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pêcher

to fish

verb peh-SHEH Less Common

Usage Note

Pêcher means to fish and should not be confused with the homophone pécher (to sin), which carries an accent on the first syllable in some conjugations. The related noun is la pêche (fishing) and the person who fishes is un pêcheur. A common expression is pêcher en eaux troubles, meaning to fish in troubled waters.

Examples

"Il aime pêcher le dimanche matin."

Natural Translation

He likes to fish on Sunday morning.

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