A upper-intermediate list of 11 French words for fish vocabulary (freshwater), each with an example sentence to show it in context.
| French | English | Example sentence |
|---|---|---|
| une carpe | carp | La carpe vit en eau douce. Carp lives in fresh water. |
| un brochet | pike | Le brochet est un prédateur. Pike is a predator. |
| une perche | freshwater bass | La perche se pêche à la cuillère. Freshwater bass is fished with a spinner. |
| un achigan | freshwater bass | L’achigan est prisé des pêcheurs. Freshwater bass is prized by anglers. |
| un saumon | salmon | Le saumon remonte la rivière. Salmon swims up the river. |
| une anguille | eel | L’anguille est glissante. The eel is slippery. |
| un sandre | pike perch | Le sandre est un poisson fin. Pike perch is a fine fish. |
| un gardon | roach / small fry | Le gardon est un petit poisson. Roach is a small fish. |
| un esturgeon | sturgeon | L’esturgeon produit le caviar. Sturgeon produces caviar. |
| une tanche | tench | La tanche vit dans les étangs. Tench lives in ponds. |
| un goujon | gudgeon (fish) | Le goujon se pêche au ver. Gudgeon is fished with a worm. |
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