Fish - Poisson (The 1616th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Fish is Poisson. This word often comes up when talking about food, nature & weather, lifestyle & free time. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1616th most common word in French. It can be used as noun. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: fish

French: poisson

Examples


Fish is good for you.	Le poisson est bon pour vous.
As for me, I prefer fish to meat.	Quant à moi, je préfère le poisson à la viande.
I like meat better than fish.	Je préfère la viande au poisson.
He doesn't like eating fish.	Il n'aime pas le poisson.
I eat fish every week.	Je mange du poisson chaque semaine.
This fish is stinking.	Ce poisson pue.
This is not fish.	Ceci n'est pas un poisson.
I cannot live in water. I'm not a fish.	Je ne peux pas vivre dans l'eau. Je ne suis pas un poisson.

The one thing that a fish can never find is water; and the one thing that man can never find is God.	La seule chose qu'un poisson ne peut jamais trouver, c'est de l'eau ; et la seule chose que l'homme ne peut jamais trouver, c'est Dieu.
The cat is watching the one fish.	Le chat regarde le seul poisson.
The fish smells bad.	Le poisson pue.
This fish is big.	Ce poisson est gros.
My friend is eating fish.	Mon ami mange du poisson.
He's not the only fish in the sea.	Il n'est pas le seul poisson dans la mer.
This fish is free from poison.	Ce poisson ne contient pas de poison.
I'm feeding the goldfish.	Je nourris le poisson rouge.
Fish, please.	Du poisson s'il vous plaît.
A fish swims by moving its tail.	Un poisson nage en bougeant sa queue.
We eat fish raw.	Nous mangeons du poisson cru.
We often eat fish raw.	Nous mangeons souvent du poisson cru.
Bring the frozen fish here.	Apportez ici le poisson surgelé.