espadon

ɛspadɔ̃

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Definition of espadon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

poissongrand poisson marin au long bec aplati

L'espadon peut mesurer plus de trois mètres de longueur.

poisson-épée

cuisinechair de ce poisson utilisée en cuisine

Nous avons mangé de l'espadon grillé au restaurant.

arme ancienne

Dated

grande épée à deux tranchants maniée à deux mains

Dated

Le chevalier brandissait son espadon dans la bataille.

escrime

Dated

sabre utilisé pour apprendre l'escrime

Dated

Les débutants s'entraînent d'abord avec un espadon.

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grand poisson marin au long bec aplati
chair de ce poisson utilisée en cuisine

Origin of espadon

italien, spada (épée) + -on (suffixe augmentatif)

Terms with espadon included in their meaning

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poisson-épée

espadon

grand poisson marin au rostre allongé et pointu comme une épée

marlin

poisson

grand poisson marin à rostre pointu ressemblant à l'espadon

Examples of espadon in a sentence

L’espadon est recherché pour sa chair savoureuse.
Le chef prépare un carpaccio d'espadon pour l'entrée.
J'ai acheté de l'espadon frais au marché ce matin.
L’espadon reposait sur le mur du château.
Ils admirent l’espadon exposé au musée d’armes anciennes.
L’espadon est plus lourd que le fleuret.

Chaque élève reçoit un espadon pour la première leçon.

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English:swordfish, greatsword, ...
German:Schwertfisch, Schwertfischfleisch, ...
Italian:pesce spada, spadone, ...
Spanish:pez espada, espada larga, ...
Portuguese:espadarte, espadão, ...
Chinese:剑鱼, 剑鱼肉, ...
Japanese:メカジキ, メカジキの身, ...
Arabic:سمكة أبو سيف, سمك أبو سيف, ...
Hebrew:דָּג סְפָּארְדוֹן, בְּשַׂר דַּג הַחֶרֶב, ...
Russian:рыба-меч, мясо рыбы-меч, ...
Ukrainian:меч-риба, м'ясо меч-риби, ...
Catalan:peix espasa, espadó, ...
Danish:sværdfisk, tohåndssværd, ...
Dutch:zwaardvis, slagzwaard, ...
Greek:ξιφίας, σπάθη, ...
Khmer:ត្រីដាវ, សាច់ត្រីដាវ, ...
Korean:황새치, 황새치 살, ...
Polish:miecznik, mięso miecznika, ...
Portuguese (BR):espadarte, carne de espadarte, ...
Romanian:pește-sabie, espadon, ...
Swedish:svärdfisk, tvåhandssvärd, ...
Thai:ปลากระโทงแทง, เนื้อปลาดาบ, ...
Turkish:kılıç balığı, zırh kıran, ...
Vietnamese:cá kiếm, thịt cá kiếm, ...

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Definition of espadon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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