fishy

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Thối, hôi tanh (cá)

BrE /ˈfɪʃi/ AmE /ˈfɪʃi/

adjective en → vi

1 SMELL [attributive, predicative] B1

Thối, hôi tanh (cá)

having the smell of fish, especially old or bad fish

  • smell/taste fishy

Collocations fishy smell · fishy taste

  • The fridge smells a bit fishy.

    Tủ lạnh có mùi hơi thối.

2 DOUBTFUL [attributive, predicative] B1

Gian trá, đáng ngờ

not honest or true; suspicious

  • sound fishy

Collocations fishy story · fishy explanation

  • That sounds a bit fishy to me.

    Điều đó nghe có vẻ đáng ngờ với tôi.