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goldfish

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gold·fish  (gldfsh)
n. pl. goldfish or gold·fish·es
A freshwater fish (Carassius auratus) native to eastern Asia, usually having brassy or reddish coloring and bred in many ornamental forms as an aquarium fish.
goldfish [ˈgəʊldˌfɪʃ]
n pl -fish, -fishes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a freshwater cyprinid fish, Carassius auratus, of E Europe and Asia, esp China, widely introduced as a pond or aquarium fish. It resembles the carp and has a typically golden or orange-red coloration
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of certain similar ornamental fishes, esp the golden orfe (see orfe)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.goldfishgoldfish - small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
Carassius auratus
cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales
Carassius, genus Carassius - goldfish
silverfish - a silvery variety of Carassius auratus
Translations
goldfish [ˈgəʊldfɪʃ]
A. N (goldfish or goldfishes (pl)) → pez m de colores
B. CPD goldfish bowl N → pecera f
to live in a goldfish bowl → vivir como en una vitrina
goldfish [ˈgəʊldfɪʃ] n → poisson m rouge
I've got five goldfish → J'ai cinq poissons rouges.
goldfish bowl n → bocal m (à poissons)
gold leaf n → feuille f d'or
gold medal n → médaille f d'or
gold medallist n → médaillé(e) m/f d'or
gold mine goldmine n → mine f d'or
to be a goldmine (= very profitable) → être une mine d'or
gold-plated [ˌgəʊldˈpleɪtɪd] adj → plaqué(e) or inv
gold prospector n → chercheur/euse m/f d'or
gold record n → disque m d'or
gold reserves npl → réserves fpl d'or
gold-rimmed [ˌgəʊldˈrɪmd] [glasses] adj → à montures en or
gold rush n → ruée f vers l'or
goldfish [ˈgəʊldfɪʃ] n → pesce m rosso
goldfish [ˈgəʊldfɪʃ] n → pesce m rosso
goldfish → سمك ذهبي zlatá rybka guldfisk Goldfisch χρυσόψαρο pececito rojo, pez dorado kultakala poisson rouge zlatna ribica pesce rosso 金魚 금붕어 goudvis gullfisk złota rybka peixe dourado золотая рыбка guldfisk ปลาทอง Japon balığı cá vàng 金鱼


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cried Alice, quite forgetting in the flurry of the moment how large she had grown in the last few minutes, and she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt, upsetting all the jurymen on to the heads of the crowd below, and there they lay sprawling about, reminding her very much of a globe of goldfish she had accidentally upset the week before.
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Wilson was the richest man in Blackstable, he was thought to have at least five hundred a year, and he had married his cook--Philip sat demurely in the stiff parlour, used only to receive visitors, and busied himself with the restless movements of goldfish in a bowl.
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Oh, do not give me credit for this, madame; it was done by the Romans, who much esteemed them, and Pliny relates that they sent slaves from Ostia to Rome, who carried on their heads fish which he calls the mulus, and which, from the description, must probably be the goldfish.
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