Significado de duck en inglés
duckduck1 /dʌk/ noun 
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[countable] a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathersave acuática muy común de patas cortas y pico ancho, apreciada por su carne, huevos y suaves plumas2[countable] a female duckpato hembra3[uncountable] the meat of a duck used as foodcarne de pato usada como alimento: 
roast duck with orange saucepato asado con salsa de naranja4take to something like a duck to water to learn how to do something very easilyaprender a hacer algo con mucha facilidad: She took to dancing like a duck to water.Ella aprendió a bailar como pez en el agua.5 (also ducks) British English spokenoral used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly wayse usa para dirigirse a alguien, especialmente a una mujer, de manera amistosa: What can I get you, ducks?¿Qué les pongo, cariños?6[countable] a score of zero by a batsman in a game of cricketpuntuación de cero de un bateador en un partido de críquet → dead duck, lame duck, → like water off a duck’s back at water1(8), → ducks and drakes, sitting duckCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosa duck quacks (=makes the sound ducks make)· The ducks on the river started quacking.· Los patos del río empezaron a graznar.a duck waddles (=walks moving its body from side to side)· Ducks were waddling across the grass.· Los patos se contoneaban por el césped.a duck paddles (=swims by moving its feet under the water)· Ducks and swans paddled towards us.· Patos y cisnes se acercaron nadando hacia nosotros.a duck dives (=puts its head down under the water)· A single wild duck was swimming and diving.· Un único pato salvaje nadaba y se zambullía.a duck bobs (=moves up and down on the water)· They watched the ducks bobbing up and down on the waves.· Observaban a los patos mecerse de arriba abajo sobre las olas.duck + NOUNduck + SUSTANTIVOa duck pond (=a small area of water where there are ducks)· The park has a duck pond which the children like.· El parque tiene un estanque de patos que les encanta a los niños.
Ver todas las traducciones1 [countable] a very common water bird with short legs and a wide beak, used for its meat, eggs, and soft feathersave acuática muy común de patas cortas y pico ancho, apreciada por su carne, huevos y suaves plumas2[countable] a female duckpato hembra3[uncountable] the meat of a duck used as foodcarne de pato usada como alimento: roast duck with orange saucepato asado con salsa de naranja4take to something like a duck to water to learn how to do something very easilyaprender a hacer algo con mucha facilidad: She took to dancing like a duck to water.Ella aprendió a bailar como pez en el agua.5 (also ducks) British English spokenoral used to speak to someone, especially a woman, in a friendly wayse usa para dirigirse a alguien, especialmente a una mujer, de manera amistosa: What can I get you, ducks?¿Qué les pongo, cariños?6[countable] a score of zero by a batsman in a game of cricketpuntuación de cero de un bateador en un partido de críquet → dead duck, lame duck, → like water off a duck’s back at water1(8), → ducks and drakes, sitting duckCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverbosa duck quacks (=makes the sound ducks make)· The ducks on the river started quacking.· Los patos del río empezaron a graznar.a duck waddles (=walks moving its body from side to side)· Ducks were waddling across the grass.· Los patos se contoneaban por el césped.a duck paddles (=swims by moving its feet under the water)· Ducks and swans paddled towards us.· Patos y cisnes se acercaron nadando hacia nosotros.a duck dives (=puts its head down under the water)· A single wild duck was swimming and diving.· Un único pato salvaje nadaba y se zambullía.a duck bobs (=moves up and down on the water)· They watched the ducks bobbing up and down on the waves.· Observaban a los patos mecerse de arriba abajo sobre las olas.duck + NOUNduck + SUSTANTIVOa duck pond (=a small area of water where there are ducks)· The park has a duck pond which the children like.· El parque tiene un estanque de patos que les encanta a los niños.duckduck2 verb 1
