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swordfish:
- poisson-épée; espadon
Wiktionary:
- swordfish → espadon, poisson-sabre
- swordfish → espadon

English

Detailed Translations for swordfish from English to French

swordfish:

swordfish [the ~] nom

the swordfish
le poisson-épée; l'espadon
- poisson-épée [le ~] nom
- espadon [le ~] nom

Translation Matrix for swordfish:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
espadon	swordfish	born fighter; broadsword; claymore; hoodlum; hooligan
poisson-épée	swordfish
-	Xiphias gladius

Related Words for "swordfish":

swordfishes

Synonyms for "swordfish":

saltwater fish
Xiphias gladius; scombroid; scombroid fish

Related Definitions for "swordfish":

large toothless marine food fish with a long swordlike upper jaw; not completely cold-blooded i.e. they are able to warm their brains and eyes: worldwide in warm waters but feed on cold ocean floor coming to surface at night¹
flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks¹

Wiktionary Translations for swordfish:

swordfish

noun

Xiphias gladius
- swordfish → espadon

swordfish

noun

poisson
- espadon → swordfish
Nom donné à l’espadon.
- poisson-sabre → swordfish

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• swordfish	→ espadon	↔ Schwertfisch — Ichthyologie: Raubfisch; Vertreter der einzigen Art der zu den barschartigen Fischen gehörenden Familie der Xiphiidae, die bis zu 5 m lang mit schwertförmig verlängertem Oberkiefer auswachsen können

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¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University