tufted duck in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tufted duck in the English»French Dictionary

tufted duck N

tufted duck

fuligule m morillon

Translations for tufted duck in the French»English Dictionary

morillon

tufted duck

Translations for tufted duck in the English»French Dictionary

tufted [Brit ˈtʌftɪd, Am ˈtəftəd] ADJ

tufted grass

en touffes

tufted bird

huppé

tufted carpet

tufté

tuft [Brit tʌft, Am təft] N

tuft

touffe f

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

tufted duck in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tufted duck in the English»French Dictionary

tuft [tʌft] N

tuft

touffe f

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

Male and female tufted ducks.

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

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The most regularly seen birds are the great crested grebe, the pochard duck, the tufted duck, the widgeon and teals.

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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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Flocks of up to 2,000 crested grebes, 15,000 coots, and 4,000 tufted ducks have been observed.

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Wintering birds which are present in nationally important numbers are great crested grebes, cormorants, shovellers and tufted ducks, and the number of gadwalls is internationally significant.

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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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Tufted ducks, goldeneye and great crested grebe can be seen year-round, and both goldeneye and great crested grebe can be seen performing their courtship dance in early spring.

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The pure white undertail helps to distinguish this species from the somewhat similar tufted duck.

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