salmon

UK
/ˈsæmən/
US
/ˈsæmən/
salmonsubstantiv
salmon
Pl.
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Übersetzungen
The salmon swam upstream to spawn.
Лосось плыл вверх по течению, чтобы нереститься.
We had smoked salmon for breakfast.
На завтрак у нас была копченая семга.
Definitionen
Any of several large migratory fishes of the family Salmonidae, especially the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and the Pacific salmons (genus Oncorhynchus), noted for leaping waterfalls as they swim upstream to spawn.
Atlantic salmon return to their birthplace in the river to spawn after years at sea.
The pinkish-orange color resembling the flesh of a salmon fish.
She chose a salmon color for the walls of her living room.
The flesh of a salmon, used as food.
We served the grilled salmon with a lemon-dill sauce.
Synonyme
king salmon
atlantic salmon
salmonverb
salmoned
Präteritum
salmoned
Partizip Perfekt
salmoning
Gerundium
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Rare but attested slang (cycling) and fishing verb senses.
Definitionen
To ride a bicycle against the flow of traffic, especially in a bike lane, in a manner likened to a salmon swimming upstream.
Cyclists who salmon up the one-way street put themselves and others in danger.
To fish for salmon.
They plan to salmon the rivers of British Columbia this summer.
salmonadjektiv
more salmon
Komp.
most salmon
Super.
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Color adjective; generally not gradable (not comparable).
Übersetzungen
She wore a beautiful salmon dress to the party.
Она надела красивое лососевое платье на вечеринку.
Definitionen
Of a pinkish-orange color, resembling the flesh of a salmon fish.
She wore a salmon dress that complemented her skin tone beautifully.
salmoneigenname
Definitionen
A male given name of biblical origin, borne by an ancestor of King David; also used as a surname.
Salmon was listed among the forefathers of King David in the genealogy.