poisson/pwa.sɔ̃/
noun / prop.n. · A1 · Frequency 1170
nounmasculine
Meanings
fish, aquatic vertebrate, generally referring to marine or freshwater fish
Refers to fish as biological animals, including both marine and freshwater species.
fish as food, fish used for cooking and eating
Refers to fish used as food, common in culinary contexts.
Examples
Le poisson nage près des rochers.
The fish is swimming near the rocks.
Mon fils a dessiné un poisson bleu dans son cahier.
My son drew a blue fish in his notebook.
Le pêcheur a remis le poisson à l'eau.
The fisherman put the fish back in the water.
Collocations
- un poisson d’eau doucea freshwater fish
- manger du poissonto eat fish
Common mistakes
un poisson
du poisson
When referring to food, French usually uses partitive articles instead of indefinite articles.
poisson (复数)
poissons (复数)
The plural form should be poissons to indicate multiple fish.
Related words
synonympoisson comestibleedible fish
synonympoisson d'eau doucefreshwater fish
synonympoisson marinmarine fish
prop.n.masculine
Meanings
a fish
Common noun referring to aquatic vertebrate animals, frequently used in everyday life and food contexts.
a metonymic surname
Proper noun used as a surname, usually capitalized.
Examples
Poisson est un nom de famille courant en France, mais c’est aussi le mot pour désigner un animal aquatique.
Poisson is a common surname in France, but it is also the word for an aquatic animal.
Monsieur Poisson a assisté à la réunion hier, il est un membre important de la communauté locale.
Mr. Poisson attended the meeting yesterday; he is an important member of the local community.
Collocations
- pêcher un poissonto catch a fish
- cuire le poissonto cook the fish
- le nom Poissonthe surname Poisson
Common mistakes
poisson (小写)
Poisson (大写)
As a proper noun surname, the first letter should be capitalized.
Related words
synonymnom de famillesurname
synonympoisson (animal)fish (animal)
nounmasculine
Meanings
fish, aquatic vertebrate, generally referring to marine or freshwater fish
Refers to fish as biological animals, including both marine and freshwater species.
fish as food, fish used for cooking and eating
Refers to fish used as food, common in culinary contexts.
Examples
Les poissons se cachent sous les rochers quand la mer devient agitée.
Fish hide under the rocks when the sea becomes rough.
Nous avons relâché les poissons dans l'étang après les avoir comptés.
We released the fish into the pond after counting them.
Les poissons d'eau douce supportent mal l'eau salée.
Freshwater fish do not tolerate salt water well.