ducks Meaning | BeDict

verb

Agacharse, esquivar

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

Examples :

"The child ducks when his older brother playfully throws a pillow at him. "

El niño se agacha cuando su hermano mayor le tira una almohada juguetonamente.

action body

verb

Agacharse

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

Examples :

"To avoid getting hit by the falling book, the student quickly ducked. "

Para evitar ser golpeado por el libro que caía, el estudiante se agachó rápidamente.

action body

verb

Sumergir, zambullir

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

Examples :

""He ducks the teabag into the hot water for a few seconds to make his tea." "

Él sumerge la bolsita de té en agua caliente durante unos segundos para preparar su té.

action nature

verb

Zambullirse, sumergirse

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

Examples :

"The child ducks her head underwater to wash the shampoo out of her hair. "

La niña se zambulle bajo el agua para quitarse el champú del pelo.

action nature sport

verb

Agacharse, inclinarse

To bow.

Examples :

"The actor ducks his head slightly when the audience applauds. "

El actor agacha ligeramente la cabeza cuando el público aplaude.

action body

verb

Evadir, esquivar

To evade doing something.

Examples :

"He always ducks his chores by pretending to be asleep. "

Siempre evade sus tareas fingiendo estar dormido.

action attitude

verb

Bajar el volumen de

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

Examples :

"The DJ ducks the music when someone starts speaking on the microphone. "

El DJ baja el volumen de la música cuando alguien empieza a hablar por el micrófono.

music sound technology media

verb

Agacharse, meterse

To enter a place for a short moment.

Examples :

""I need to duck into the store to grab some milk." "

Necesito meterme en la tienda para comprar leche.

action place

noun

Pato

An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.

Examples :

"We fed the ducks bread at the pond. "

Les dimos pan a los patos en el estanque.

animal bird nature organism biology ecology

noun

Pata

Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.

Examples :

"We could tell the ducks apart from the drakes by their quieter quacks and brown feathers. "

Podíamos distinguir las patas de los patos por sus graznidos más silenciosos y sus plumas marrones.

animal bird biology nature

noun

Carne de pato

The flesh of a duck used as food.

Examples :

"We ordered ducks from the restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. "

Pedimos carne de pato del restaurante para la cena de Acción de Gracias.

food animal bird

noun

Cero, quedar eliminado sin anotar

A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)

Examples :

""The opening batsman got ducks in both innings, disappointing the crowd." "

El bateador inicial hizo cero en ambas entradas, decepcionando a la multitud.

sport

noun

Dos

A playing card with the rank of two.

Examples :

"My brother drew a pair of ducks from the deck of cards. "

Mi hermano sacó un par de doses de la baraja de cartas.

game number

noun

Patos

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

Examples :

"The spelunkers navigated the narrow ducks, carefully watching for loose rocks. "

Los espeleólogos navegaron por los estrechos patos, observando cuidadosamente las rocas sueltas.

geology geography nature place

noun

Edificio construido intencionalmente con la forma de un objeto cotidiano al que está relacionado

A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.

Examples :

"A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly."

Una cafetería en forma de taza de café es particularmente llamativa, como se pretende de un edificio construido intencionalmente con la forma de un objeto arquitectónico o una extravagancia.

architecture building style

noun

Canica

A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.

Examples :

""Before the marble game, we carefully placed the ducks in a circle, ready to be knocked over." "

Antes del juego de canicas, colocamos cuidadosamente las canicas en un círculo, listas para ser derribadas.

game sport

noun

Mojón

A cairn used to mark a trail.

Examples :

"The hikers followed the trail markers, which were small ducks of stones. "

Los excursionistas siguieron los mojones, que eran pequeños montones de piedras.

mark way sign place geography nature

noun

Pesas

One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.

Examples :

"The student carefully positioned the ducks along the flexible spline to create a smooth, flowing curve on her architectural drawing. "

El estudiante colocó cuidadosamente las pesas a lo largo de la plantilla flexible para crear una curva suave y fluida en su dibujo arquitectónico.

technical computing

noun

Orinal masculino

A long-necked medical urinal for men.

Examples :

"The nurse emptied the ducks regularly, ensuring the male patients had clean urinals throughout the day. "

La enfermera vaciaba los orinales masculinos regularmente, asegurando que los pacientes varones tuvieran orinales limpios durante todo el día.

medicine utensil device

noun

Patos

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

Examples :

"The old sailboat's ducks, patched and weathered, still caught the wind beautifully. "

Los patos del viejo velero, remendados y desgastados, aún capturaban el viento maravillosamente.

material nautical sailing

noun

Pantalones hechos de ese material

(in plural) Trousers made of such material.

Examples :

"My grandfather always wears white ducks when he plays golf. "

Mi abuelo siempre usa pantalones blancos hechos de ese material cuando juega al golf.

material wear

noun

Cariño, amor

A term of endearment; pet; darling.

Examples :

"And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3)."

Y Holdfast es el único perro, mi amor (William Shakespeare - La vida del rey Enrique V, Acto 2, Escena 3).

person family language

noun

Cariño, amigo

Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).

Examples :

""Alright, ducks, let's get started on this assignment." "

Bien, cariño, empecemos con esta tarea.

person language communication

noun

Dos pares

A pair of twos.

