duck en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de duck en el diccionario inglés»italiano

duck¹ <pl. ducks, duck> [ingl. brit. dʌk, ingl. am. dək] SUST.

duck ZOOL., GASTR.

anatra f

he took to it like a duck to water

lo fece con estrema naturalezza

(there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back

(rimproverarlo non serve a nulla) è solo fiato sprecato

I.duck² [ingl. brit. dʌk, ingl. am. dək] V. trans.

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

chinare, piegare la testa

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

schivare, scansare

3. duck (avoid) fig.:

duck issue, question

evitare

duck responsibility

sottrarsi a, evitare

4. duck (push under water):

duck person

immergere nell'acqua, cacciare sott'acqua

II.duck² [ingl. brit. dʌk, ingl. am. dək] V. intr.

duck person:

chinare la testa

duck boxer:

scansare, schivare un colpo

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

mi infilai in una strada laterale per evitare di incontrarla

to duck behind sth

nascondersi, cacciarsi dietro qc

duck³ [ingl. brit. dʌk, ingl. am. dək] SUST. ingl. brit. coloq.

duck also ducks (form of address):

also ducks (to child)

cocco m / cocca f

also ducks (to child)

amore m

also ducks (to woman)

tesoro m

also ducks (to woman)

cara f

I.duck⁴ [ingl. brit. dʌk, ingl. am. dək] SUST. (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks SUST.

ducks npl MODA:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [ingl. brit. dʌk, ingl. am. dək] SUST. (in cricket)

to be out for or to make a duck

non segnare un punto

to break one's duck

segnare il primo punto

to break one's duck fig.

riportare la prima vittoria

mandarin duck [ingl. am. ˈmændərən ˌdək] SUST.

mandarin duck

anatra f mandarina

Lame duck Info

Lame duck

Negli Stati Uniti, espressione che si applica al presidente uscente e al suo governo durante il periodo di transizione che segue le elezioni presidenziali. I poteri del presidente uscente sono limitati al periodo che va dalle elezioni, in novembre, all'insediamento del suo successore, a gennaio.

dead duck [ingl. am. ˈdɛd ˌdək] SUST. ingl. brit. coloq.

to be a dead duck scheme, proposal, person

essere destinato al fallimento

duck pond [ˈdʌkˌpɒnd] SUST.

duck pond

stagno m delle anatre

duck pond

laghetto m delle anatre

duck soup [ingl. brit., ingl. am. ˌdək ˈsup] SUST. ingl. am. coloq.

it's duck soup!

è un gioco da ragazzi!

duck en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de duck en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.duck [dʌk] SUST.

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to take to sth like a duck to water coloq.

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] V. intr.

1. duck (dip head):

duck

abbassare la testa

2. duck (go under water):

duck

tuffarsi

3. duck (hide):

duck

nascondersi

to duck out of sth coloq.

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] V. trans.

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

2. duck (avoid):

duck

schivare

duck fig.

eludere

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

sitting duck SUST. coloq.

sitting duck

preda f facile

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

duck pond

laghetto delle anatre

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

Traducciones de duck en el diccionario italiano»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

anatra

duck

papero (-a) (anatra) mf BIOL.

duck

duck Ejemplos de uso en el diccionario PONS (revisados por la redacción)

duck pond

laghetto delle anatre

to take to sth like a duck to water coloq.

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

to duck out of sth coloq.

schizzar fuori da qc

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

it's like water off a duck's back

è fiato sprecato

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

It featured two criss-crossed duck legs of exquisite plumpness, shiny with glaze, burnished with care.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Dinner was a steady fireside parade of delightful tastes, from an amuse-bouche to monkfish and duck, a cheeseboard and fruit granita with panna cotta.

www.stuff.co.nz

She said that she was resigning her leadership position immediately because her caucus could not afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session.

en.wikipedia.org

Prominent local produces include duck eggs and lily seeds.

en.wikipedia.org

This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

en.wikipedia.org

After all a moorhen is a sort of duck, both swim.

www.westernmorningnews.co.uk

Duck uses a unique martial arts style which includes rhythmical dance-like movements and attacks.

en.wikipedia.org

For example, a player can duck down behind a wall to take cover, then straighten up look over it, giving a highly immersive experience.

www.wired.co.uk

As always with Peking duck, it's tasty but not extraordinary.

www.thehindu.com

The safety board said in its 4,400-page report of the crash that the duck boat overheated on the 103-degree day because someone left a radiator cap off.

www.dailymail.co.uk