lame duck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lame duck in the English»French Dictionary

lame duck N

1. lame duck:

lame duck

canard m boiteux

2. lame duck POL Am attr:

lame duck president/government

président/gouvernement non réélu

See also Lame duck

Lame duck Info

Lame duck

Aux États-Unis, qualificatif appliqué au président sortant et à son gouvernement pendant la période de transition qui suit les élections présidentielles. Le pouvoir du président sortant est en effet limité entre les élections en novembre et le jour de l'investiture de son successeur en janvier.

Lame duck Info

Lame duck

Aux États-Unis, qualificatif appliqué au président sortant et à son gouvernement pendant la période de transition qui suit les élections présidentielles. Le pouvoir du président sortant est en effet limité entre les élections en novembre et le jour de l'investiture de son successeur en janvier.

Translations for lame duck in the French»English Dictionary

canard boîteux fig

lame duck

Translations for lame duck in the English»French Dictionary

I.lame [Brit leɪm, Am leɪm] N

the lame + vb pl

les estropiés mpl

II.lame [Brit leɪm, Am leɪm] ADJ

1. lame (unable to walk):

lame person, animal

boiteux/-euse

to be lame in the left/right leg

boiter de la jambe gauche/droite

to go lame

se mettre à boiter

to be slightly lame

boiter légèrement

2. lame fig excuse, argument:

lame

boiteux/-euse

III.lame [Brit leɪm, Am leɪm] VB trans

lame person, animal:

lame

estropier

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

lame duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lame duck in the English»French Dictionary

lame [leɪm] ADJ

lame

estropié(e)

lame argument

boiteux(-euse)

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If he didn't do so, they said, they would make a resolution to expel him the first order of business at the lame duck session.

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The length of the recess preceding a lame duck session has also varied.

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Thereby she was in the interesting position of being a lame duck the moment she was elected.

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It might have been even higher if not for brutally cold and wet early-season weather and what amounted to season-long lame duck status.

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This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

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This session was commonly called the lame duck session.

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He was not a lame duck but took a deep interest in the behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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Lame duck officials tend to have less political power, as other elected officials are less inclined to cooperate with them.

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A kingmaker is a lame duck who retains the ability to influence (sometimes decisively) who, among other players, will win the game.

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Eight of the 15 lame duck sessions have lasted between 25 and 37 calendar days; only three have exceeded this range.

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