Sardina (en. Sardine)

/saɾˈðina/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Small edible fish from saltwater, found in large schools.

We bought a box of sardines for the barbecue.

Compramos una caja de sardinas para la barbacoa.

A type of fish preserve made with sardines.

I like to eat canned sardines with bread.

Me gusta comer sardinas enlatadas con pan.

Common name for other similar fish in different regions.

At the market, they sold fresh sardines from the Atlantic.

En el mercado vendían sardinas frescas del Atlántico.

From Latin 'sardina', related to the fish of the sardine species.

to be a sardine

To be very tight in a small space.

ser una sardina

like canned sardines

To be very close together or squeezed.

como sardinas enlatadas

sardine in oil

Preserved sardines submerged in oil.

sardina en aceite

fresh sardine

Sardine that has not been processed or canned.

sardina fresca

To do something quickly and without quality.

You did that job in a sardine way; nothing is understandable.

Ese trabajo lo hiciste a la sardina, no se entiende nada.

Referring to a group of people very tightly packed.

In public transportation, we always go like sardines.

En el transporte público, siempre vamos como sardinas.