ducking in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ducking in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ducking [Am ˈdəkɪŋ, Brit ˈdʌkɪŋ] N

ducking

chapuzón m

to give sb a ducking

darle un chapuzón a alguien

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

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

duck soup N

to be duck soup Am sl

ser pan comido inf

to be duck soup Am sl

ser un bollo RioPl inf

lame duck N

lame duck

fracaso m

lame duck

caso m perdido

a lame-duck company

una compañía sin futuro

a lame-duck official

un funcionario sin ningún poder

a lame-duck official

un cero a la izquierda inf

a lame-duck president

un presidente que no ha sido reelegido, en los últimos meses de su mandato

Translations for ducking in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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aguadilla

ducking inf

le hicieron una aguadilla

they gave him a ducking

ducking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ducking 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

sitting duck N

sitting duck → sitting target

See also sitting target

sitting target N

sitting target

blanco m fácil

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duck pond

estanque de patos

to be a dead duck

ser un fracaso seguro

Translations for ducking in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ánade

duck

ornitorrinco

duck-billed platypus

dril

duck

pato (-a)

duck

me escucha como quien oye llover inf

it's water off a duck's back to him/her

ducking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a dead duck

ser un fracaso seguro

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado a cero

to take to sth like a duck to water inf

sentirse como pez en el agua con/en algo

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

to duck one's head

agachar la cabeza

to duck one's head under water

sumergir la cabeza dentro del agua

to duck an issue

eludir un tema

in two shakes of a duck's tail

en un santiamén

like water off a duck's back

como si oyera llover

duck pond

estanque de patos

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is suggested that the name derives from the ancient practice of ducking witches in the plunge pool.

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She gestures and laughs easily, ducking her head so her brown-gold hair slides across her face.

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The first involves ducking cops, consorting with junkies and hardening your neighborhood's rep as a crime-infested no-go zone.

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In other words, one track is made quieter (the ducked track) whenever another (the ducking track) gets louder.

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The sight of his head ducking under their doorframe repels her.

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Ducking into a doorway, he jotted down the license number before leaving the neighborhood.

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He can however duck, and drop down from the semi-solid platforms if the player presses the jump key while ducking.

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He managed to escape the prisoner march by ducking behind a bridge and hiding in an abandoned farm house.

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Ducking into a tearoom to escape the rain, the narrator encounters the girl again, this time accompanied by her little brother and their governess.

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