň ryb der Laichplatz udklægningssted for rogn ιχθυοεκκολαπτήριο criadero, piscifactoría محل تخم ریزی ماهی kalanviljelylaitos écloserie בְּרֵיכַת דָגִים मछली पालन के लिए अंडे से प्रजनन कराने की जगह mrijestilište riba halkeltető telep tempat pembenihan ikan vivaio 魚の孵化場 물고기 부화장 žuvų neršykla zivju (mazuļu) inkubators tempat pembenihan ikan broedplaats voor vis utklekkingsanleg...
-
a fine strong thread, now usually made of nylon, used with a rod, hooks etc for catching fish. vislyn خَيْط وصُنّارَه لصَيْد السَّمَك корда linha de pesca rybářský vlasec die Angelschnur snøre; line πετονιάsedal õngenöör نخ ماهی گیری siima ligne חוּט דָיִג मछली पकड़ने की डोरी povraz horgászzsinór tali kail færi, fiskilína lenza 釣り糸 낚싯줄 valas makšķeraukla tali kail vissnoerfiskesnøreżyłka جال linha de pesca gută леса rybárske lanko ribiška vrvica najlon za pecanje metrev, fisklina เอ็นตกปลา ol... usually
-
a long thin flexible rod used with a fishing-line and hooks etc for catching fish. visstok عصا صيْد السَّمَك въдица vara de pesca rybářský prut die Angelrute fiskestang καλάμι ψαρέματοςcaña de pescar õngeritv چوب ماهی گیری onkivapa canne à pêcheחכה मछली पकड़ने का डंडा štap za pecanje, ribolov horgászbot joran veiðistöng canna da pesca 釣りざお 낚싯대 meškerykotis makšķere; makšķerkāts joran hengelfiskestangwędka چنګ cana de pesca undiţă удочка rybárska udica ribiška palica štap za pecanje metspö, fi... etc
- a fishmonger. visverkoper; vishandelaar تاجِر السَّمَك прдавач на риба peixeiro obchodník s rybami der Fischhändler fiskehandler ιχθυοπώληςpescadero kalakaupmees ماهی فروش kalakauppias poissonnier/-ière סוֹחֵר דָגִים मछली का विक्रेता trgovac ribom halkereskedő pedagang ikan fisksali pescivendolo 魚屋 생선 장수 žuvų pardavėjas zivju tirgotājs pedagang ikan vishandelaarfiskehandler handlarz rybami کب خرڅوونکی peixeiro negustor de peşte торговец рыбой predavač, -ka rýb, obchodník, -čka s rybami trgove...
- to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation. soos 'n vis op droë grond wees; uit jou element wees يَشْعُر بِعَدَم الإرْتِياح، يَشْعُر بالغَرابَه не намясто sentir-se como um peixe fora d'água cítit se jako ryba na suchu nicht in seinem Element sein føle sig som en hund i et spil kegler νιώθω σαν ψάρι έξω από το νερό sentirse como pez fuera del agua nagu kala kuival olema ناراحت؛ معذب olla kuin kala kuivalla maalla se sentir complètement dépaysé לְהָרגִיש לא בַּמָקוֹם बिना पानी की मछल...
Equivalents
Examples
“You shall have a fishy / In a little dishy; / You shall have a fishy / When the boat comes in.”
“When Sachie got out of the tub and got her baby out of the tub her mom had her talk down the drain to the fishies and froggies. […] "Are you ready fishies? Are you ready froggies?" Both Sachie and mommy asked together. "One, two, three" they pulled out the plug. And they watched the water go down the drain.”
“I wish I were a fishy in the sea— / I wish I were a fishy in the sea— / I'd go swimming in the nudie without my bathing suity / Oh, I wish I were a fishy in the sea—”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See also
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free