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A n2 ( in cricket) to be out for ou to make a duck ne marquer aucun point ; to break one's duck marquer son premier point ; fig remporter sa première victoire ;3 ○ GB dial ( also ducks) ( form of address) ( to child) mon chéri/ma chérie m/f ; ( to woman) ma petite dame ;4 Tex coutil m.C vtr1 ( lower) to duck one's head baisser la tête ;2 ( dodge) esquiver [punch, ball] ;4 ( push under water) faire boire la tasse à ○ [person].D vi [person] baisser la tête ; [boxer] esquiver un coup ; I ducked into a side-street to avoid meeting her je me suis engouffré dans une ruelle pour éviter de la rencontrer ; to duck behind sth se cacher derrière qch.he took to it like a duck to water il s'y est mis comme s'il avait fait ça toute sa vie ; (there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back (c'est inutile de le réprimander) ça ne le touche absolument pas.■ duck out ○:▶ duck out of [sth] quitter [office, room] ;▶ duck out of doing arriver à éviter de faire.
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