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21 duck-billed platypus
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22 duck-legged
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23 duck-meat
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24 duck-weed
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25 lame duck
inútil nombre masulino o femenino: persona f sin podera lame-duck President: un presidente salientenoun fracaso m, caso m perdido; (before n)a lame-duck president — un presidente que no ha sido reelegido, en los últimos meses de su mandato
* * *noun fracaso m, caso m perdido; (before n)a lame-duck president — un presidente que no ha sido reelegido, en los últimos meses de su mandato
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26 sitting duck
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27 female duck
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28 it's like water off a duck's back
expr.• como quien oye llover expr.English-spanish dictionary > it's like water off a duck's back
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29 a dead duck
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30 lame duck president
SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL presidente saliente cuyo sucesor ya ha sido elegido -
31 mandarin duck
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32 to be like water off a duck's back
serle indiferente a unoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be like water off a duck's back
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33 to be water off a duck's back
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34 to duck out of something
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35 to evade/duck the issue
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36 to take to something like a duck to water
adaptarse bien a algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to take to something like a duck to water
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37 eider duck
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38 like water off a duck's back
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39 to take to sth like a duck to water
sentirse como pez en el agua en or con algo, encontrarse en seguida en su elemento con algoEnglish-spanish dictionary > to take to sth like a duck to water
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40 take to something like a duck to water
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > take to something like a duck to water
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DUCK — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Duck peut faire référence à : « canard » en anglais ; « se pencher » en anglais, comme dans le titre du film Duck and Cover … Wikipédia en Français
Duck — Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family {Anatid[ae]}. [1913 Webster] Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the former… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duck — Ⅰ. duck [1] ► NOUN (pl. same or ducks) 1) a waterbird with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait. 2) the female of such a bird. Contrasted with DRAKE(Cf. ↑drake). 3) (also ducks) Brit. informal … English terms dictionary
duck — duck; duck·er; duck·let; duck·ling; geo·duck; mal·duck; shel·duck; shell·duck; duck·ing; goo·ey·duck; … English syllables
Duck — Duck, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ducked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ducking}.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken, OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t[ u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf. 5th {Duck}.] 1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
duck — duck1 [duk] n. [ME doke < OE duce, lit., diver, ducker < base of * ducan, to plunge, dive (see DUCK2); replaces OE ened (akin to Ger ente), common Gmc word for the bird ] 1. pl. ducks or duck any of a large number of relatively small… … English World dictionary
duck|y — «DUHK ee», adjective, duck|i|er, duck|i|est, noun, plural duck|ies. Informal. –adj. 1. darling; charmi … Useful english dictionary
Dück — ist der Name folgender Personen: Alexander Dück (* 1980), deutscher Eishockeyspieler Anton von Dück (1801–1866), österreichischer Kaufmann und Politiker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort… … Deutsch Wikipedia
duck — dək n, pl ducks or duck any of various swimming birds (family Anatidae, the duck family) in which the neck and legs are short, the feet typically webbed, the bill often broad and flat, and the sexes usu. different from each other in plumage … Medical dictionary
Duck — (d[u^]k), v. i. 1. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to dip. [1913 Webster] In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To drop the head or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Duck — (d[u^]k), n. [Cf. Dan. dukke, Sw. docka, OHG. doccha, G. docke. Cf. {Doxy}.] A pet; a darling. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English