ducking stool en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de ducking stool en el diccionario inglés»italiano

ducking stool [ingl. am. ˈdəkɪŋ ˌstul] SUST. HIST.

ducking stool

= sgabello al quale il colpevole veniva legato e poi immerso in acqua

Traducciones de ducking stool en el diccionario inglés»italiano

ducking [ingl. brit. ˈdʌkɪŋ, ingl. am. ˈdəkɪŋ] SUST.

to get a ducking

andare a finire nell'acqua, bagnarsi completamente

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

I.stool [ingl. brit. stuːl, ingl. am. stul] SUST.

1. stool (furniture):

stool

sgabello m

stool

seggiolino m

high, bar, piano stool

sgabello alto, da bar, da pianoforte

2. stool (faeces):

stool

feci fpl

3. stool BOT.:

stool

ceppo m

4. stool ingl. am. (toilet):

stool

gabinetto m

stool

water m

II.stool [ingl. brit. stuːl, ingl. am. stul] V. intr.

stool

fare la spia

III.stool [ingl. brit. stuːl, ingl. am. stul]

to fall between two stools (not to belong to either of two categories)

non essere né carne né pesce

to fall between two stools (in choice)

fare come l'asino di Buridano

ducking stool en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de ducking stool 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

stool [stu:l] SUST.

1. stool (seat):

stool

sgabello m

2. stool pl MED.:

stool

feci f pl

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

A ducking stool was mentioned in 1584.

en.wikipedia.org

This is similar to the use of a ducking stool.

en.wikipedia.org

The hangover is like some deliberate test, some ducking stool or spiked bear pit, intended to wrong-foot us repeatedly... and for what?

www.theage.com.au

The ducking stools were first used for this purpose but ducking was later inflicted without the chair.

en.wikipedia.org

However, there are currently plans to construct a replica ducking stool at the site.

en.wikipedia.org

Last week it was the insurance companies who were in the ducking stool.

www.independent.ie

This seat served to punish not only scolds, but also brewers and bakers who sold bad ale or bread, whereas the ducking stool dunked its victim into the water.

en.wikipedia.org

Four times she took the plunge in that ducking stool and the stuff never ran.

www.loughboroughecho.net