ducks en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de ducks 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

ducks and drakes [ingl. brit., ingl. am. ˌdəks əŋ ˈdreɪks] SUST. JUEGOS

to play ducks and drakes

giocare a rimbalzello

to play ducks and drakes fig.

buttare via i soldi, sperperare denaro

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

ducks en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de ducks 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

ducks go ‘quack’

le anatre fanno ‘qua’

Traducciones de ducks en el diccionario italiano»inglés

La palabra que consultaste como aparece en otras partes del diccionario

anatra

duck

papero (-a) (anatra) mf BIOL.

duck

ducks 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

ducks go ‘quack’

le anatre fanno ‘qua’

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The disease was reported in a variety of migratory birds including swans and tufted ducks, the disease hasn't been detected in a commercial bird flock this week.

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Beginning in the 8th century, swine gradually became economically more important than cattle; sheep, goats, horses, dogs, cats, chickens, geese and ducks were also kept.

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Animal rights activists fought for the law because they detest the way foie gras is made: farmers force-feed ducks or geese to fatten their livers.

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They eat aquatic plants, and typically upend for food more than most diving ducks.

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Swans and ducks can be seen roaming in the park as well as swimming in the lake.

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A wildlife sanctuary houses jungle life, including spotted deer, neelgai, and water birds such as cranes and ducks.

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When hunting aquatic prey, such as ducks or nutrias, the wildcat waits on trees overhanging the water.

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This gave rise to conic lofting, which used conic sections to model the position of the curve between the ducks.

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Ducks, while capable of catching and transmitting the avian flu virus through contact with chickens, seldom sicken and die from the exposure.

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Lightning ducks down in the trashcan to protect himself from the explosion and is launched across the street.

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