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1 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) ponořit (se)2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) sehnout hlavuII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) kachna2) (a female duck. See also drake.) kačena3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) nula•- duckling* * *• ponořit• potopit• kachna -
2 duck out
• prchnout -
3 a sitting duck
• snadný cíl -
4 lame duck
• zkrachovaná existence• smolař• neschopný člověk -
5 sitting duck
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) snadný cíl* * *• snadný cíl -
6 eiderdown
(a bedcover made of the down or soft feathers of the eider duck (a northern sea duck).) prachová prošívaná přikrývka* * *• prošívaná peřina -
7 drake
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8 duckling
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9 ducks
plurals; see duck II* * *• kachny -
10 goose
[ɡu:s]plural - geese; noun(a web-footed animal like a duck, but larger: The farmer's wife keeps geese.) husa- he wouldn't say boo to a goose* * *• husa -
11 quack
I 1. noun(the cry of a duck.) kvákání2. verb(to make such a sound: The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond.) kvákatII noun((used as an adjective) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical qualifications: a quack doctor/psychologist; quack medicine/cures.) mastičkář, šarlatán* * *• šarlatán• kvák• kvak -
12 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sedět; posadit2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) ležet3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) zasedat4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sedět5) (to undergo (an examination).) podstoupit6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sedět7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) zasedat•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up* * *• sedět• sit/sat/sat -
13 swan
[swon](a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.) labuť* * *• labuť• labutí -
14 waddle
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15 -tailed
(having a (certain size, type etc of) tail: a black-tailed duck; a long-tailed dog.) -ocasní
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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
