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1 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) mergulhar2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) abaixar-seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pato2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pata3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) jogada de críquete/zero•- duckling* * *duck1[d∧k] n 1 pato, pata. 2 Brit coll querido, amor, termo de carinho. 3 Cricket contagem de zero. 4 Amer coll colega, camarada. a dead duck uma questão ultrapassada. a sitting duck um alvo fácil, pessoa ou coisa sem defesa ou proteção. lame duck 1 pessoa, organização fraca ou incapaz. 2 Amer membro do Congresso prestes a se aposentar por não ter sido reeleito. 3 delinqüente, infrator. 4 falido. like water off a ducks back sem efeito algum. to make a duck fazer zero ponto (no críquete). to take to something like duck to water aprender ou habituar-se facilmente a alguma coisa. wild duck pato selvagem.————————duck2[d∧k] n 1 mergulho. 2 súbita inclinação da cabeça ou do corpo, desvio da cabeça ou do corpo para não ser atingido ou visto. 3 reverência. • vt+vi 1 mergulhar, meter debaixo da água, retirar rapidamente. 2 abaixar, inclinar, desviar rapidamente a cabeca ou o corpo, esquivar-se, evitar. 3 fazer profunda reverência. 4 tirar o corpo fora, evadir-se. to duck out of esquivar-se de (responsabilidades). to make duck of, to play duck with dissipar, esbanjar, malbaratar, desperdiçar.————————duck3[d∧k] n 1 pano grosso de linho ou de algodão de que se fazem velas, toldos, tendas, etc. 2 pl calças feitas do mesmo tecido. -
2 duck
I verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) dar caldo2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) esquivar-seII plurals - ducks, duck; noun1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) pato2) (a female duck. See also drake.) pata3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.) duck•- duckling -
3 duck
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4 duck soup
duck soupfacílimo, Brit coll canja. -
5 duck-billed
duck-billed[d'∧k bild] adj que tem bico semelhante ao do pato. -
6 duck-pond
duck-pond[d'∧k pɔnd] n lagoa ou tanque de patos. -
7 duck’s-meat
duck’s-meat[d∧ks m'i:t] n = link=duckweed duckweed. -
8 to duck out of
to duck out ofesquivar-se de (responsabilidades). to make duck of, to play duck with dissipar, esbanjar, malbaratar, desperdiçar. -
9 a sitting duck
a sitting duckum alvo fácil, pessoa ou coisa sem defesa ou proteção. lame duck 1 pessoa, organização fraca ou incapaz. 2 Amer membro do Congresso prestes a se aposentar por não ter sido reeleito. 3 delinqüente, infrator. 4 falido. -
10 Peking duck
Pek.ing duck[pi:k'in d∧k] n marreco de Pequim. -
11 a dead duck
a dead duckuma questão ultrapassada. -
12 dead duck
dead duck[ded d'∧k] n sl pessoa ou coisa arruinada, que não tem chance de dar certo. -
13 eider duck
ei.der duck['aid2 d∧k] n Ornith = link=eider eider. -
14 field-duck
field-duck[f'i:ld d∧k] n Ornith abetardinha ( Otis tetrax). -
15 lame duck
lame duck[l'eim d∧k] n Amer coll 1 parlamentar que não conseguiu ser reeleito e está prestes a passar o cargo. 2 empresa ou pessoa que não consegue pagar as dívidas. 3 pessoa incapaz ou desorientada. -
16 musk duck
musk duck[m'∧sk d∧k] n pato almiscarado ( Cairina moschata) da América Central. -
17 ruddy duck
rud.dy duck[r'∧di d∧k] n Ornith espécie de pato selvagem da América do Norte. -
18 sea duck
sea duck[s'i: d∧k] n Ornith pato marinho. -
19 sitting duck
(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) alvo fácil* * *sit.ting duck[sitiŋ d'∧k] n coll pessoa indefesa, alvo fácil. -
20 summer duck
sum.mer duck[s'∧mə d∧k] n Ornith cerceta.
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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
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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
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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