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duck [dʌk]1 noun∎ to take to sth like a duck to water (become good at) se mettre à qch comme si on avait fait ça toute sa vie; (develop a liking for) prendre tout de suite goût à qch, mordre à qch;∎ criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back les critiques glissent sur lui comme de l'eau sur les plumes d'un canard;∎ American familiar it's duck soup (easily done) c'est du gâteau;∎ American figurative to get one's ducks in a row se préparer□(b) (in cricket) score m nul;∎ to be out for a duck ne marquer aucun point, faire un score nul;∎ to break one's duck marquer son premier point(d) (material) coutil m∎ what do you want, ducks? (to woman) et pour vous, ma petite dame?; (to man) et pour le monsieur, qu'est-ce que ce sera?(trousers) pantalon m de coutil(a) (dodge → blow) esquiver;∎ to duck one's head (out of the way) baisser vivement la tête(b) (submerge in water) faire boire la tasse à(c) (evade → responsibility, question) se dérober à, esquiver;∎ to duck the issue s'esquiver; (in reply) user de faux-fuyants∎ duck! baisse-toi!;∎ to duck under the water plonger sous l'eau;∎ to duck behind a hedge se cacher derrière une haie∎ to duck out of a room s'esquiver d'une pièce∎ to duck out of doing sth se défiler pour ne pas faire qch►► British very familiar duck's arse (hairstyle) = coiffure masculine populaire dans les années cinquante (cheveux courts plaqués vers l'arrière)
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