duck - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

duck [ZOOL.]	el pato   [Ornithology]   Lat.: Anas
Hartlaub's duck [ZOOL.]	pato de Hartlaub   Lat.: Pteronetta hartlaubii   [Ornithology]
Meller's duck [ZOOL.]	ánade malgache   Lat.: Anas melleri   [Ornithology]
Meller's duck [ZOOL.]	pato de Meller   Lat.: Anas melleri   [Ornithology]
Salvadori's duck [ZOOL.]	ánade (de) Papúa   Lat.: Salvadorina waigiuensis   [Ornithology]
Salvadori's duck [ZOOL.]	pato de Salvadori   Lat.: Salvadorina waigiuensis   [Ornithology]
duck (Brit.)   regional [coll.]   - term of endearment	el cholo | la chola [fam.]
duck (Brit.)   regional [coll.]   - term of endearment	la joya [fig.]
duck (Brit.)   regional [coll.]   - term of endearment	el tesoro
duck (Brit.)   regional [coll.]   - term of endearment	el cielo   - apelativo cariñoso
duck (Brit.)   regional [coll.]   - term of endearment	el lucero [coll.][fig.]   - niño
steamer-duck [ZOOL.]	pato vapor   Lat.: Tachyeres   [Ornithology]
whistling-duck [ZOOL.]	pato silbador   [Ornithology]
duck egg	huevo de pato

Verbs

to duck  | ducked, ducked |	agacharse
to duck  | ducked, ducked |	agazaparse
to duck  | ducked, ducked |	alebrarse
to duck  | ducked, ducked |	alebrestarse
to duck (out of) sth.  | ducked, ducked |	esquivarse
to duck (out of) sth.  | ducked, ducked |	hurtarse a algo
to duck (out of) sth.  | ducked, ducked |	salir de puntillas
to duck (out of) sth.  | ducked, ducked |	zafarse de algo   - desentenderse de un compromiso
to duck (out of) sth.  | ducked, ducked |	escurrir el bulto [coll.]
to duck (out of) sth.  | ducked, ducked |	escaquearse de algo [coll.]
to duck  | ducked, ducked |	agacharse (Lat. Am.: Cuba)
to duck down	agacharse
to duck down	agazaparse
to duck down	alebrarse

Prepositions / Pronouns

duck   - zero  num. [SPORT.]

el cero   - en cricket

Adjectives / Adverbs

duck-billed  adj.

de pico de pato

Phrases / Collocations

to break one's duck (Brit.)	debutar   - hacer algo por primera vez
to break one's duck (Brit.)	estrenarse   - hacer algo por primera vez
to break one's duck (Brit.)	hacer el debut   - hacer algo por primera vez
to be a sitting duck [coll.] [fig.]	ser un blanco fácil para alguien [fig.]
to be a sitting duck [coll.] [fig.]	ser presa fácil para alguien [fig.]
to be a sitting duck [coll.] [fig.]	ser víctima fácil para alguien [fig.]
to be like water off a duck's back	dejar indiferente
to play ducks and drakes	tratar algo a la ligera
to get (all) one's ducks in a row	prepararse
to have (all) one's ducks in a row	estar listo(-a)
to have (all) one's ducks in a row	estar preparado(-a)
sth. is like water off a duck's back to so.	A palabras necias, oídos sordos.
to get (all) one's ducks in a row	organizarse   - prepararse
to be like water off a duck's back	resbalar [coll.]   - dejar indiferente

Orthographically similar words

buck, deck, dick, dock, duct, duke, dunk, dusk, fuck, Fuck, luck, muck, puck, suck, Suck, tuck, yuck

duco, puck

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