eider duck in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for eider duck in the Spanish»English Dictionary

eider

eider duck

Translations for eider duck in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eider [Am ˈaɪdər, Brit ˈʌɪdə], eider duck N

eider

eider m

duck¹ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N

1. duck C:

duck

pato m

duck (female)

pata f

a dead duck

un asunto acabado

to play ducks and drakes

hacer cabrillas

to play ducks and drakes

hacer patitos CSur Mex

to play ducks and drakes

hacer pan y quesito (en el agua) Col

to play ducks and drakes with sth

tirar algo por la ventana

to take to sth like a duck to water he took to skiing like a duck to water

empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida

2. duck U FOOD:

duck

pato m

I.duck² [Am dək, Brit dʌk] VB intr

duck (bow down)

agacharse

duck (hide)

esconderse

I ducked behind a pillar

me escondí rápidamente detrás de una columna

II.duck² [Am dək, Brit dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

duck head

agachar

duck head

bajar

2. duck (submerge):

duck

hundir

3. duck (dodge):

duck question

eludir

duck question

esquivar

duck responsibility

evadir

duck responsibility

eludir

duck³ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N Brit inf (as term of address)

duck

tesoro inf

duck

majo m / maja f Spain inf

duck⁴ [Am dək, Brit dʌk] N

1. duck U (fabric):

duck

lona f

2. duck <ducks, pl > FASHION:

duck

pantalones mpl de dril

duck

pantalones mpl de lona

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

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado sin marcar ningún tanto

eider duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for eider duck in the English»Spanish Dictionary

eider [ˈaɪdəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

eider

eider m

duck¹ [dʌk] N Brit inf

duck

cariño mf

I.duck² [dʌk] N

1. duck (bird):

duck

pato m

2. duck SPORTS:

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado a cero

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water inf

sentirse como pez en el agua con/en algo

II.duck² [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

agachar la cabeza

2. duck (go under water):

duck

chapuzarse

3. duck (hide):

duck

agacharse

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

III.duck² [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

agachar la cabeza

to duck one's head under water

sumergir la cabeza dentro del agua

2. duck (avoid):

duck

esquivar

duck fig

eludir

to duck an issue

eludir un tema

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Other nesting birds include sandwich tern, common tern, arctic tern, black-legged kittiwake, fulmar, three gull species, and eider duck.

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The full coat of arms includes an eider duck as the crest.

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Eider duck and common seal also occur here in large numbers.

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Among the forty species of bird on the island are the ptarmigan, arctic tern, and eider duck.

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Certain birds such as the eider duck, guillemot and ptarmigan are hunted for food in the winter.

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The eider duck is one creature that shares responsibility for its offspring: females regularly supervise the ducklings of others in a group.

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