duck out in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for duck out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duck out VB [Am dək -, Brit dʌk -] (v + adv)

duck out

escabullirse

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

to duck out of sth

eludir algo

Translations for duck out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado sin marcar ningún tanto

Translations for duck out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duck¹ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N

1. duck C:

duck

pato m

duck (female)

pata f

a dead duck

un asunto acabado

to play ducks and drakes

hacer cabrillas

to play ducks and drakes

hacer patitos CSur Mex

to play ducks and drakes

hacer pan y quesito (en el agua) Col

to play ducks and drakes with sth

tirar algo por la ventana

to take to sth like a duck to water he took to skiing like a duck to water

empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida

2. duck U FOOD:

duck

pato m

I.duck² [Am dək, Brit dʌk] VB intr

duck (bow down)

agacharse

duck (hide)

esconderse

I ducked behind a pillar

me escondí rápidamente detrás de una columna

II.duck² [Am dək, Brit dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

duck head

agachar

duck head

bajar

2. duck (submerge):

duck

hundir

3. duck (dodge):

duck question

eludir

duck question

esquivar

duck responsibility

evadir

duck responsibility

eludir

duck³ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N Brit inf (as term of address)

duck

tesoro inf

duck

majo m / maja f Spain inf

duck⁴ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N

1. duck U (fabric):

duck

lona f

2. duck <ducks, pl > FASHION:

duck

pantalones mpl de dril

duck

pantalones mpl de lona

duck⁵ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N (in cricket)

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado sin marcar ningún tanto

I.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADV out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

1.1. out (outside):

out

fuera

out

afuera esp LatAm

is the cat in or out?

¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

is he still in the bathroom? — no, he's out

¿está todavía en el baño? — no, ya ha salido

all the books on Dickens are out

todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados

the jury is still out

el jurado todavía está deliberando

the jury's out on which will prove to be the right formula

está por ver(se) cuál será la fórmula correcta

1.2. out (not at home, work):

she's out; can I take a message?

no está ¿quiere dejar un recado?

he's out to or at lunch

ha salido a comer

tell him I'm out

dile que no estoy

I was out most of the day

estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months

hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York

pasaron un día en York

to eat or form dine out

comer fuera

to eat or form dine out

comer afuera esp LatAm

out and about I don't like sitting in an office, I prefer to be out and about

no me gusta estar metido en una oficina, prefiero andar por ahí

you must get out and about more

tienes que salir más

it was some weeks before he was out and about again

pasaron semanas antes de que pudiera reanudar sus actividades

2. out (removed):

I'm having my stitches out next week

la semana que viene me sacan los puntos

the plug is out

está desenchufado

3.1. out (indicating movement, direction):

out!

¡fuera!

“out”

“salida”

she went over to the window and looked out

se acercó a la ventana y miró para afuera

she ran out screaming

salió corriendo y gritando

3.2. out (outstretched, projecting):

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua fuera

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua afuera esp LatAm

arms out, legs together

brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

4.1. out (ejected, dismissed):

any more foul language and she's out!

¡otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out

no pudo echar a los inquilinos

4.2. out (from hospital, jail):

he's been out for a month now

ya hace un mes que salió

4.3. out (out of office):

the socialists will be out next time

los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out!

¡fuera Jones!

5.1. out (displayed, not put away):

are the plates out yet?

¿están puestos ya los platos?

he left his toys out all over the room

dejó los juguetes tirados por la habitación

5.2. out (in blossom):

out

en flor

5.3. out (shining):

when the sun's out

cuando hay or hace sol

the stars are out

hay estrellas

6.1. out (revealed, in the open):

it's out now and she'll have no peace from the media

ya se ha descubierto el secreto or el secreto ha salido a la luz y la prensa no la va a dejar en paz

once the news was out, she left the country

en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

word was out that …

corría el rumor de que …

out with it! who stole the documents?

