tufted duck in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for tufted duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

tufted duck [Am ˈtəftəd dək] N

tufted duck

moretta f

Translations for tufted duck in the Italian»English Dictionary

moretta

tufted duck

Translations for tufted duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.tufted [Brit ˈtʌftɪd, Am ˈtəftəd] VB pp

tufted → tuft II, III

II.tufted [Brit ˈtʌftɪd, Am ˈtəftəd] ADJ

tufted grass

a ciuffi

tufted bird

capelluto, col ciuffo

tufted carpet

a pelo lungo

I.tuft [Brit tʌft, Am təft] N

tuft

ciuffo m

tuft

cespo m

II.tuft [Brit tʌft, Am təft] VB trans

1. tuft (provide with tufts):

tuft

ornare di ciuffi

2. tuft cushion, mattress:

tuft

trapuntare

III.tuft [Brit tʌft, Am təft] VB intr

tuft grass:

tuft

crescere a ciuffi

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

tufted duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tufted duck in the English»Italian Dictionary

tuft [tʌft] N

tuft

ciuffo m

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

Male and female tufted ducks.

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Breeding bird species of local importance include the great crested grebe, tufted duck, coot, little ringed plover, sedge warbler and the reed warbler.

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The reservoir carries nationally important wintering populations of tufted ducks, pochard, goosander and common goldeneye.

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Tufted ducks, mallards, coots and moorhens still nest on a wooded island on one of the ponds.

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In winter, you can often see snipe, green sandpipers, shovelers, gadwalls and tufted ducks in fact, there's always something to entertain you here.

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These are gregarious birds, forming large flocks in winter, often mixed with other diving ducks such as tufted duck, with which they are known to hybridise.

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A wide variety of wildfowl winter at the loch including pochard, tufted duck, scaup and goldeneye.

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Many ducks are among our most familiar birds, from the omnipresent mallards and the tufted ducks of park lakes, to the wintering flocks of teal and wigeon in our wetlands.

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Many waterfowl overwinter on the lake -- it is not unusual to see several hundred coot, pochard and tufted ducks.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

It is the winter, however, when wildfowl are most numerous, particularly wigeon, tufted duck, teal, goldeneye and shoveler.

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