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in the PONS Dictionary

I. duck [dʌk] N

duck
kaczka f

Phrases:

to take to sth like a duck to water
chwytać [perf chwycić] coś w lot
like water off a duck's back
jak grochem o ścianę

II. duck [dʌk] VB intr

1. duck (bend):

duck
pochylać [perf pochylić] się

2. duck (dodge):

duck
robić [perf z-] unik

III. duck [dʌk] VB trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head
pochylać [perf pochylić] głowę
to duck one's head
robić [perf z-] unik

2. duck (dodge):

to duck a blow
uchylać [perf uchylić] się przed ciosem

3. duck (shirk):

to duck sth
wymigiwać [perf wymigać] się od czegoś
to duck duties/responsibility
uchylać się od obowiązków/odpowiedzialności

4. duck (under water):

duck
zanurzać [perf zanurzyć]

lame duck N

1. lame duck (person):

lame duck
nieudacznik m

2. lame duck (business):

lame duck
niewypał m

sitting duck N

sitting duck → sitting target

See also

sitting target N fig

sitting target
łatwy cel m
OpenDict entry

duck N

ducks (pair of twos in cards) GAMES inf
para dwójek w kartach f
OpenDict entry

tufted duck N

tufted duck nsing ZOOL
czernica f
OpenDict entry

Peking duck

Peking duck (Beijing duck) FOOD
kaczka po pekińsku
Present
Iduck
youduck
he/she/itducks
weduck
youduck
theyduck
Past
Iducked
youducked
he/she/itducked
weducked
youducked
theyducked
Present Perfect
Ihaveducked
youhaveducked
he/she/ithasducked
wehaveducked
youhaveducked
theyhaveducked
Past Perfect
Ihadducked
youhadducked
he/she/ithadducked
wehadducked
youhadducked
theyhadducked
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ducks go “quack”
kaczki robią „kwa”

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