¡dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

6.2. out (published, produced):

a report out today points out that …

un informe publicado hoy señala que …

there are no newspapers out today

hoy no ha salido ningún periódico

their new album will be out by April

sacarán el nuevo disco para abril

the results are due out next week

los resultados salen la semana que viene

6.3. out (in existence) inf:

it's the fastest car out

es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

7. out (indicating distance):

out here in Japan

aquí en Japón

they worked out in Brunei for a while

estuvieron un tiempo trabajando en Brunei

we live out Brampton way

vivimos en la dirección de Brampton

three days out NAUT

a los tres días de zarpar

ten miles out NAUT

a diez millas de la costa

8. out (clearly, loudly):

he read out the names of the winners

leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud

lo dijo en voz alta

9. out (in horseracing, athletics):

it's Kirk's second time out this season

es la segunda vez que Kirk corre esta temporada

10. out (end of message):

out RADIO, TELEC

fuera

11. out in phrases:

out for, he's just out for her money

lo único que quiere es su dinero

Lewis was out for revenge

Lewis quería vengarse

out to + infin , she's out to beat the record

está decidida a batir el récord

they're only out to make money

su único objetivo es hacer dinero

they're out to get you!

¡andan tras de ti!

they're out to get you!

¡van a por ti! Spain

II.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADJ

1.1. out pred (extinguished):

to be out fire/light/pipe:

estar apagado

1.2. out pred (unconscious):

out

inconsciente

out

sin conocimiento

he was out for five minutes

estuvo inconsciente durante cinco minutos

after five vodkas she was out cold

con cinco vodkas, quedó fuera de combate inf

1.3. out pred (not functioning):

our telephone is out

no nos funciona el teléfono

2.1. out pred (at an end):

before the day/month/year/summer is out

antes de que acabe el día/mes/año/verano

school's out Brit

han terminado las clases

2.2. out pred (out of fashion):

out

pasado de moda

sideburns are out

las patillas están pasadas de moda or ya no se llevan

2.3. out pred (out of the question) inf:

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios inf

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3.1. out SPORTS (eliminated):

to be out

quedar out or fuera

to be out team:

quedar eliminado

3.2. out SPORTS (unable to play) pred:

she's out with a broken ankle

no puede jugar porque tiene el tobillo roto

3.3. out SPORTS (outside limit):

out pred

fuera

it was out

cayó or fue fuera

out! (call by line-judge or umpire)

¡out!

4. out (inaccurate) pred:

they were out in their calculations

se equivocaron en los cálculos

the estimate was $900 out or out by $900

se equivocaron en 900 dólares en el cálculo

you're not far out

no andas muy descaminado

you're way or a long way or miles out

andas muy lejos or muy errado

5. out (without, out of) inf pred:

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out

¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota inf

6. out homosexual:

out

declarado

III.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] PREP

he looked out the window

miró (hacia afuera) por la ventana

they threw him out the bar

lo echaron del bar

IV.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] N

1.1. out (in baseball):

out

out m

out

hombre m fuera

1.2. out (escape) Am:

out inf

escapatoria f

he's looking for an out

está buscando una escapatoria

2.1. out Am <outs, pl >:

to be on the outs with sb

estar enemistado con alguien

2.2. out Am <outs, pl > (those not in power):

the outs

los partidos de la oposición

V.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] VB trans

out

revelar la homosexualidad de

See also speak out, out of, go out, cry out, call out

speak out VB [Am spik -, Brit spiːk -] (v + adv)

I decided it was time to speak out

resolví que había llegado el momento de expresar mi opinión (or declarar mi postura etc.)

to speak out for/against sth he spoke out against corruption

denunció la corrupción existente

she spoke out for the strikers

defendió a los huelguistas

out of PREP

1. out of (from inside):

it fell out of her hand

se le cayó de la mano

(come) out of there!

¡salgan de ahí!

to look out of the window

mirar (hacia afuera) por la ventana

don't drink out of the bottle

no bebas de la botella

they operate out of La Guardia airport

sus vuelos salen del aeropuerto de La Guardia

2.1. out of (outside):

I was out of the room for two minutes

estuve dos minutos fuera de la habitación

I was out of the room for two minutes

estuve dos minutos afuera de la habitación esp LatAm

I want you out of those wet clothes/this office immediately

haz el favor de quitarte esa ropa mojada/salir de esta oficina inmediatamente

you'll be out of the hospital soon

pronto saldrás del hospital

2.2. out of (distant from):

