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salmon

UK
/ˈsæmən/
US
/ˈsæmən/

Translations

salmonnoun
salmon
pl
UK
/ˈsæmən/
US
/ˈsæmən/
Atlantic salmon return to their birthplace in the river to spawn after years at sea.
Les saumons atlantiques retournent dans leur lieu de naissance dans la rivière pour frayer après des années en mer.
saumonPour la chair comestible du poisson.
We served the grilled salmon with a lemon-dill sauce.
Nous avons servi le saumon grillé avec une sauce citron-aneth.
saumonPour la couleur.
She chose a salmon color for the walls of her living room.
Elle a choisi une couleur saumon pour les murs de son salon.
Synonyms
atlantic salmon
king salmon
fish
salmonid
redfish
sockeye
salmonverb
salmoned
Past Simple
salmoned
Past Participle
salmoning
Gerund
UK
/ˈsæm.ən/
US
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Rare but attested slang (cycling) and fishing verb senses.
pêcher le saumonDans le contexte de la pêche.
They plan to salmon the rivers of British Columbia this summer.
Ils prévoient de pêcher le saumon dans les rivières de la Colombie-Britannique cet été.
Additional translations
rouler à contresensSens familier, à propos d’un cycliste.
salmonadjective
more salmon
Comp.
most salmon
Super.
UK
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US
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Color adjective; generally not gradable (not comparable).
saumonInvariable pour la couleur.
She wore a salmon dress that complemented her skin tone beautifully.
Elle portait une robe saumon qui mettait joliment en valeur son teint.
Synonyms
orange-pink
salmon-colored
salmon-pink
rosy-pink
peachy-pink
rosy
peach
coral
pink
pinkish-orange

Definitions

salmonnoun
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.
salmonverb
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.
salmonadjective
Of a pinkish-orange color, resembling the flesh of a salmon fish.
She wore a salmon dress that complemented her skin tone beautifully.
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