verb🔗ShareS'abaisser, se baisserTo 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. "L'élève s'est baissé lorsque le professeur a accidentellement jeté le marqueur dans sa direction.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'abaisser, se baisserTo 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. "Le garçon s'est baissé la tête quand le professeur a lancé la gomme.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, immergerTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw."He ducked the apple under the water to wash it quickly. "Il a plongé la pomme sous l'eau pour la laver rapidement.actionbodyChat 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 little boy ducked his head underwater to try and blow bubbles. "Le petit garçon a plongé sa tête sous l'eau pour essayer de faire des bulles.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'incliner, se baisserTo bow."The performer ducked low after finishing her song to acknowledge the audience's applause. "L'interprète s'est baissée après avoir terminé sa chanson pour saluer les applaudissements du public.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉviter, esquiverTo evade doing something."The student ducked his homework to play video games instead. "L'étudiant a évité ses devoirs pour jouer à des jeux vidéo à la place.actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBaisser le volume 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. "Le DJ a baissé le volume de la musique de fond chaque fois qu'il parlait dans le microphone, afin que ses annonces soient claires.musicsoundtechnologycommunicationmediatechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntrer brièvement, s'engouffrerTo enter a place for a short moment."Maria ducked into the coffee shop to grab a quick pastry before work. "Maria est entrée brièvement dans le café pour prendre une pâtisserie rapide avant le travail.placeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
