duck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for duck 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

Bombay duck N

Bombay duck

poisson salé qui peut accompagner un curry

tufted duck N

tufted duck

fuligule m morillon

dead duck N Brit inf

to be a dead duck scheme, proposal, person:

être fichu inf

duck soup N Am inf

it's duck soup!

(c'est) du gâteau! inf

duck pond N

duck pond

mare f aux canards

duck shooting N

duck shooting

chasse f aux canards

I.duck out VB [Brit dʌk -, Am dək -] inf (duck out of [sth])

duck out office, room:

duck out

quitter

II.duck out VB [Brit dʌk -, Am dək -] inf (duck out of doing)

duck out

arriver à éviter de faire

Peking duck N

Peking duck

≈ canard m laqué

mandarin duck N

mandarin duck

canard m mandarin

duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duck 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

sitting duck N

sitting duck

cible f facile

duck out VB intr

duck out

se défiler

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duck pond

mare à canards

to take to sth like a duck to water

mordre à qc

Translations for duck in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cane

(female) duck

ornithorynque

duck-billed platypus

canard laqué

Peking duck

canard

duck

se baisser (pour esquiver)

to duck

duck Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

like a duck to water inf

comme un poisson dans l'eau

to duck under water

plonger subitement sous l'eau

to duck one's head

baisser la tête subitement

to duck one's head under water

plonger sa tête subitement sous l'eau

to be a dead duck

être foutu d'avance

duck pond

mare à canards

to take to sth like a duck to water

mordre à qc

in two shakes of a duck's tail inf

en moins de deux

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He then goes to proudly pay his taxes with the good duck.

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Dinner was a steady fireside parade of delightful tastes, from an amuse-bouche to monkfish and duck, a cheeseboard and fruit granita with panna cotta.

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The safety board said in its 4,400-page report of the crash that the duck boat overheated on the 103-degree day because someone left a radiator cap off.

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The only occupants listed were a duck and a sheep.

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And when we order duck in a restaurant, we want all the mouthwatering characteristics that reflect a labor of love.

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For example introduced grasses have taken over areas of some islands, while alien animals include moths, salmon, the mallard duck, rabbits, reindeer, sheep and goats.

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Hunters are required to have both a state and federal duck stamp in possession, as well as a state hunting license, to harvest waterfowl.

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

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At the southern end is the village green and duckpond (with thatched duck house).

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A first innings duck seemed to be the portent of his early introverted batting stints in the national team.

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