(also duck down) [intransitive, transitive] to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hitbajar la cabeza o el cuerpo muy rápidamente, especialmente para evitar ser visto o golpeado: If she hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit her.Si ella no se hubiera agachado, la pelota la habría golpeado.duck behind/under etc Jamie saw his father coming and ducked quickly behind the wall.Jamie vio venir a su padre y se agachó rápidamente detrás de la pared. Tim ducked down to comb his hair in the mirror.Tim se agachó para peinarse frente al espejo. She ducked her head to look more closely at the inscription.Ella bajó la cabeza para examinar la inscripción más de cerca.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someonemoverse a algún lugar muy rápidamente, especialmente para evitar ser visto o alejarse de alguienduck into The two men ducked into a block of flats and disappeared.Los dos hombres se metieron rápidamente en un bloque de pisos y desaparecieron.duck out of She ducked out of the door before he could stop her.Ella salió rápidamente por la puerta antes de que él pudiera detenerla.duck back ‘Wait a minute’, he called, ducking back inside."Espera un momento", llamó él, volviendo a meterse rápidamente adentro.3[transitive] informalinformal to avoid something, especially a difficult or unpleasant dutyevitar algo, especialmente una obligación difícil o desagradable SYN dodge: The ruling body wanted to duck the issue of whether players had been cheating.El organismo rector quería eludir el asunto de si los jugadores habían hecho trampa. Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal.Glazer esquivó una pregunta sobre su implicación en el escándalo bancario.4[transitive] to push someone under water for a short time as a jokeempujar a alguien bajo el agua un momento a modo de bromaduck somebody under something Tom grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface.Tom lo agarró por detrás para meterle la cabeza bajo el agua.duck out of something phrasal verb to avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to doevitar hacer algo que se debe hacer o que se ha prometido hacer: I always ducked out of history lessons at school.En el colegio, siempre me escabullía de las clases de historia.
1 (also duck down) [intransitive, transitive] to lower your head or body very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or hitbajar la cabeza o el cuerpo muy rápidamente, especialmente para evitar ser visto o golpeado: If she hadn’t ducked, the ball would have hit her.Si ella no se hubiera agachado, la pelota la habría golpeado.duck behind/under etc Jamie saw his father coming and ducked quickly behind the wall.Jamie vio venir a su padre y se agachó rápidamente detrás de la pared. Tim ducked down to comb his hair in the mirror.Tim se agachó para peinarse frente al espejo. She ducked her head to look more closely at the inscription.Ella bajó la cabeza para examinar la inscripción más de cerca.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere very quickly, especially to avoid being seen or to get away from someonemoverse a algún lugar muy rápidamente, especialmente para evitar ser visto o alejarse de alguienduck into The two men ducked into a block of flats and disappeared.Los dos hombres se metieron rápidamente en un bloque de pisos y desaparecieron.duck out of She ducked out of the door before he could stop her.Ella salió rápidamente por la puerta antes de que él pudiera detenerla.duck back ‘Wait a minute’, he called, ducking back inside."Espera un momento", llamó él, volviendo a meterse rápidamente adentro.3[transitive] informalinformal to avoid something, especially a difficult or unpleasant dutyevitar algo, especialmente una obligación difícil o desagradable SYN dodge: The ruling body wanted to duck the issue of whether players had been cheating.El organismo rector quería eludir el asunto de si los jugadores habían hecho trampa. Glazer ducked a question about his involvement in the bank scandal.Glazer esquivó una pregunta sobre su implicación en el escándalo bancario.4[transitive] to push someone under water for a short time as a jokeempujar a alguien bajo el agua un momento a modo de bromaduck somebody under something Tom grabbed him from behind to duck him under the surface.Tom lo agarró por detrás para meterle la cabeza bajo el agua.duck out of something phrasal verb to avoid doing something that you have to do or have promised to doevitar hacer algo que se debe hacer o que se ha prometido hacer: I always ducked out of history lessons at school.En el colegio, siempre me escabullía de las clases de historia.