catfish

pesce gatto

Pesce che vive solitamente in fiumi o laghi e ha filamenti intorno alla bocca simili a baffi.

In inglese semplice: A fish, usually living in rivers or lakes, with long thin parts around its mouth like a cat’s whiskers.

• We caught a catfish in the river.
• Catfish often feed near the bottom.
• The restaurant serves fried catfish with rice.

Sinonimi: catlet, sheat, sheatfish

Espressioni comuni: fried catfish, catch catfish, catfish pond

impostore online

Persona che usa una falsa identità su internet per ingannare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: Someone who uses a false identity online to trick other people.

• Her online boyfriend was a catfish.
• The catfish used someone else’s photographs.
• How can you spot a catfish on a dating app?

Sinonimi: online impostor

Espressioni comuni: a catfish, spot a catfish, dating a catfish

profilo falso

Profilo su internet che presenta una falsa identità per ingannare gli altri.

In inglese semplice: A false online profile used to trick other people.

• That profile is a catfish.
• They deleted the catfish from the dating site.
• The stolen photographs appeared on several catfish accounts.

Sinonimi: fake profile

Espressioni comuni: a catfish, create a catfish, delete a catfish

ingannare con un profilo falso

Ingannare qualcuno su internet fingendo di essere un’altra persona.

In inglese semplice: To trick someone online by pretending to be a different person.

• Someone tried to catfish me.
• She was catfished on a dating app.
• He catfishes strangers by pretending to be a famous actor.

Come si usa: catfish someone (He catfished several people using a stolen photograph.)

Espressioni comuni: catfish someone, catfish people, catfish on something

pescare pesci gatto

Cercare di catturare pesci gatto, che hanno filamenti simili a baffi intorno alla bocca.

In inglese semplice: To try to catch the river or lake fish that have whisker-like parts around their mouths.

• We catfish in the river.
• They spent the evening catfishing from a boat.
• Do you usually catfish at night?

Espressioni comuni: catfish at night, catfish in something, catfish from something