ducky in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ducky in the English»French Dictionary

I.ducky [Brit ˈdʌki, Am ˈdəki] inf N Brit region

ducky → duck

II.ducky [Brit ˈdʌki, Am ˈdəki] inf ADJ inf Am (cute)

ducky

mignon/-onne

See also duck

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

1. duck <pl ducks; collect duck>:

duck ZOOL, FOOD

canard m

duck (female of species)

cane f

2. duck (in cricket):

to be out for or to make a duck

ne marquer aucun point

to break one's duck

marquer son premier point

to break one's duck fig

remporter sa première victoire

3. duck Brit region, inf:

duck, a. ducks (form of address) (to child)

mon chéri/ma chérie m/f

duck, a. ducks (to woman)

ma petite dame

4. duck TEXTIL:

duck

coutil m

II.ducks N

ducks npl FASHION:

ducks

pantalon m de coutil

III.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

baisser la tête

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

esquiver

3. duck (avoid) fig:

duck issue, question

esquiver

duck responsibility

se dérober à

4. duck (push under water):

duck

faire boire la tasse à inf

IV.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB intr

duck person:

baisser la tête

duck boxer:

esquiver un coup

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

je me suis engouffré dans une ruelle pour éviter de la rencontrer

to duck behind sth

se cacher derrière qc

V.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək]

he took to it like a duck to water

il s'y est mis comme s'il avait fait ça toute sa vie

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

(c'est inutile de le réprimander) ça ne le touche absolument pas

ducky in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ducky in the English»French Dictionary

ducky ADJ inf

ducky

mignon(ne)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The boys had their own outfits; some of these are the sailor outfit, ducky overall outfit, vest and shorts outfit, sweater outfit.

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Some other rubber ducky antennas use a spring of non-conducting material for support and comprise a collinear array antenna.

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Ducky however claimed that he would not be forgiven for the act neither by others nor by himself.

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Such antennas are still called rubber ducky antennas even though they function quite differently (and often better) than the original spring antenna.

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Now don't forget to brush your hair -- and don't smoke so much and altogether you're a ducky darling and hurray for you!

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