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Spanish translation: carpa dorada

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English term or phrase:	goldfish
Spanish translation:	carpa dorada
Entered by:	Elinor Thomas

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16:42 Sep 18, 2001

English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Science

English term or phrase: goldfish

i put my goldfish in the tank

robert pugh

carpa dorada

Explanation:
in Argentina also known as pez dorado.

HTH :-)

Selected response from:

Elinor Thomas
Argentina
Local time: 21:46

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

carpa dorada

Elinor Thomas

5 +2

Pez dorado

Camara

5 +1

pez dorado, peces dorados

Iliana Torres

pez dorado

xxxOso

4 +1

peces de colores

mónica alfonso

Pez de colores / Pececito de colores

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh

Answers

4 mins confidence:

Pez de colores / Pececito de colores

Explanation:
Regards,

BSD

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 743

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

carpa dorada

Explanation:
in Argentina also known as pez dorado.

HTH :-)

Babylone English > Spanish

Elinor Thomas
Argentina
Local time: 21:46
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 856

Grading comment

Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Pez dorado

Explanation:
Pez dorado
:)
Saludos!

Camara
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 162

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

peces de colores

Explanation:
also, as English word fish has no plural form different than singular. It's probable that this is not about only one fish, don't you think?

mónica alfonso
Argentina
Local time: 22:46
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 1617

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pez dorado, peces dorados

Explanation:
If in English "goldfish" refers to a single fish, it is singular and the translation is "pez dorado"; if it refers to more than one fish, it is plural and the translation is "peces dorados".

Iliana Torres
Brazil

7 hrs confidence:

pez dorado

Explanation:
"Puse a mi pez dorado en el tanque"

Hi Robert!
You can click on the link below to find out the specific traits of this fish and the story on how it's called that way.

Good luck from:
Oso ¶:^)

Reference: http://members.tripod.com/~halgall/carahist.html

xxxOso
United States
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 9863

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