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sword·fish

(sôrd′fĭsh′)

n. pl. swordfish or sword·fish·es

A large marine food and game fish (Xiphias gladius) having a long swordlike extension of the upper jaw.

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swordfish

(ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ)

n, pl -fish or -fishes

(Animals) a large scombroid fish, Xiphias gladius, with a very long upper jaw: valued as a food and game fish: family Xiphiidae

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sword•fish

(ˈsɔrdˌfɪʃ, ˈsoʊrd-)

n., pl. -fish•es, (esp. collectively) -fish.

a large marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a bladelike structure.

[1350–1400]

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Noun	1.	swordfish - flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks Xiphias gladius, 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 night saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
	2.	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 night Xiphias gladius scombroid, scombroid fish - important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters genus Xiphias, Xiphias - type genus of the Xiphiidae swordfish - flesh of swordfish usually served as steaks

Translations

سَيَّافُ البَحْر

mečoun

sværdfisk

Schwertfisch

ξιφίας

espada pez espada

miekkakala

espadonpoisson-sabre

sabljarka

pesce spada

メカジキ

황새치

svärdfisk

ปลาทะเลขนาดใหญ่มีขากรรไกรยาวคล้ายกระบี่

kılıç balığı

cá kiếm

剑鱼

swordfish

[ˈsɔːdfɪʃ] (swordfish (swordfishes (pl))) N → pez m espada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

swordfish

[ˈsɔː^rdfɪʃ] n → espadon mSword of Damocles [ˈdæməkliːz] n (literary) → épée f de Damoclès
to have the Sword of Damocles hanging over one's head → avoir l'épée de Damoclès qui vous pend au-dessus de la tête

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

swordfish

[ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ] n → pesce m spada inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

swordfish

→ سَيَّافُ البَحْر mečoun sværdfisk Schwertfisch ξιφίας pez espada miekkakala espadon sabljarka pesce spada メカジキ 황새치 zwaardvis sverdfisk miecznik peixe-espada рыба-меч svärdfisk ปลาทะเลขนาดใหญ่มีขากรรไกรยาวคล้ายกระบี่ kılıç balığı cá kiếm 剑鱼

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(the indefatigable clown of the ocean), and some swordfish ten feet long, those prophetic heralds of the hurricane whose formidable sword would now and then strike the glass of the saloon.

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The Nile rat kills the crocodile, the swordfish kills the whale, the book will kill the edifice."

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I stood indeed as little chance among them as a cumbrous whale attacked on all sides by a legion of swordfish. When at length they relinquished their hold of me, they swam away in every direction, laughing at my clumsy endeavours to to reach them.

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