salmon
der Lachs, die Lachse
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salmon
The meat of a large food fish with characteristically pink to reddish flesh, prepared as food.
Zum Frühstück esse ich am liebsten ein Brötchen mit geräuchertem Lachs.
For breakfast, my favorite thing to eat is a roll with smoked salmon.
salmon
A large food fish that lives in cold seas and swims up the rivers it came from to spawn.
Im Herbst kann man beobachten, wie die Lachse die Flüsse hinauf zu ihren Laichplätzen springen.
In autumn, you can watch the salmon jumping up the rivers to their spawning grounds.
salmon
A shade of color resembling the pink-orange flesh of salmon; salmon-colored.
Das Hemd hatte einen dezenten Farbton, der irgendwo zwischen Rosa und Orange lag, fast wie Lachs.
The shirt had a subtle shade somewhere between pink and orange, almost like salmon.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Lachse |
| genitive | des Lachses |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Lachs | die Lachse |
| accusative | den Lachs | die Lachse |
| dative | dem Lachs | den Lachsen |
| genitive | des Lachses | der Lachse |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
| gender | neuter das |
|---|---|
| plural | die Lachstöne |
| genitive | des Lachs |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | das Lachs | die Lachstöne |
| accusative | das Lachs | die Lachstöne |
| dative | dem Lachs | den Lachstönen |
| genitive | des Lachs | der Lachstöne |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Lachs' (salmon) from the context. If it's about food, the food is meant. If it's about rivers or animals, the fish is meant. In combination with words like 'Farbe' (color) or 'Kleid' (dress), the shade of color is meant.
Für das Abendessen habe ich frischen Lachs gekauft.
I bought fresh salmon for dinner.
Der Lachs schwimmt zum Laichen den Fluss hinauf.
The salmon swims up the river to spawn.
Ihre neue Bluse hat die Farbe Lachs.
Her new blouse is salmon-colored.
When 'Lachs' (salmon) is meant as a food, it is often named together with the way it is prepared. Typical combinations are 'geräucherter Lachs' (smoked salmon), 'gebeizter Lachs' (cured salmon), or 'gebratener Lachs' (fried/pan-seared salmon).
Ein Klassiker zum Brunch ist geräucherter Lachs mit Meerrettich.
A brunch classic is smoked salmon with horseradish.
Wir servieren gebratenen Lachs auf einem Bett aus Spinat.
We serve pan-seared salmon on a bed of spinach.
When talking about the animals, the plural 'die Lachse' (the salmon) is used. If, however, you are talking about the food, the singular 'der Lachs' (salmon) is usually used as a collective term, even when it refers to a larger quantity.
Im Fluss kann man viele Lachse beobachten.
You can observe many salmon in the river.
Heute gibt es Lachs für die ganze Familie.
Today there is salmon for the whole family.
To describe the shade of color, the adjective 'lachsfarben' (salmon-colored) or the combination 'in Lachs' (in salmon) is often used. Using the noun 'Lachs' (salmon) alone for the color is less common.
Sie trug ein lachsfarbenes Kleid.
She wore a salmon-colored dress.
Die Wand ist in einem hellen Lachs gestrichen.
The wall is painted in a light salmon.