100 miles out of Murmansk NAUT

a 100 millas de Murmansk

they were four days out of port

llevaban cuatro días de navegación

they live 15 miles out of the capital

viven a 15 millas de la capital

3.1. out of (eliminated, excluded):

Korea is out of the tournament

Corea ha quedado eliminada

he's out of the running for the cup

ha quedado fuera de la competencia por la copa

he's out of the running for the cup

ha quedado fuera de la competición por la copa Spain

he was left out of the team

no lo incluyeron en el equipo

3.2. out of (not involved in):

I've been out of teaching for a year

hace un año que dejé la enseñanza

to be/feel out of it inf

sentirse excluido

4.1. out of (indicating source, origin):

out of

de

I got the idea out of a book

saqué la idea de un libro

you look like something out of a horror movie

pareces salido de una película de terror

4.2. out of (indicating substance, makeup):

out of

de

made out of steel/wood

hecho de acero/madera

4.3. out of (indicating motive):

out of

por

out of charity/envy/loyalty

por caridad/envidia/lealtad

4.4. out of (indicating mother of horse):

out of

de

out of the same mare

de la misma yegua

5. out of (from among):

out of

de

out of all the children in the class, only two came

de todos los niños de la clase, solo vinieron dos

eight out of ten people

ocho de cada diez personas

one out of every six

uno de cada seis

6. out of (indicating lack):

we're out of bread

nos hemos quedado sin pan

we're out of bread

no nos queda pan

go out VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

1.1. go out (leave, exit):

go out

salir

I went out for some fresh air

salí a tomar el aire

nobody is to go out of the building

que nadie salga del edificio

some of the old spirit has gone out of him

ha perdido un poco del empuje que tenía

to go out hunting/shopping

salir de caza/de compras

they went out looking for him

salieron a buscarlo

let's go out for a walk

salgamos a dar un paseo

to go out to work

trabajar fuera

the doctor's gone out on an urgent call

el médico ha salido a hacer una visita urgente

1.2. go out (socially, for entertainment):

go out

salir

I'm going out to a concert tonight

esta noche voy a un concierto

to go out for a meal

salir a comer fuera

1.3. go out (as boyfriend, girlfriend):

go out

salir

to go out with sb

salir con alguien

how long have they been going out (together)?

¿cuánto hace que salen (juntos)?

2. go out (be issued, broadcast, distributed):

invitations have gone out to several dignitaries

se ha cursado invitación a varios dignatarios

a warrant has gone out for her arrest

se ha ordenado su detención

the redundancy notices have gone out

se han despachado las notificaciones de despido

this program is going out live

este programa se emite en directo

3. go out (be extinguished):

go out fire/cigarette:

apagarse

4. go out (travel abroad):

go out

irse (al extranjero)

5. go out tide:

go out

bajar

6.1. go out (be eliminated):

go out

ser eliminado

6.2. go out (in card game):

go out

cerrar

go out

irse

7.1. go out (become outmoded):

go out clothes/style/custom:

pasar de moda

7.2. go out (come to an end):

go out

terminar

the year/the week went out in spectacular style

el año/la semana terminó de un modo espectacular

cry out VB [Am kraɪ -, Brit krʌɪ -] (v + adv)

1. cry out (call out):

cry out

gritar

he cried out to them to come back

les gritó que volvieran

2. cry out (need):

to cry out for sth

pedir algo a gritos

call out VB [Am kɔl -, Brit kɔːl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. call out (summon):

call out guard/fire brigade

llamar

call out army

hacer intervenir a

we had to call the doctor out in the middle of the night

tuvimos que hacer venir al médico en la mitad de la noche

2. call out (on strike):

call out Brit

llamar a la huelga

3. call out (utter):

he called out her name

la llamó

he called out her name

pronunció su nombre liter

duck out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duck out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado a cero

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

Translations for duck out in the English»Spanish Dictionary

duck¹ [dʌk] N Brit inf

duck

cariño mf

I.duck² [dʌk] N

1. duck (bird):

duck

pato m

2. duck SPORTS:

