duck out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for duck out in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for duck out in the English»French Dictionary

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

duck out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duck out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He carved his first duck out of balsa wood in 1940 at his father's wood shop.
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It even interrupted the flow of news, as the commentary team and journalists were forced to duck out the back gate.
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The 34-year-old actress had to duck out relatively early on in the night to relieve the babysitter of their duties and prepare for filming.
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You might feel like a slacker if you duck out for a cup of coffee just two hours after arriving at the office.
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Does your partner consistently duck out during family dinners and celebrations to take calls and respond to texts?
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Check who's going and contact them before the event, suggesting a time to duck out of the main show and have a chat.
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The government shrugged off their boycott as a bid to duck out of a competition they were tipped to lose.
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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 board needs to go, the captain needs to go, and to save face and the inevitable the coach should duck out now...
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He added that a complete smoking ban could also help patients quit by making it more cumbersome to duck out for a cigarette.
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