verb🔗ShareSe baisser, s'abaisserTo quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The ball came flying at Amelia, so she ducked quickly to avoid getting hit. "La balle arrivait sur Amélia, alors elle s'est baissée rapidement pour éviter d'être touchée.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe baisser, s'abaisserTo quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something."When the ball came flying, Sarah ducked to avoid getting hit on the head. "Quand la balle est arrivée en volant, Sarah s'est baissée pour éviter d'être touchée à la tête.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, immergerTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw."The chef carefully ducked the raw fish into the ice bath to quickly cool it. "Le chef a soigneusement plongé le poisson cru dans le bain de glace pour le refroidir rapidement.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, s'immergerTo go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid."The child quickly ducked under the water and popped back up, giggling. "L'enfant s'est rapidement plongé sous l'eau et est réapparu en riant.actionbodynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'incliner, se baisserTo bow."The student ducked her head in shame when she realized she had forgotten her homework. "L'élève a baissé la tête de honte quand elle a réalisé qu'elle avait oublié ses devoirs.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEsquiver, éviterTo evade doing something."To avoid doing the dishes, the teenager ducked out of the kitchen. "Pour éviter de faire la vaisselle, l'adolescent a esquivé la cuisine.actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtténuerTo lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly."The teacher ducked the background music so the students could hear her instructions more clearly. "Le professeur a atténué la musique de fond pour que les élèves puissent entendre plus clairement ses instructions.soundmusictechnologymediaentertainmentcommunicationtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntrer brièvement, se baisserTo enter a place for a short moment."I'll duck into the library for a few minutes to grab a book. "Je vais entrer brièvement dans la bibliothèque pour prendre un livre.actionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCanardAn aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet."The duck waddled across the pond near the schoolyard. "Le canard se dandinait sur l'étang près de la cour de l'école.animalbirdnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaneSpecifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling."The duck laid a large, speckled egg. "La cane a pondu un gros œuf tacheté."The duck laid several eggs in the garden. "La cane a pondu plusieurs œufs dans le jardin.animalbirdbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareViande de canardThe flesh of a duck used as food."The chef prepared a delicious meal featuring roasted duck. "Le chef a préparé un délicieux repas à base de viande de canard rôtie.foodanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFanny, capotA batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)"My younger brother got a duck in his cricket match today. "Mon jeune frère a fait un fanny à son match de cricket aujourd'hui.sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeuxA playing card with the rank of two."My friend drew a duck from the deck of cards. "Mon ami a tiré un deux du jeu de cartes.numbergameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn passage de grotte partiellement inondé avec un espace aérien limitéA partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space."The explorers cautiously entered the duck, their helmets equipped with oxygen tanks. "Les explorateurs sont entrés prudemment dans le passage de grotte, leurs casques équipés de bouteilles d'oxygène.geologygeographyplaceenvironmenttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBâtiment en forme d'objetA building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related."A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly."Une cafétéria en forme de tasse à café est particulièrement visible, comme c'est l'intention d'un canard architectural ou d'une folie.architecturebuildingstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBilleA marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games."My brother loves to play marbles. He uses a strong flick to shoot his marble at the duck. "Mon frère adore jouer aux billes. Il utilise un coup sec pour lancer sa bille sur la bille.gameitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCairn, tas de pierresA cairn used to mark a trail."The hikers followed the path marked by a small duck. "Les randonneurs ont suivi le sentier balisé par un petit cairn.geographywaymarkenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoids, serre-jointOne of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve."The draftsman carefully placed the duck on the spline to draw the curved line for the design. "Le dessinateur a soigneusement placé le poids sur la latte pour tracer la ligne courbe du dessin.technicalartcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUrinal (pour homme)A long-necked medical urinal for men."The doctor showed the patient the special duck, explaining that it was designed for easier urination. "Le médecin a montré à son patient l'urinal spécial, expliquant qu'il était conçu pour faciliter la miction.medicineutensildeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNul, incapableA person or thing that is helpless, inefficient or disabled."The new student was a duck at math; he struggled with even the simplest problems. "Le nouvel élève était nul en maths ; il avait du mal avec les problèmes les plus simples.personcharacternegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉlu sortantAn elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office."Congressman Jones was a lame duck and did not vote on many issues that were important to his constituents."Le député Jones était un élu sortant et n'a pas voté sur de nombreuses questions importantes pour ses électeurs.politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDéfaillant, personne qui ne respecte pas ses contratsA person who cannot fulfill their contracts."The company sued the developer because he was a duck, failing to complete the agreed-upon building project on time. "L'entreprise a poursuivi le promoteur car il était défaillant, n'ayant pas terminé le projet de construction convenu dans les délais.businessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToile de coton épaisseA tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth."The sailboat's sail was made of strong duck. "La voile du voilier était faite d'une toile de coton épaisse et résistante.materialnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePantalons en ce matériau(in plural) Trousers made of such material."My grandfather wore sturdy duck trousers to work in the garden all day. "Mon grand-père portait des pantalons robustes en ce matériau pour travailler dans le jardin toute la journée.materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChéri, chérieA term of endearment; pet; darling."And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3)."Et Holdfast est le seul chien, mon chéri (William Shakespeare - La vie du roi Henri V, Acte 2, Scène 3).languagewordphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChéri, amiDear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).""Duck, I need to talk to you about the project." "Chéri, j'ai besoin de te parler du projet.languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
