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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
