duck

duck(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

1. (animal)

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

There were many ducks swimming in the pond.Había muchos patos nadando en el estanque.

2. (culinary)

a. el pato

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We had duck in a red wine sauce for dinner.Comimos pato en una salsa de vino tinto para la cena.

3. (cricket) (United Kingdom)

a. el cero

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The batsman was out for a duck.El bateador fue eliminado a cero.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (to lower the head)

a. agachar la cabeza

He had to duck when passing through the doorway.Tuvo que agachar la cabeza al pasar por la puerta.

5. (to avoid being hit)

a. agacharse

They ducked to avoid the branch.Se agacharon para esquivar la rama.

6. (to go under water)

a. sumergirse

The frog ducked under the surface.La rana se sumergió bajo la superficie.

b. zambullirse

Duck before the wave hits you!¡Zambúllete antes de que te dé la ola!

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (to avoid)

a. eludir

The thief was not able to duck the police.El ladrón no pudo eludir a la policía.

b. esquivar (boxing)

Somehow he managed to duck the punch.De algún modo consiguió esquivar el puñetazo.

duck

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el pato

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

to take to something like a duck to watersentirse en algo como pez en el agua

criticism runs off him like water off a duck's backle resomebodyalan las críticas

duck pondestanque de patos

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (one's head)

a. agachar

to duck somebodyhacer una ahogadilla a alguien

3. (avoid)

to duck the issueeludir el tema

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (to avoid being hit)

a. agacharse

5. (under water)

a. zambullirse

duck [dʌk]

noun

ducks duck

1 (Orn) pato (m); (female) pata (f)

wild duck pato (m) salvaje

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 or con algo; 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 (as form of address)

yes, duck(s) (Britain) sí, cariño

transitive verb

1 (plunge in water) [+person, head] zambullir

2 (lower)

to duck one's head agachar la cabeza

3 (avoid) [+problem, question] eludir; esquivar

intransitive verb

(also duck down) agacharse; agachar la cabeza; (in fight) esquivar el golpe; (under water) sumergirse;

modifier

duck soup (n) (US)

it's just duck soup es pan comido; es coser y cantar

duck [dʌk]

noun

(US) dril (m)

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Examples

Phrases

rubber duck	el patito de goma
duck, duck, goose	pato ñato
female duck	la pata
the boy's duck is white	el pato del niño es blanco

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Conjugations

Participles

Present:	ducking
Past:	ducked

Indicative of "duck"

	Present	Past	Future
I	duck	ducked	will duck
you	duck	ducked	will duck
he/she	ducks	ducked	will duck
we	duck	ducked	will duck
you	duck	ducked	will duck
they	duck	ducked	will duck