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trawl

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trawl  (trôl)
n.
1. A trawl net.
2. See setline.
v. trawled, trawl·ing, trawls
v.tr.
To catch (fish) with a trawl.
v.intr.
1. To fish with a trawl.
2. To troll.

[Possibly Middle English trawelle, perhaps from Middle Dutch tragel, dragnet, possibly from Latin trgula, from trahere, to drag.]

trawl [trɔːl]
n Sea fishing
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Also called trawl net a large net, usually in the shape of a sock or bag, drawn at deep levels behind special boats (trawlers)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Also called trawl line a long line to which numerous shorter hooked lines are attached, suspended between buoys See also setline, trotline
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) the act of trawling
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Sea fishing to catch or try to catch (fish) with a trawl net or trawl line
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) Sea fishing (tr) to drag (a trawl net) or suspend (a trawl line)
3. (intr; foll by for) to seek or gather (something, such as information, or someone, such as a likely appointee) from a wide variety of sources
n & vb
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Angling another word for troll1
[from Middle Dutch traghelen to drag, from Latin trāgula dragnet; see trail]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trawltrawl - a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
2.trawltrawl - a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
fishing net, fishnet - a net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in
Verb1.trawltrawl - fish with trawlers                  
fish - catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"

trawl
verb search, go, look, check, wade (informal), sift They are trawling through the records of thousands of petty thieves.
noun search, look, check, hunt, glance Any trawl through their interviews will reveal incisive statements.
Translations
trawl [trɔːl]
A. N
1. (= net) → red f barredera, red f de arrastre
2. (= act) → rastreo m
a trawl through police filesun rastreo de los archivos policiales
B. VT [+ area] → rastrear; [+ river, lake] → dragar
to trawl uppescar, sacar a la superficie
C. VI
1. (= fish) → pescar al arrastre, rastrear
to trawl (for sth)rastrear(algo)
2. (= search) to trawl through the filesrastrear los archivos
to trawl for evidencerastrear buscando pruebas

trawl [ˈtrɔːl]
n (= search) → exploration f
a trawl through sth → une exploration de qch
trawl through
vt [+ records, files] → éplucher

trawl
n (also trawl net)Schleppnetz nt, → Trawl nt; (US: also trawl line) → Grundleine f
vi
to trawl (for fish)mit dem Schleppnetz fischen; (US) → mit einer Grundleine fischen
(esp Brit) to trawl for players/lawyersSpieler/Rechtsanwälte fischen
vt
fishmit dem Schleppnetz fangen; they trawled the sea-bottomsie fischten mit Schleppnetzen auf dem Meeresboden; they trawled the net along the sea-bottomsie schleppten das Netz über den Meeresboden
(esp Brit) world, streets, bars, files, Internetdurchkämmen

trawl [trɔːl]
1. n (net) → rete f a strascico
2. vi to trawl (for sth)pescare (qc) con rete a strascico

trawl [trɔːl]
1. n (net) → rete f a strascico
2. vi to trawl (for sth)pescare (qc) con rete a strascico

trawl
n trawl [troːl]
a wide-mouthed, bag-shaped net used to catch sea fish. treiler شَبَكَة واسِعَة لصَيد السَّمَك في أعماق البَحْر трал nevod trawl das Schleppnetz τράτα (το δίχτυ) red de arrastre traal تور ماهیگیری trooli chalut מִכִמוֹרֶת महाजाल mreža potegača fenékháló pukat botnvarpa, troll (rete a strascico) 底引網 저인망 tralas tralis pukat tunda sleepnet trål włók rede de arrasto năvod, traul трал čereň, vlečná sieť vlečna ribiška mreža mreža trål อวนลาก trol, tarak ağı 拖網 трал; донний невід مہا جال lưới vét
v
to fish with a trawl. treiler يَصْطاد أسْماك قاع البَحر ловя риба с трал lovit nevodem trawle mit einem Schleppnetz fischen ψαρεύω με τράτα pescar con red de arrastre, pescar al arrastre traalima ماهی گرفتن troolata pêcher au chalut לָדוּג בִּמִכִמוֹרֶת महाजाल से मछली पकड़ना loviti potegačom, koćariti fenékhálóval halászik memukat veiða með botnvörpu (pescare con la rete a strascico) 底引網漁をする 저인망 어업을 하다 gaudyti tralu zvejot ar trali menangkap ikan dgn pukat tunda met een sleepnet vissen tråle, fiske med trål trałować pescar ao arrasto a pescui cu năvo­dul тралить loviť čereňou loviti ribe z vlečno mrežo hvatati ribu mrežom tråla จับปลาโดยใช้อวนลาก trol avcılığı yapmak 用拖網捕魚 тралити مہا جال سے مچھلياں پکڑنا kéo lưới
n trawler
a fishing-boat used in trawling. treiler سَفينَة صَيْد траулер trauler trawler der Schleppnetzfischer μηχανότρατα arrastrero, barco de arrastre traallaev کشتی ماهی گیری troolari chalutier סְפינַת לְדַיִיג בְּמִכִמוֹרֶת जालपोत koća fenékhálós halászhajó perahu pukat togari motopeschereccio (per la pesca a strascico) 底引網漁船 저인망 어선 traleris traleris kapal pukat tunda trawler tråler trałowiec traineira trauler траулер rybárska loď ribiška ladja za lov z mrežo ribarski čamac trålare การจับปลาด้วยอวน trol gemisi []拖捞船 траулер مچھلي پکڑنے کي کشتي tàu kéo lưới


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