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| Principal Translations |
| ducking n | historical (submersion of suspected witch) | sumersión nf |
| | | inmersión nf |
| | During the Salem Witch Trials, many women were executed by ducking. |
| | Durante la cacería de brujas de Salem, muchas mujeres fueron ejecutadas por sumersión. |
| ducking n | (pushing [sb] underwater) | sumergir⇒ vi |
| | | sumersión nf |
| Note: Uso verbal más común. |
| | No ducking is one of the rules at the swimming pool. |
| | No sumergir a otros es una de las reglas de la piscina. |
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| Principal Translations |
| duck n | (aquatic bird) | pato, pata nm, nf |
| | Do you see the ducks in the pond? |
| | ¿Viste los patos en el estanque? |
| duck n | (food: meat) | pato nm |
| | We ate Peking duck at the Chinese restaurant. |
| | Comimos pato lacado a la pekinesa en el restaurante chino. |
| duck n | (movement to dodge [sth]) | agachada nf |
| | Larry made a quick duck to avoid hitting his head on the door frame. |
| | Larry logró evitar golpearse la cabeza contra el marco de la puerta con una agachada rápida. |
| duck⇒ vi | (bend, lower head) | agacharse⇒ v prnl |
| | | zambullir⇒ vtr |
| | | esquivar⇒, eludir⇒ vtr |
| | He ducked when the ball came flying at him. |
| | Se agachó cuando la bola venía volando hacia él. |
| duck vi | (dodge) | inclinarse⇒ v prnl |
| | He ducked to the side when the ball came flying at him. |
| | Se inclinó hacia un lado cuando la pelota venía volando hacia él. |
| duck [sth]⇒ vtr | (blow, missile: avoid) | esquivar⇒ vtr |
| | The players had to duck a shower of various missiles as they left the pitch. |
| | Los jugadores tuvieron que esquivar una lluvia de objetos mientras abandonaban el campo. |
duck under [sth],
duck behind [sth] vi + prep | (dive, hide) | agacharse bajo v prnl + adv |
| | | esconderse detrás, esconderse bajo v prnl + adv |
| | To avoid saying hello, he ducked under a desk. |
| | Para evitar saludar se agachó bajo el escritorio. |
| duck under [sth] vi + prep | (plunge into water) | sumergirse en v prnl + prep |
| | | hundirse en v prnl + prep |
| | Ryan ducked under the water and resurfaced a few seconds later. |
| | Ryan se sumergió en el agua y salió unos segundos después. |
| Additional Translations |
| duck n | (cricket: nought) (críquet) | en cero loc adj |
| | (críquet) | no anotar carreras loc verb |
| | (críquet, coloquial) | zapatero adj |
| | He was out for a duck. |
| | Fue eliminado con el marcador en cero. |
duck,
ducks n | UK, informal (dear, darling) (coloquial) | cariño expr |
| | (coloquial) | corazón expr |
| | Cup of tea, duck? |
| | ¿Te apetece una taza de té, cariño? |
duck,
duck cloth n | (fabric) | loneta nf |
| | The hammock is made of duck. |
| | La hamaca es de loneta. |
| duck [sth] vtr | informal (obligation) (coloquial) | saltarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | eludir⇒, evadir⇒ vtr |
| | She ducked her appointment and went to the cinema instead. |
| | Se saltó su cita y, mejor se fue al cine. |
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Locuciones verbales
duck | ducking |
| duck out vi phrasal | informal (leave secretly) | escabullirse⇒ v prnl |
| | | escaparse⇒ v prnl |
| | I deliberately sat at the back of the room near the door so I could duck out if the meeting was boring. |
| | Me senté bien al fondo y cerca de la puerta a propósito para poder escabullirme si la reunión era aburrida. |
| duck out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (leave secretly) | escabullirse de v prnl + prep |
| | | escaparse de v prnl + prep |
| | She managed to duck out of the lecture without anyone seeing her. |
| | Se las arregló para escabullirse de la conferencia sin que nadie la viera. |
| duck out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (avoid inclusion) | evadir⇒ vtr |
| | | esquivar⇒ vtr |
| | He would often try to duck out of his boss's motivational meetings. |
| | A menudo intentaba evadir las reuniones motivacionales de su jefe. |
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