Tench

,

Noun.

[OF.

tenche

, F.

tanche

, L.

tinca

.]

(Zool.)

A European fresh-water fish (

Tinca tinca

, or

Tinca vulgaris

) allied to the carp. It is noted for its tenacity of life.

Tench

TENCH

,

Noun.

[L. tinca.] A fish of the genus Cyprinus, found in ponds and rivers.

Tench

See also: tench

English

Proper noun

Tench

A surname.

tench

See also: Tench

English

Noun

tench ‎(plural tench or tenches)

A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

Translations

species of freshwater game fish

Czech: lín (cs) m
Danish: suder c
Dutch: zeelt (nl)
Esperanto: tinko
Estonian: linask
Finnish: suutari (fi)
French: tanche (fr)
German: Schleie f
Hungarian: compó (hu)
Ido: tencho (io)
Interlingue: tanche

Italian: tinca (it)
Norman: tanche f
Latgalian: leins
Latvian: līnis
Luxembourgish: Schlei f
Polish: lin (pl) m
Portuguese: tenca
Russian: линь (ru) m ‎(linʹ)
Spanish: tenca (es) f
Swedish: sutare c
Ukrainian: лин (uk) ‎(lyn)
West Frisian: mûdhûn

Adjective

tench ‎(comparative more tench, superlative most tench)

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (slang) excellent performance in a tense situation.

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