ducking stool in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ducking stool in the English»French Dictionary

ducking stool N HISTORY

ducking stool

sellette f à plongeon

Translations for ducking stool in the English»French Dictionary

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

1. duck <pl ducks; collect duck>:

duck ZOOL, FOOD

canard m

duck (female of species)

cane f

2. duck (in cricket):

to be out for or to make a duck

ne marquer aucun point

to break one's duck

marquer son premier point

to break one's duck fig

remporter sa première victoire

3. duck Brit region, inf:

duck, a. ducks (form of address) (to child)

mon chéri/ma chérie m/f

duck, a. ducks (to woman)

ma petite dame

4. duck TEXTIL:

duck

coutil m

II.ducks N

ducks npl FASHION:

ducks

pantalon m de coutil

III.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

baisser la tête

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

esquiver

3. duck (avoid) fig:

duck issue, question

esquiver

duck responsibility

se dérober à

4. duck (push under water):

duck

faire boire la tasse à inf

IV.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB intr

duck person:

baisser la tête

duck boxer:

esquiver un coup

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

je me suis engouffré dans une ruelle pour éviter de la rencontrer

to duck behind sth

se cacher derrière qc

V.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək]

he took to it like a duck to water

il s'y est mis comme s'il avait fait ça toute sa vie

(there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back

(c'est inutile de le réprimander) ça ne le touche absolument pas

ducking [Brit ˈdʌkɪŋ, Am ˈdəkɪŋ] N

to get a ducking

prendre un bain forcé

I.stool [Brit stuːl, Am stul] N

1. stool (furniture):

stool

tabouret m

high/bar/piano stool

tabouret haut/de bar/de piano

2. stool (faeces):

stool

selle f

3. stool BOT:

stool

pied m (de plante)

4. stool Am (toilet):

stool

toilettes fpl

II.stool [Brit stuːl, Am stul] VB intr inf

stool

moucharder inf

III.stool [Brit stuːl, Am stul]

to fall between two stools

être ni chair ni poisson

ducking stool in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ducking stool in the English»French Dictionary

I.duck [dʌk] N

duck

canard m

Phrases:

like a duck to water inf

comme un poisson dans l'eau

II.duck [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

baisser la tête subitement

to duck under water

plonger subitement sous l'eau

2. duck (hide quickly):

duck

s'esquiver

III.duck [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (evasively dip quickly):

to duck one's head

baisser la tête subitement

to duck one's head under water

plonger sa tête subitement sous l'eau

2. duck (avoid):

duck

esquiver

stool [stu:l] N

1. stool (seat):

stool

tabouret m

2. stool pl MED (faeces):

stool

selles fpl

Phrases:

to fall between two stools

être assis entre deux chaises

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is similar to the use of a ducking stool.

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However, there are currently plans to construct a replica ducking stool at the site.

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Four times she took the plunge in that ducking stool and the stuff never ran.

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The hangover is like some deliberate test, some ducking stool or spiked bear pit, intended to wrong-foot us repeatedly... and for what?

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The ducking stools were first used for this purpose but ducking was later inflicted without the chair.

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A ducking stool was mentioned in 1584.

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Last week it was the insurance companies who were in the ducking stool.

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This seat served to punish not only scolds, but also brewers and bakers who sold bad ale or bread, whereas the ducking stool dunked its victim into the water.

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