duck

duck
I verb
1) (to push briefly under water: They splashed about, ducking each other in the pool.) dukke, gi en dukkert
2) (to lower the head suddenly as if to avoid a blow: He ducked as the ball came at him.) bøye unna
II plurals - ducks, duck; noun
1) (a kind of wild or domesticated water-bird with short legs and a broad flat beak.) and
2) (a female duck. See also drake.) and
3) (in cricket, a score of nil by a batsman: He was out for a duck.)
and
I
subst. \/dʌk\/
1) (fugl i familien Anatidae) and
2) (zoologi) forklaring: hunnen hos ender
3) (hverdagslig, om person) goding, skatt, kjæreste
4) (cricket) null poeng
5) dukkert, dykk
6) (i boksing) dukking
7) (amer., slang) snurrig fyr, krabat
break one's duck score
duck's arse (om frisyre, slang) anderumpe
duck's ass (amer., om frisyre, slang) anderumpe
duck's egg eller duck null (poeng) i cricket
fine weather for (young) ducks (hverdagslig) en regnværsdag, styrtregn
he's got duck's disease (spøkefullt) han er kortbeint, han er kortvokst
he takes to it like a duck to water det går som en lek for ham, han har det som fisken i vannet
like a dying duck in a thunderstorm fullstendig hjelpeløs, som et hjelpeløst fe
like water off a duck's back som å skvette vann på gåsa
make a duck få null poeng
play ducks and drakes kaste smutt (flat stein som spretter på vannflaten)
play ducks and drakes with money slå om seg med penger
play ducks and drakes with something vende opp og ned på noe
she's a sweet old duck hun er en søt gammel dame
sitting duck lett offer, lett å treffe
II
subst. \/dʌk\/
seilduk
ducks flanellsbukser
white ducks
III
subst. \/dʌk\/
(militærvesen) amfibielandingsfartøy, amfibiekjøretøy
IV
verb \/dʌk\/
1) dykke ned, dukke (seg)
2) bøye, bukke, nikke
3) (overført) bøye seg
4) (hverdagslig) trekke seg unna, unngå, stikke av (fra)
duck a responsibility
5) (kortspill) smyge
6) (boksing) dukke
duck out on trekke seg unna fra, unngå fra, stikke av fra
duck under to bøye seg for

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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