duck

duck
duck
A n
1 Zool, Culin (pl ducks, collect duck) canard m ; (female of species) cane f ;
2 (in cricket) to be out for ou to make a duck ne marquer aucun point ; to break one's duck marquer son premier point ; fig remporter sa première victoire ;
3 GB dial (also ducks) (form of address) (to child) mon chéri/ma chérie m/f ; (to woman) ma petite dame ;
4 Tex coutil m.
B ducks npl Fashn pantalon m de coutil.
C vtr
1 (lower) to duck one's head baisser la tête ;
2 (dodge) esquiver [punch, ball] ;
3 fig (avoid) esquiver [issue, question] ; se dérober à [responsibility] ;
4 (push under water) faire boire la tasse à [person].
D vi [person] baisser la tête ; [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 qch.
Idioms
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.
Phrasal verb
duck out :
duck out of [sth] quitter [office, room] ;
duck out of doing arriver à éviter de faire.

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