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ducking

/ˈdʌkɪŋ/

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verb

Sich ducken, den Kopf einziehen

To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Examples :

"The boy was ducking to avoid the ball thrown at him. "

Der Junge duckte sich, um dem Ball auszuweichen, der auf ihn geworfen wurde.

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verb

Sich ducken, den Kopf einziehen

To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.

Examples :

"The boy was ducking under the low branches of the tree to avoid hitting his head. "

Der Junge duckte sich unter den niedrigen Ästen des Baumes, um sich nicht den Kopf zu stoßen.

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verb

Eintauchen, untertauchen

To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.

Examples :

"The child was ducking the toy boat in the bathtub and then quickly pulling it back out. "

Das Kind tauchte das Spielzeugboot in der Badewanne unter und zog es dann schnell wieder heraus.

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verb

Untertauchen, eintauchen

To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.

Examples :

"The child was ducking her head in the bathwater, trying to blow bubbles. "

Das Kind tauchte ihren Kopf im Badewasser unter und versuchte, Blasen zu pusten.

action body sport nautical

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verb

Sich ducken, bücken

Examples :

"The polite waiter kept ducking his head slightly as he served our meal. "

Der höfliche Kellner duckte sich leicht, als er unser Essen servierte.

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verb

Sich drücken, ausweichen

To evade doing something.

Examples :

"He was ducking his chores by pretending to be asleep. "

Er drückte sich vor seinen Pflichten, indem er vorgab, zu schlafen.

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verb

Absenken, verringern

To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.

Examples :

"The DJ was ducking the music's volume when the announcer started speaking so everyone could hear the important information. "

Der DJ senkte die Lautstärke der Musik ab, als der Ansager zu sprechen begann, damit jeder die wichtigen Informationen hören konnte.

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verb

Hereingehen, kurz eintreten

To enter a place for a short moment.

Examples :

"I was just ducking into the store to buy a bottle of water. "

Ich bin nur kurz in den Laden gegangen, um eine Flasche Wasser zu kaufen.

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noun

Ducken, das Ducken

The action of the verb to duck.

Examples :

"The child's ducking under the table during hide-and-seek made everyone laugh. "

Das Ducken des Kindes unter dem Tisch während Versteckenspiel brachte alle zum Lachen.

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noun

Untertauchen, Eintauchen

An instance of ducking (a person in water, etc).

Examples :

"They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment."

Sie gaben ihm als Strafe ein Untertauchen im Fluss.

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adjective

Verdammt, verflucht

Fucking (as intensifier)

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