ducks in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ducks in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ducks [dʌks] N Brit inf

ducks → duck

See also duck¹, duck², duck⁴, duck⁵, duck³

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

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

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

duck

tesoro inf

duck

majo m / maja f Spain inf

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

Muscovy duck N

Muscovy duck

pato m almizclado

ducks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ducks 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 ducks in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

ducks 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

ducks go ‘quack’

los patos hacen ‘cuac’

in two shakes of a duck's tail

en un santiamén

like water off a duck's back

como si oyera llover

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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Lightning ducks down in the trashcan to protect himself from the explosion and is launched across the street.

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This gave rise to conic lofting, which used conic sections to model the position of the curve between the ducks.

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A wildlife sanctuary houses jungle life, including spotted deer, neelgai, and water birds such as cranes and ducks.

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When hunting aquatic prey, such as ducks or nutrias, the wildcat waits on trees overhanging the water.

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Quail, dove, ducks, and deer abound in the fields and forests.

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Grebes, ducks and geese have colonised the lakes.

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

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The disease was reported in a variety of migratory birds including swans and tufted ducks, the disease hasn't been detected in a commercial bird flock this week.

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