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Meaning of "torsk" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TORSK

Of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse thorskr codfish, Danish torsk.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TORSK

torsk  [tɔːsk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TORSK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Torsk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TORSK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of torsk in the English dictionary

The definition of torsk in the dictionary is a gadoid food fish, Brosmius brosme, of northern coastal waters, having a single long dorsal fin Usual US and Canadian name: cusk.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TORSK


abask
əˈbɑːsk
antimask
ˈæntɪˌmɑːsk
antimasque
ˈæntɪˌmɑːsk
ask
ɑːsk
bask
bɑːsk
brusque
bruːsk
cask
kɑːsk
flask
flɑːsk
lasque
lɑːsk
mask
mɑːsk
masque
mɑːsk
multitask
ˈmʌltɪˌtɑːsk
out-task
ˈaʊtˌtɑːsk
outask
ˌaʊtˈɑːsk
overtask
ˌəʊvəˈtɑːsk
Pasch
pɑːsk
photomask
ˈfəʊtəʊˌmɑːsk
subtask
ˈsʌbˌtɑːsk
task
tɑːsk
unmask
ʌnˈmɑːsk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TORSK

torsade
torsel
torsi
torsibility
torsiograph
torsion
torsion balance
torsion bar
torsion meter
torsional
torsionally
torsive
torso
tort
tort-feasor
torta
torte
Tortelier
tortellini
torticollar

WORDS THAT END LIKE TORSK

Angarsk
Kommunarsk
Kramatorsk
Krasnoyarsk
Kursk
Magnitogorsk
Novosibirsk
Nynorsk
Orsk
Simbirsk
Ust-Kamenogorsk

Synonyms and antonyms of torsk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «torsk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TORSK

Find out the translation of torsk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of torsk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «torsk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

torsk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torsk
570 millions of speakers

English

torsk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

torsk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

torsk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Torsk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torsk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

torsk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

torsk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Torsk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

torsk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トースク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

torsk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Torsk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

torsk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

torsk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टर्क्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

torsk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torsk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torsk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Torsk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

torsk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

torsk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Torsk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

torsk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Torsk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of torsk

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TORSK»

The term «torsk» is regularly used and occupies the 63.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TORSK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «torsk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «torsk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about torsk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORSK»

Discover the use of torsk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to torsk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Island Voices: Fisheries and Community Survival in Northern ...
Ocean fishes important to the local economy include capelin (lodde), herring (sild ), redfish (uer), lumpfish (rognkjekse), cod (torsk), saithe or pollack (sei), Greenland halibut (blåkveite), salmon (laks), and others. Cod is central. People ...
John Charles Kennedy, 2006
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Uss Torsk
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS Torsk (SS-423) is docked at the Baltimore Maritime Museum and is one of two Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Report from a workshop on discarding in Nordic fisheries : ...
SKAGERRAK, DISCARD, CPUE U O 1 -l>~ - antal/h (torsk) 0 O _l - O . ~;§ I {If I T Bottentrél, havskri-ifta Bottentrél, Bottentrél, torsk Bottentrél, réka (n=49) (n=23) dubbelkopplad (n=18) (n=21) redskap Fig.1 Svensk discard av torsk i Skagerrak  ...
John Willy Valdemarsen, 2003
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In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream
have torsk, kolmule, sei, brosme, kolje, lysing, lange, lyr, hvitting, and skrei is winter cod, and kysttorsk is coastal cod. Which do you want?” The other man added, “And do you want smoked torsk, salt torsk, dried torsk, fish balls, or fresh torsk?
Eric Dregni, 2008
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The Real Story of the USS Johnston DD-821
Each of these Johnston sailors was on board the Johnston when it collided with the submarine USS Torsk SS-423. They contacted Tony Tomasin and here is their story. The Johnston was homeported in Newport, Rhode Island at the time and ...
George A. Sites, 2010
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Travels through Norway and Lapland during the years 1806, ...
It appears however to be less productive in the beginning of the fishery of the Spring Tusk (Vaar Torsk, the proper cod)* than towards the end ; probably because the fish does not go to such great depths before spawning ; but more so after ...
Leopold von Buch (Freiherr), 1813
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Torsk A food fish of the North Atlantic, also known as the cusk or tusk. The torsk, a member of the cod family, can reach a length of three feet and weigh as much as 30 pounds. (SS-423: dp. 1,570; 1. 311'8"; b. 27'3"; dr. 15'5" (mean); s. 20.25 k.
James L. Mooney, 1981
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The Athenaeum: A Magazine of Literary and Miscellaneous ...
The skate, raia vulgaris maxima, is caught sometimes among the torsk ; but as it is eaten by few of the natives, though it can be dried and preserved through the winter, they seldom carry home more of it than the liver, from which they extract ...
John Aikin, 1809
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
4' There are three different varieties of the Danish torsk, in the works ofAscanius, all which agree With the Linnsean description of gadus callarias. According to Ascanius all these are well known to the Danish fishermen by the name of torsk, ...
Abraham Rees, 1819
10
Minnesota Keeper Recipes
Torsk. for. the. lutefisk. dinner. My family chose to eat torsk rather than lutefisk as the younger generation did not care for the traditional lutefisk. There are other torsk recipes in this cookbook, but this resembles lutefisk and doesn't smell as bad.

