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duck·ing [ˈdʌkɪŋ] N no pl

ducking: [Unter]tauchen nt

the boat turned over and we all got a ducking: das Boot kenterte und wir wurden alle bis auf die Haut nass

to give sb a ducking: jdn untertauchen [o. tunken]

ˈduck·ing stool N hist

ducking stool: Tauchstuhl m hist

I. duck [dʌk] N

1. duck (bird):

duck: Ente f <-, -n>

2. duck no pl (meat):

duck: Ente f <-, -n>

duck: Entenfleisch nt

Peking duck: Pekingente f

3. duck SPORTS (in cricket):

to be out for [or to make] a duck: keinen Punkt erzielen

to break a duck: den ersten Punkt erzielen

4. duck no pl Brit dated inf:

duck: Schatz m <-es, Schạ̈t·ze> inf

duck: Schätzchen nt <-s, -> inf

Phrases:

sth is water off a duck's back to sb: etw perlt [o. prallt] an jdm ab fig

to have one's ducks in a row Am: bereit sein

to take to sth like a duck to water inf: bei etw dat gleich in seinem Element sein

he took to fatherhood like a duck to water: er war der geborene Vater

II. duck [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (lower head):

to duck [down]: sich acc ducken

to duck [down] out of sight: sich acc ducken, um nicht gesehen zu werden

2. duck (plunge):

to duck in [or under] water: [unter]tauchen

3. duck (hide quickly):

duck: sich acc verziehen inf

duck: verschwinden <verschwindet, verschwand, verschwunden>

to duck out of sight: sich acc verstecken

III. duck [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower quickly):

to duck one's head: den Kopf einziehen

to duck one's head in [or under] water: den Kopf unter Wasser tauchen

2. duck (avoid):

to duck sth: etw dat ausweichen

he managed to duck the blows: es gelang ihm, den Schlägen auszuweichen

fig to duck sth: etw dat ausweichen

to duck sth (shirk): sich acc vor etw dat drücken inf

to duck one's duties/responsibility: sich acc vor seinen Pflichten/vor der Verantwortung drücken

to duck an issue: einer Frage ausweichen

de·coy ˈduck N HUNT

decoy duck: Lockvogel m <-s, -vögel>

duck out VB intr inf

to duck out [of sth]: sich acc [vor etw dat] drücken

duck ˈsoup N no pl Am inf (an easy task)

to be duck soup [for sb]: [für jdn] ein Kinderspiel sein

lame ˈduck N

1. lame duck inf (ineffective person):

lame duck: Niete f <-, -n> inf

lame duck: Loser(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. lame duck Am POL:

lame duck: nicht wiedergewählte(r) aber noch amtierende(r) Politiker(in)

3. lame duck Brit ECON:

lame duck: unrentable Firma

ˈlame-duck ADJ attr

lame-duck government, management:

lame-duck: ineffektiv

sit·ting ˈduck N

sitting duck: leicht zu treffendes Ziel

sitting duck fig: leichte Beute

rub·ber ˈduck N

rubber duck: Quietscheentchen nt

dabbling duck, pond duck, freshwater duck

dabbling duck: Schwimmente

diving duck

diving duck: Tauchente

duck bird N

duck bird: Entenvogel

tufted duck N

tufted duck: Reiherente

OpenDict entry

duck N

cotton duck (fabric) FASHION: Kanevasbaumwolle f

Present
I	duck
you	duck
he/she/it	ducks
we	duck
you	duck
they	duck

Past
I	ducked
you	ducked
he/she/it	ducked
we	ducked
you	ducked
they	ducked

Present Perfect
I	have	ducked
you	have	ducked
he/she/it	has	ducked
we	have	ducked
you	have	ducked
they	have	ducked

Past Perfect
I	had	ducked
you	had	ducked
he/she/it	had	ducked
we	had	ducked
you	had	ducked
they	had	ducked

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sb a ducking: jdn untertauchen [o. tunken]

the boat turned over and we all got a ducking: das Boot kenterte und wir wurden alle bis auf die Haut nass

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