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado a cero

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water inf

sentirse como pez en el agua con/en algo

II.duck² [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

agachar la cabeza

2. duck (go under water):

duck

chapuzarse

3. duck (hide):

duck

agacharse

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

III.duck² [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

agachar la cabeza

to duck one's head under water

sumergir la cabeza dentro del agua

2. duck (avoid):

duck

esquivar

duck fig

eludir

to duck an issue

eludir un tema

I.out [aʊt] VB trans

1. out (eject):

out

echar

2. out (reveal homosexuality):

out

revelar la homosexualidad de

II.out [aʊt] ADJ

1. out (absent):

out person

fuera

2. out (released):

out book, news

publicado, -a

3. out BOT:

out flower

en flor

4. out (visible):

the sun/the moon is out

ha salido el sol/la luna

5. out (finished):

before the week is out

antes de que acabe la semana

6. out (not functioning):

out fire, light

apagado, -a

out workers

en huelga

7. out SPORTS (not playing):

out

fuera

out a. fig

eliminado, -a

out for the count

fuera de combate

8. out (not possible):

it is out

está descartado

it is out

eso es imposible

9. out (unfashionable):

out

pasado, -a de moda

III.out [aʊt] ADV

1. out (not inside):

out

fuera

out

afuera

to go out

salir fuera

get out!

¡fuera!

2. out (outside):

out

afuera

keep out!

¡no entrar!

to eat out

comer fuera

3. out (remove):

to cross out words

tachar palabras

to get a stain out

sacar una mancha

to put out a fire

apagar un fuego

4. out (available):

the best one out

el mejor disponible

5. out (away):

to be out person

no estar

to go out to India

salir para la India

to be out at sea

estar mar adentro

the tide is going out

la marea está bajando

6. out (wrong):

to be out in one's calculations

estar equivocado en los cálculos

7. out (unconscious):

to pass out

perder el conocimiento

to be out cold

estar fuera de combate

Phrases:

to be out and about (on the road)

estar en camino

to be out and about (healthy)

estar repuesto

out with it!

¡desembucha!

IV.out [aʊt] PREP

1. out (towards outside):

out of

fuera de

to go out of the room

salir de la habitación

to go out of the door

salir por la puerta

to jump out of bed

saltar de la cama

to take sth out of a box

sacar algo de una caja

to look/lean out of the window

mirar por/apoyarse en la ventana

2. out (outside from):

out of sight/of reach

fuera de vista/de alcance

to drink out of a glass

beber de un vaso

to be out of it

estar en otra onda

3. out (away from):

to be out of town/the country

estar fuera de la ciudad/del país

to get out of the rain

salir de la lluvia

out of the way!

¡fuera del camino!

4. out (without):

to be out of money/work

estar sin dinero/trabajo

out of breath

sin aliento

out of order

averiado, -a

5. out (not included in):

to get out of the habit of doing sth

quitarse el hábito de hacer algo

his dog is out of control

su perro está fuera de control

6. out (from):

made out of wood/a blanket

hecho de madera/una manta

to copy sth out of a file

copiar algo de un archivo

to get sth out of sb

sacar algo a alguien

to read out of a novel

leer en una novela

in 3 cases out of 10

en 3 de cada 10 casos

7. out (because of):

to do sth out of politeness

hacer algo por cortesía

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Back then the industry was an unregulated wild west where miners would dig in and then just duck out when they were done.

www.thestar.com

On the ninth page, a man puts the duck out of its misery by breaking its neck.

www.telegraph.co.uk

For the ones who like to duck out of the noise for a bit, there's a quaint library with shelves stuffed with books.

www.irishexaminer.com

The pilot had to duck out of the way to avoid more strikes, and the helicopter dropped quickly.

www.thestar.com

There's little worse than having to duck out of the way of someone barrelling through an intersection on their phone, taking out every poor bystander.

www.nsnews.com

You might feel like a slacker if you duck out for a cup of coffee just two hours after arriving at the office.

www.stuff.co.nz

The board needs to go, the captain needs to go, and to save face and the inevitable the coach should duck out now...

www.espncricinfo.com

When confronted with wind on a dry surface, almost all of the spiders hunkered down to duck out of the gust.

cnnphilippines.com

Check who's going and contact them before the event, suggesting a time to duck out of the main show and have a chat.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Max invites me to duck out with him to grab some caffeine power.

www.gizmodo.com.au