Fish - English French translations - expanded version

[glazedallover]

A fish called Colin. Great Film.

[Quiksilver]

Couldn't see Marlin listed....often used instead of Espadon for swordfish

[Lori]

often used instead of Espadon for swordfish

Which I rarely ever see here in France.

[ajm]

Colin is Hake

[Quiksilver]

often used instead of Espadon for swordfish

The larger supermarkets with a fish counter sometimes have swordfish steaks, sometimes on promo. Grand Frais (Bergerac) certainly do, though their prices are prohibitive.

Which I rarely ever see here in France.

[hughnique]

Colin is Hake

Hake appears to be Merlu

[exile]

My 3 way translation table show colin as either coley or hake, but hake can also be translated as merlu.

I think this helps make the point about naming fish and therefore making translation even more difficult and full of pitfalls.

As a further example, does anyone know the difference between fluke and dab? or in French sole au citron and vive (which translates as lemon sole even if the skin markings don't look right to me)?

[Blaze]

As a further example, does anyone know the difference between fluke and dab? or in French sole au citron and vive (which translates as lemon sole even if the skin markings don't look right to me)?

In Brittany, une Vive is a Weaver fish and it has an extremely painful sting - been there. A Lemon Sole round here is a Limande-sole (same family as the Plie) and has no connection with a Vive..
The Vive isn't a flat fish like a sole and though I haven't heard of it being eaten round here, I gather it's a delicacy further south !

We've found that the names of fish seem to vary from region to region. Complicated or what ?