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pescar

to fish

verb pehs-KAHR Rare
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Also means

to catch; to land (colloquial)

Usage Note

Pescar is a spelling-change verb: the c becomes qu before e in the subjunctive and preterite — pesqué, pesques. Colloquially it means to catch or nab someone — la pescaron mintiendo (they caught her lying). Ir a pescar is a common leisure phrase. The related noun pesca (fishing) and pescado (fish as food) share the same root.

Examples

"Salimos a pescar al río cada domingo."

Natural Translation

We go fishing at the river every Sunday.

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