Fish

"Fish" in Russian

ло́вля

lóvlja

(instance of seeking something)

лопу́х

lopúx

(slang: easy victim for swindling)

лох

lox

(slang: easy victim for swindling)

ры́ба

rýba

(vertebrate animal)

ры́ба

rýba

(collective plural of fish)

ры́ба

rýba

(flesh of fish as food)

ры́бная ло́вля

rýbnaja lóvlja

(period of time spent fishing)

ры́бы

rýby

(collective plural of fish)

рыба́лка

rybálka

(period of time spent fishing)

тёлка

tjólka

(derogatory slang: woman)

фра́ер

frájer

(slang: easy victim for swindling)

вы́ловить

výlovitʹ

(transitive: to try to find something in a body of water)

вы́ловить

výlovitʹ

(to attempt to gain something)

выла́вливать

vylávlivatʹ

(to attempt to gain something)

выу́дить

vyúditʹ

(to attempt to find by searching among other objects)

выу́дить

vyúditʹ

(to attempt to obtain information by talking to people)

выу́живать

vyúživatʹ

(to attempt to find by searching among other objects)

выу́живать

vyúživatʹ

(to attempt to obtain information by talking to people)

лови́ть

lovítʹ

(transitive: to try to find something in a body of water)

лови́ть ры́бу

lovítʹ rýbu

(to catch fish or aquatic animals)

рыба́чить

rybáčitʹ

(to catch fish or aquatic animals)

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