Bombay duck in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Bombay duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

Bombay duck [Brit ˌbɒmbeɪˈdʌk, Am ˌbɑmˌbeɪ ˈdək] N

Bombay duck

= pesce seccato solitamente consumato con piatti al curry

Translations for Bombay duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

Bombay [Brit bɒmˈbeɪ, Am bɑmˈbeɪ]

Bombay

Bombay f

duck¹ <pl ducks, duck> [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

duck ZOOL, FOOD

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 [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB 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 [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB 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 [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N Brit inf

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 [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks N

ducks npl FASHION:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N (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

Bombay duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Bombay duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.duck [dʌk] N

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water inf

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VB 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 inf

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VB 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