duck's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duck's in the English»Serbian Dictionary

duck¹ [dʌk] N

1. duck zool:

duck

patka f

2. duck no pl Brit inf:

duck

dragi(draga) m (f)

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water

uraditi nešto kao od šale

he took to fatherhood like a duck to water

kao od šale se snašao u ulozi oca

I.duck² [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (lower head):

to duck [down]

pognuti se

2. duck (plunge):

to duck under water

zaroniti

3. duck (hide quickly):

to duck out of sight

strugnuti

II.duck² [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower quickly):

to duck one's head

sagnuti glavu

to duck one's head under water

zaroniti glavu u vodu

2. duck (avoid):

to duck sth

izbegnuti nešto a. fig

sit·ting 'duck N

sitting duck

glineni golub m a. fig

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to be [like] water off a duck's back

uzaludno upozoravanje

to take to sth like a duck to water

naučiti nešto kao od šale

wild cat, duck, goose

divlji

duck's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take to sth like a duck to water

uraditi nešto kao od šale

he took to fatherhood like a duck to water

kao od šale se snašao u ulozi oca

to duck [down]

pognuti se

to duck under water

zaroniti

to duck out of sight

strugnuti

to duck one's head

sagnuti glavu

to duck one's head under water

zaroniti glavu u vodu

to be [like] water off a duck's back

uzaludno upozoravanje

to take to sth like a duck to water

naučiti nešto kao od šale

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are similar to mallards in size, and resemble the female mallard in coloration, although the black duck's plumage is darker.

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The ugly duckling is the child of a swan whose egg accidentally rolled into a duck's nest.

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He soon realized how much the company's name sounded like a duck's quack.

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