Translations for „ducks“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

I . duck [dʌk] N

duck

kaczka f

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water

chwytać [perf chwycić] coś w lot

like water off a duck's back

jak grochem o ścianę

II . duck [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (bend):

duck

pochylać [perf pochylić] się

2. duck (dodge):

duck

robić [perf z-] unik

III . duck [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

pochylać [perf pochylić] głowę

to duck one's head

robić [perf z-] unik

2. duck (dodge):

to duck a blow

uchylać [perf uchylić] się przed ciosem

3. duck (shirk):

to duck sth

wymigiwać [perf wymigać] się od czegoś

to duck duties/responsibility

uchylać się od obowiązków/odpowiedzialności

4. duck (under water):

duck

zanurzać [perf zanurzyć]

lame duck N

1. lame duck (person):

lame duck

nieudacznik m

2. lame duck (business):

lame duck

niewypał m

sitting duck N

sitting duck → sitting target

See also sitting target

sitting target N fig

sitting target

łatwy cel m

duck N

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ducks (pair of twos in cards) GAMES inf

para dwójek w kartach f

tufted duck N

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tufted duck nsing ZOOL

czernica f

Peking duck

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Peking duck (Beijing duck) FOOD

kaczka po pekińsku

Usage examples with ducks

ducks go “quack”

kaczki robią „kwa”

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Grebes, ducks and geese have colonised the lakes.

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It is also a sanctuary catering to a variety of birds, including tufted ducks, coots, egrets, terns, cormorants and kingfishers.

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Waders and ducks will be seen in the many shallow bays.

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If there is harmony between the husband and wife, then the ducks are oriented facing each other, bill to bill.

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

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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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South Korean wetlands support over one million wintering ducks and geese.

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The ducks, primarily cavity nesters, prefer the confines of a hollow tree, but will nest on the ground when necessary.

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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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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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