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verb1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) hundir, sumergir2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) agachar
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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.)•- ducklingduck1 n patoduck2 vb agacharse / agachar la cabezatr[dʌk]1 (bend down) agacharse; (hide) esconderse1 (head) agachar, bajar2 (in water) hundir, sumergir, zambullir3 (dodge - duty, responsibility) evadir, eludir; (- question) eludir, esquivar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto duck out of something escabullirse de algo————————tr[dʌk]1 (bird) pato,-a2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pato4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in cricket) cero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be like water off a duck's back serle indiferente a unoto take to something like a duck to water adaptarse bien a algoduck ['dʌk] vt1) lower: agachar, bajar (la cabeza)2) plunge: zambullir3) evade: eludir, evadirduck vito duck down : agacharsen.• capuz s.m.• dril s.m.• esguince s.m.• pato s.m.• regate s.m.• ánade s.m.v.• agacharse v.• huir v.• regatear v.• sumergir v.• zambullir v.• zampuzar v.dʌk
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noun pato, -ta m,fto take to something like a duck to water: he took to skiing like a duck to water — empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida; water I 1)
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vt1) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar2) ( submerge) hundir3) ( dodge) \<\<question\>\> eludir, esquivar; \<\<responsibility\>\> evadir, eludir•Phrasal Verbs:- duck out
I [dʌk]1. N(pl ducks or duck)1) (Orn) pato m; (female) pata fto be a dead duck —
- play ducks and drakes- take to sth like a duck to waterlame 4., water 1., 1)2) (Cricket) cero mto make a duck, be out for a duck — (Brit) ser eliminado a cero
3) (=movement) (under water) zambullida f; (to escape, avoid) agachada f; (Boxing) finta f, esquiva f4) * (as form of address)yes, duck(s) — (Brit) sí, cariño
2. VT1) (=plunge in water) [+ person, head] zambullir2) (=lower)3) (=avoid) [+ problem, question] eludir, esquivar3.VI (also: duck down) agacharse, agachar la cabeza; (in fight) esquivar el golpe; (under water) sumergirse4.CPDduck soup * N (US) (fig) —
it's just duck soup — es pan comido, es coser y cantar
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[dʌk]N (US) dril m* * *[dʌk]
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noun pato, -ta m,fto take to something like a duck to water: he took to skiing like a duck to water — empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida; water I 1)
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vt1) ( lower) \<\<head\>\> agachar, bajar2) ( submerge) hundir3) ( dodge) \<\<question\>\> eludir, esquivar; \<\<responsibility\>\> evadir, eludir•Phrasal Verbs:- duck out
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