verb🔗ShareAgacharse, esquivarTo quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The student ducked when the teacher accidentally threw the marker in his direction. "El estudiante se agachó cuando el profesor accidentalmente lanzó el marcador en su dirección.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgacharse, esquivarTo quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The boy ducked his head when the teacher threw the eraser. "El niño agachó la cabeza cuando el profesor lanzó el borrador.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSumergir, zambullirTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw."He ducked the apple under the water to wash it quickly. "Metió la manzana bajo el agua para lavarla rápidamente.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZambullirse, sumergirseTo go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid."The little boy ducked his head underwater to try and blow bubbles. "El niño pequeño se zambulló bajo el agua para intentar hacer burbujas.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgacharse, inclinarseTo bow."The performer ducked low after finishing her song to acknowledge the audience's applause. "La artista se agachó después de terminar su canción para agradecer los aplausos del público.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEvadir, eludirTo evade doing something."The student ducked his homework to play video games instead. "El estudiante eludió su tarea para jugar videojuegos en su lugar.actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBajar el volumen deTo lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly."The DJ ducked the background music whenever he spoke into the microphone so his announcements were clear. "El DJ bajaba el volumen de la música de fondo cada vez que hablaba por el micrófono para que sus anuncios fueran claros.musicsoundtechnologycommunicationmediatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntrar por un momentoTo enter a place for a short moment."Maria ducked into the coffee shop to grab a quick pastry before work. "María entró por un momento en la cafetería para tomar un pastel rápido antes del trabajo.placeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading