odd fish: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    British EnglishAmerican Englishinformalcolloquial
    • A person who is odd, eccentric, or unconventional; someone perceived as peculiar or strange.

    Examples

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    • He’s always been considered an odd fish because of his unconventional career choices.

      He’s always been considered an odd fish because of his unconventional career choices.

    • That artist is an odd fish, creating works that challenge traditional aesthetics.

      That artist is an odd fish, creating works that challenge traditional aesthetics.

    • In the small town, she stood out as an odd fish who preferred solitude and reading.

      In the small town, she stood out as an odd fish who preferred solitude and reading.

  • 2.

    generalneutral
    • An unusual or atypical fish (literal sense), used when a fish is distinctive or curious in appearance or behaviour.

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    • The aquarium staff were excited to find an odd fish species that had never been seen in these waters before.

      The aquarium staff were excited to find an odd fish species that had never been seen in these waters before.

    • That bright blue fish with the unusual fin shape is definitely an odd fish among the coral reef inhabitants.

      That bright blue fish with the unusual fin shape is definitely an odd fish among the coral reef inhabitants.

    • While cleaning the net, the fishermen caught an odd fish that none of them could identify.

      While cleaning the net, the fishermen caught an odd fish that none of them could identify.

    • The biologist studied the odd fish’s behavior, noting how it differed from other species in the lake.

      The biologist studied the odd fish’s behavior, noting how it differed from other species in the lake.

Examples:

  • EN: You always were something of an odd fish.
    ES: Siempre ha sido una especie de bicho raro.
  • EN: Rather an odd fish.
    ES: Es un tipo raro.
  • EN: I haven't met an odd fish like you in a long time.
    ES: Hacía tiempo que no me encontraba con un tipo tan raro como usted.
  • EN: He may not look like you or I, but this odd fish is becoming the blueprint for our own bodies.
    ES: No podrán parecerse a usted o a mí. Pero este extraño pez es el anteproyecto para nuestros propios cuerpos.
    ES: Puede no parecerse a ustedes o a mí, pero este extraño pez se está convirtiendo en el plano para nuestros propios cuerpos.
    ID: Dia mungkin tidak kelihatan seperti kau ataupun aku, tapi ikan aneh ini akan menjadi cetak biru dari tubuh kita nantinya.
  • EN: She's an odd fish at the best of times.
    ES: Es un bicho raro en el mejor de los casos.
    ID: Dia itu selalu aneh sepanjang waktu.
  • EN: Lane's an odd fish, isn't he?
    ES: Lane, es un pez raro, ¿no?
  • EN: She was an odd fish.
    ES: Era un bicho raro.
    ID: Dia orang yg aneh, memang.
  • EN: This Ralph guy sounds like an odd fish to me.
    ES: Ralph parece un tío gracioso.
    ID: Ralph sepertinya lucu.
  • EN: I am an odd fish.
    ES: Soy un pez raro.
  • EN: I'll admit he's an odd fish.
    ES: Admito que es un pez raro.
  • EN: You said yourself, he was an odd fish.
    ES: Tú mismo lo dijiste, que era un pez raro.
  • EN: This is an odd fish.
    HI: यह एक ऐसी अजीब मछली
  • EN: The next day, the odd fish had disappeared.
    HI: अगले ही दिन मेरा अज्ञात वनवास समाप्त हो गया.
  • EN: But this wasn't the only encounter with these beautifully odd fish.
    TE: ఏదేమైనా, ఈ అందమైన కుక్కలతో మొదట కనిపించే ప్రతిదీ కాదు.
  • EN: But he's an odd fish.
    TE: కానీ, అతనికో విచిత్రమైన జబ్బు.

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