duck

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duck
[dʌk]
sustantivo
1pato (m)
  • to take to something like a duck to water -> sentirse en algo como pez en el agua
  • criticism runs off him like water off a duck's back -> le resomebodyalan las críticas
  • duck pond -> estanque (m) de patos
verbo transitivo
2agachar (one's head)
  • to duck somebody -> hacer una ahogadilla a alguien (under water)
3(avoid)
  • to duck the issue -> eludir el tema
verbo intransitivo
4agacharse (to avoid being hit); zambullirse (under water)

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duck [daks-fut]
sustantivo
1Lienzo fuerte no cruzado de hilo o algodón, más ligero y fino que la lona.
sustantivo
2Pantalones hechos de este tejido. (plural) (m)

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duck [dʌk]
noun
ducks duck
1 (Orn) pato; (m) (female) pata; (f)
wild duck pato salvaje; (m)
to be a dead duck
he's a dead duck está quemado; that issue is a dead duck esa cuestión ya no tiene interés
to play ducks and drakes hacer saltar una piedra plana sobre el agua
to play ducks and drakes with despilfarrar
to take to sth like a duck to water sentirse como pez en el agua en con algo;or encontrarse en seguida en su elemento con algo
like water off a duck's back
lame water
2 (Cricket) cero; (m)
to make a duck be out for a duck (Britain) ser eliminado a cero
3 (movement) (under water) zambullida; (f) (to escape, avoid) agachada; (f) (Boxing) finta; (f) esquiva; (f)
4 (informal) (as form of address)
yes, duck(s) (Britain) sí, cariño
verb:transitive
1 (plunge in water) [+person, head] zambullir
2 (lower)
to duck one's head agachar la cabeza
3 (avoid) [+problem, question] eludir; esquivar
verb:intransitive
(also duck down) agacharse; agachar la cabeza; (in fight) esquivar el golpe; (under water) sumergirse;
modifier
duck soup (informal) (n) (US)
it's just duck soup es pan comido; es coser y cantar
duck [dʌk]
noun
(US) dril; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "duck"

Imperative
  • duck
  • you duck
  • he/she ducks
  • we duck
  • you duck
  • they duck
Preterite
  • I ducked
  • you ducked
  • he/she ducked
  • we ducked
  • you ducked
  • they ducked
Present Continuous
  • I am ducking
  • you are ducking
  • he/she is ducking
  • we are ducking
  • you are ducking
  • they are ducking
Present Perfect
  • I have ducked
  • you have ducked
  • he/she has ducked
  • we have ducked
  • you have ducked
  • they have ducked
Past Continuous
  • I was ducking
  • you were ducking
  • he/she was ducking
  • we were ducking
  • you were ducking
  • they were ducking
Past Perfect
  • I had ducked
  • you had ducked
  • he/she had ducked
  • we had ducked
  • you had ducked
  • they had ducked
Future
  • I will duck
  • you will duck
  • he/she will duck
  • we will duck
  • you will duck
  • they will duck
Future Perfect
  • I will have ducked
  • you will have ducked
  • he/she will have ducked
  • we will have ducked
  • you will have ducked
  • they will have ducked
Future Continuous
  • I will be ducking
  • you will be ducking
  • he/she will be ducking
  • we will be ducking
  • you will be ducking
  • they will be ducking
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been ducking
  • you have been ducking
  • he/she has been ducking
  • we have been ducking
  • you have been ducking
  • they have been ducking
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been ducking
  • you will have been ducking
  • he/she will have been ducking
  • we will have been ducking
  • you will have been ducking
  • they will have been ducking
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been ducking
  • you had been ducking
  • he/she had been ducking
  • we had been ducking
  • you had been ducking
  • they had been ducking
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