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORSK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term torsk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Torsken skickas till Kina och tillbaks igen
Men när man som konsument köper djupfryst torsk så erbjuder förpackningarna i många fall bristfällig information kring var fisken har förberetts samt hur många ... «Expressen, Jul 15»
2
Regjeringen vil sende torsken på hotell
Fiskeridepartementet vil ha fersk torsk hele året og bruker to millioner kroner på å heve kompetansen på levendelagring av torsk. NTB. Oppdatert: 14.jul. «Aftenposten, Jul 15»
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Nytt hotell – för humrar och torsk
Nu får hotellnäringen i Uddevalla oväntad konkurrens. I Byfjorden sänks betongstrukturer ned för att även humrar och torsk ska få chans till ett boende i ... «Aftonbladet, Jul 15»
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Rekordmange torsk og rødspætter i Nordsøen
Torsk i Nordsøen har for eksempel været i krise i mange år, og nu ser vi en positiv udvikling, hvor bestanden er vokset til omkring det tredobbelte inden for de ... «TV2, Jul 15»
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Kvoteråd for Nordsjøen: Øker for torsk og hyse, går ned for sei
Økningen er størst for torsk, der det blir anbefalt en fangstkvote på 49 259 tonn, som tilsvarer 40 419 tonn landinger. Kvoterådet for sei medfører en nedgang i ... «Havforskningsinstituttet, Jun 15»
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Henrik (82) klarte ikke løfte kjempetorsken over ripa
Henrik Pettersen fra Havøysund har både hytte og båt på øya, og kom i land med en torsk som var omtrent like lang som fiskeren selv. – Jeg hadde seks angler ... «NRK, Jun 15»
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Kogt torsk - derfor skal du ikke bade i tordenvejr
Du må ikke bade med maven fuld eller i tordenvejr - det sidste får du demonstreret årsagen til med AL ønskelig tydelighed i videoen nedenfor. «Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut, Jun 15»
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Advarer mot torsk fra Indre Oslofjord
Aldri før har kvikksølvnivået i torsken i Indre Oslofjord vært høyere, ifølge professor. Nå advarer Mattilsynet gravide, ammende og små barn mot å spise torsk fra ... «NRK, Jun 15»
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Ørjan Johannessens oppskrift på torsk
Verdens beste kokk. Ørjan Johannessen liker torsken best når den er stekt i panne med skinnsiden ned og kombineres med rene smaker. I D2s spalte Kokken ... «Dagens Næringsliv, Jun 15»
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Den billigste er best i test!
Er en pakke fryst torsk som koster fire ganger så mye som den billigste fire ganger bedre, og er lekker pakke med torskeloin bedre enn frossentorsk i blokk? «Klikk.no, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Torsk [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/torsk>. May 2024 ».
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