Fische |
1. Proper noun. (zodiac constellations, astrology) Pisces | |
2. n. plural of Fisch | |
3. v. first-person singular present of fischen | |
4. v. first-person singular subjunctive of fischen | |
5. v. third-person singular subjunctive of fischen | |
6. v. singular imperative of fischen | |
Fisch |
1. n. fish (cold-blooded vertebrates living in water) | |
Wir haben jeder einen Fisch gefangen. - Each one of us has caught a fish. | |
Ob ein Wal ein Fisch ist, hängt von der Definition ab. - Whether a whale is a fish depends on the definition. | |
2. n. fish (food) | |
Freitags essen viele Leute Fisch. - Many people eat fish on Fridays. | |
fischen |
1. v. to fish | |
Fangen |
1. n. (gerund of fangen): catching | |
2. n. (games) tag | |
3. v. to catch (grab something flying in the air) | |
Der Torwart fängt den Ball. - The goalkeeper catches the ball. | |
4. v. to catch; to capture (to take hold of a person or an animal) | |
Die Förster fingen das entlaufene Wildschwein. - The rangers caught the run-away boar. | |
5. v. to improve in health; do well again; to do better | |
Es sah schlecht um sie aus, aber jetzt hat sie sich wieder gefangen. - It looked quite bad for her, but now she has improved again. | |
6. v. to calm down; to compose oneself | |
Wenn du dich gefangen hast, kannst du jetzt essen kommen. - If you’ve composed yourself, you may come to dinner now. | |
7. v. (colloquial transitive with reflexive dative) to catch (a disease; something unpleasant) | |
Ich hab mir auf der Kirmes nur ’ne Grippe gefangen. - All I caught at the fun fair was a flu. | |
8. v. (colloquial with eine and reflexive dative) to be slapped | |
Sag das noch mal und du fängst dir eine. - Say that again and you’ll catch it. | |