Peking duck in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Peking duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

Peking duck [Brit piːkɪŋˈdʌk, Am ˌpikɪŋ ˈdək] N

Peking duck

= piatto a base di pezzetti di anatra arrostita serviti con verdure e salse

Translations for Peking duck in the Italian»English Dictionary

anatra laccata

Peking duck

Translations for Peking duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

Peking

Peking → Beijing

See also Beijing

Beijing [Brit beɪˈdʒɪŋ, Am ˌbeɪˈdʒɪŋ], Peking [ˌpiːˈkɪŋ]

Beijing

Pechino f

duck¹ <pl ducks, duck> [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

duck ZOOL, FOOD

anatra f

he took to it like a duck to water

lo fece con estrema naturalezza

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

(rimproverarlo non serve a nulla) è solo fiato sprecato

I.duck² [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

chinare, piegare la testa

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

schivare, scansare

3. duck (avoid) fig:

duck issue, question

evitare

duck responsibility

sottrarsi a, evitare

4. duck (push under water):

duck person

immergere nell'acqua, cacciare sott'acqua

II.duck² [Brit dʌk, Am dək] VB intr

duck person:

chinare la testa

duck boxer:

scansare, schivare un colpo

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

mi infilai in una strada laterale per evitare di incontrarla

to duck behind sth

nascondersi, cacciarsi dietro qc

duck³ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N Brit inf

duck also ducks (form of address):

also ducks (to child)

cocco m / cocca f

also ducks (to child)

amore m

also ducks (to woman)

tesoro m

also ducks (to woman)

cara f

I.duck⁴ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks N

ducks npl FASHION:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N (in cricket)

to be out for or to make a duck

non segnare un punto

to break one's duck

segnare il primo punto

to break one's duck fig

riportare la prima vittoria

Peking duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Peking duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.duck [dʌk] N

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water inf

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

abbassare la testa

2. duck (go under water):

duck

tuffarsi

3. duck (hide):

duck

nascondersi

to duck out of sth inf

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

2. duck (avoid):

duck

schivare

duck fig

eludere

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But it was unlikely the same fate would be met by the Peking duck dish, which was hugely popular.

www.smh.com.au

Snacks, such as Peking duck tacos, might be even better.

toromagazine.com

Then the crowns were flash-boiled and flash frozen multiple times, then roasted, similar to how Peking duck is prepared.

news.nationalpost.com

It's a huge menu to sample, but the Peking duck is hard to resist.

www.phoenixnewtimes.com

As always with Peking duck, it's tasty but not extraordinary.

www.thehindu.com

I had Peking duck with pears and grapefruit.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Between Peking duck pancakes and duck soup, the conversations returned again and again to a few key topics.

www.abc.net.au

Here's the thing about Peking duck: the best places expect you to order it a day in advance.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Along the walls in the hotel's ballroom were food displays ranging from sushi to pasta to Peking duck.

www.huffingtonpost.com

For poultry, there are Peking duck-like wraps ($17) and spicy fried chicken ($16).

www.thestar.com