What does poisson in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word poisson in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poisson in French.

The word poisson in French means fish, fish, Pisces, Pisces, fish bone, fish stick, fishstick, Poisson's ratio, the Poisson coefficient, in your element, fish scale, fish ladder, tear off a strip, be in your element, cut up, fish fillet, fillet, fizzle out, memory like a sieve, fish mousse, cloud the issue, fisheye lens, fish terrine, white fish, silverfish, April Fool, April Fool!, freshwater fish, freshwater fish, fried fish, oily fish, white fish, bony fish, breaded fish, goldfish, tropical fish, flying fish, catfish, clown fish, clownfish, sunfish, ocean sunfish, parrot fish, pilot fish, sawfish, fishtail, cutting in, fish soup. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poisson

fish

nom masculin (animal aquatique) (animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au bout de 3 heures, le pêcheur n'avait réussi à attraper qu'un seul poisson. Avec ma famille, nous sommes allés donner à manger aux poissons de l'étang.
After three hours, the fisherman had only managed to catch one fish. I went to feed the fish in the pond with my family.

fish

nom masculin (nourriture) (as food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Comme plat, voulez-vous de la viande ou du poisson ?
Do you want meat or fish for your main course?

Pisces

nom masculin pluriel (Astrologie) (zodiac sign)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma mère est Poissons et mon père est Lion.
My mother is a Pisces and my father is a Leo.

Pisces

nom masculin pluriel (Astronomie) (constellation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On voyait la constellation des Poissons hier soir.
We saw the constellation Pisces last night.

fish bone

nom féminin (os de poisson fin et pointu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a une arête de poisson piquée dans la gorge.
She has a fish bone stuck in her throat.

fish stick, fishstick

nom masculin (poisson pané en barre) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Poisson's ratio, the Poisson coefficient

nom masculin (taux de contraction perpendiculaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in your element

locution adverbiale (très à l'aise)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

fish scale

nom féminin (plaque de peau de poisson) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fish ladder

nom féminin (passage à poissons) (on a lock, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une échelle à poisson est un dispositif qui permet aux poissons de franchir un obstacle comme une écluse.

tear off a strip

locution verbale (très familier (réprimander fortement) (UK, colloquial)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma femme m'a engueulé comme du poisson pourri tout ça parce que j'avais oublié de sortir le linge.

be in your element

locution verbale (être très à l'aise)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

cut up

locution verbale (se rabattre brusquement devant [qqn])

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Un automobiliste m'a fait une queue de poisson et nous avons failli avoir un accident.
A driver cut me up and we almost had an accident.

fish fillet

nom masculin (fine tranche prélevée sur le dos) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Japonais préparent les sushis avec des filets de poisson.

fillet

verbe transitif (lever des filets de poisson) (fish)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

fizzle out

locution verbale (finir de façon prématurée)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Je sens que ce projet va finir en queue de poisson.

memory like a sieve

nom féminin (familier, péjoratif (mémoire nulle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fish mousse

nom féminin (chair de poisson mixée) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je mélange mon poisson avec de la crème et des œufs battus pour obtenir une jolie mousse de poisson.

cloud the issue

locution verbale (figuré (éluder [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

fisheye lens

nom masculin (objectif grand angle) (optics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fish terrine

nom masculin (terrine à base de poisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un pain de poisson fut servi en entrée.

white fish

nom masculin (poisson à chair blanche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

silverfish

nom masculin (insecte, lépisme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poisson d'argent est un insecte domestique argenté au corps aplati d’un centimètre de longueur.

April Fool

nom masculin (blague du 1er avril)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a fait un poisson d'avril à notre collègue, il va être surpris de ne pas trouver sa chaise.

April Fool!

interjection (C'est une blague du 1er avril !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Quand Jacques s'est relevé, on lui a crié : « Poisson d'avril ! ».

freshwater fish

nom masculin (poisson de lac ou rivière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La truite est un poisson d'eau douce.

freshwater fish

nom masculin (poisson d'eau douce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fried fish

nom masculin (plat culinaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il cuisinait du poisson frit pour ses invités.

oily fish

nom masculin (poisson riche en lipides)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

white fish

nom masculin (poisson à chair peu calorique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bony fish

nom masculin (poisson à squelette ossifié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

breaded fish

nom masculin (sorte de beignet de poisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poisson pané est un filet de poisson recouvert de chapelure et frit.

goldfish

nom masculin (petit poisson d'eau douce : cyprin doré) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon poisson rouge n'arrête pas de tourner dans son bocal.

tropical fish

nom masculin (poisson d'eaux tropicales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flying fish

nom masculin (poisson sautant hors de l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est très surprenant de voir un poisson volant.

catfish

nom masculin (silure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poissons-chats sont des poissons d'eau douce.

clown fish, clownfish

nom masculin (poisson coloré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poissons-clowns sont de l'ordre des perciformes.

sunfish, ocean sunfish

nom masculin (gros poisson rond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poisson-lune possède un aileron dorsal.

parrot fish

nom masculin (poisson : scare) (fish)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pilot fish

nom masculin (poisson qui accompagne le requin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les poissons-pilotes suivent les requins dans leurs évolutions.

sawfish

nom masculin (poisson) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le poisson-scie a un rostre très allongé et porte des dents alvéolées formant une scie.

fishtail

nom féminin (partie arrière d'un poisson) (zoology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cutting in

nom féminin (figuré (rabat devant le véhicule doublé) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fish soup

nom féminin (potage épais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bouillabaisse est une célèbre soupe de poisson.

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