Examples :

"In the poker game, John needed one more card to make "ducks," a pair of twos, to win the pot. "

En la partida de póquer, John necesitaba una carta más para hacer "dos pares", dos pares de doses, para ganar el bote.

number sport

noun

Cariño, amor

(used vocatively) Dear (used as a pet name).

Examples :

"Hello ducks, how are you today?"

Hola, cariño, ¿cómo estás hoy?

language word person

noun

Pantalones ligeros, pantalones de marineros

The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.

Examples :

"During the summer training cruise, the sailors wore their ducks and blue shirts to stay cool in the tropical heat. "

Durante el crucero de entrenamiento de verano, los marineros usaban sus pantalones ligeros y camisas azules para mantenerse frescos en el calor tropical.

nautical wear military

noun

Inútil, inepto

A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled.

Examples :

"The old car was a total ducks; it barely ran and always broke down. "

El coche viejo era totalmente inútil; apenas funcionaba y siempre se averiaba.

person character animal

noun

Funcionario electo que ha perdido las elecciones

An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office.

Examples :

"Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents."

El congresista Jones era un funcionario electo que había perdido las elecciones y no votó sobre muchos temas importantes para sus electores.

politics government

noun

Persona que no puede cumplir sus contratos

A person who cannot fulfill their contracts.

Examples :

"After several failed business deals and unpaid debts, John was known as a ducks in the local community. "

Después de varios negocios fallidos y deudas impagas, John era conocido como una persona que no puede cumplir sus contratos en la comunidad local.

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Meanings

Agacharse, esquivar

Examples :

"The child ducks when his older brother playfully throws a pillow at him. "

El niño se agacha cuando su hermano mayor le tira una almohada juguetonamente.

Agacharse

Examples :

"To avoid getting hit by the falling book, the student quickly ducked. "

Para evitar ser golpeado por el libro que caía, el estudiante se agachó rápidamente.

Sumergir, zambullir

Examples :

""He ducks the teabag into the hot water for a few seconds to make his tea." "

Él sumerge la bolsita de té en agua caliente durante unos segundos para preparar su té.

Zambullirse, sumergirse

Examples :

"The child ducks her head underwater to wash the shampoo out of her hair. "

La niña se zambulle bajo el agua para quitarse el champú del pelo.

Agacharse, inclinarse

Examples :

"The actor ducks his head slightly when the audience applauds. "

El actor agacha ligeramente la cabeza cuando el público aplaude.

Evadir, esquivar

Examples :

"He always ducks his chores by pretending to be asleep. "

Siempre evade sus tareas fingiendo estar dormido.

Bajar el volumen de

Examples :

"The DJ ducks the music when someone starts speaking on the microphone. "

El DJ baja el volumen de la música cuando alguien empieza a hablar por el micrófono.

Agacharse, meterse

Examples :

""I need to duck into the store to grab some milk." "

Necesito meterme en la tienda para comprar leche.

Pato

Examples :

"We fed the ducks bread at the pond. "

Les dimos pan a los patos en el estanque.

Pata

Examples :

"We could tell the ducks apart from the drakes by their quieter quacks and brown feathers. "

Podíamos distinguir las patas de los patos por sus graznidos más silenciosos y sus plumas marrones.

Carne de pato

Examples :

"We ordered ducks from the restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. "

Pedimos carne de pato del restaurante para la cena de Acción de Gracias.

Cero, quedar eliminado sin anotar

Examples :

""The opening batsman got ducks in both innings, disappointing the crowd." "

El bateador inicial hizo cero en ambas entradas, decepcionando a la multitud.

Dos

Examples :

"My brother drew a pair of ducks from the deck of cards. "

Mi hermano sacó un par de doses de la baraja de cartas.

Patos

Examples :

"The spelunkers navigated the narrow ducks, carefully watching for loose rocks. "

Los espeleólogos navegaron por los estrechos patos, observando cuidadosamente las rocas sueltas.

Edificio construido intencionalmente con la forma de un objeto cotidiano al que está relacionado

Examples :

"A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly."

Una cafetería en forma de taza de café es particularmente llamativa, como se pretende de un edificio construido intencionalmente con la forma de un objeto arquitectónico o una extravagancia.

Canica

Examples :

""Before the marble game, we carefully placed the ducks in a circle, ready to be knocked over." "

Antes del juego de canicas, colocamos cuidadosamente las canicas en un círculo, listas para ser derribadas.

Mojón

Examples :

"The hikers followed the trail markers, which were small ducks of stones. "

Los excursionistas siguieron los mojones, que eran pequeños montones de piedras.

Pesas

Examples :

"The student carefully positioned the ducks along the flexible spline to create a smooth, flowing curve on her architectural drawing. "

El estudiante colocó cuidadosamente las pesas a lo largo de la plantilla flexible para crear una curva suave y fluida en su dibujo arquitectónico.

Orinal masculino

Examples :

"The nurse emptied the ducks regularly, ensuring the male patients had clean urinals throughout the day. "

La enfermera vaciaba los orinales masculinos regularmente, asegurando que los pacientes varones tuvieran orinales limpios durante todo el día.

Patos

Examples :

"The old sailboat's ducks, patched and weathered, still caught the wind beautifully. "