verb🔗ShareSe baisser, s'abaisserTo quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The boy was ducking to avoid the ball thrown at him. "Le garçon se baissait pour éviter la balle qu'on lui lançait.bodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe baisser, s'abaisserTo quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something."The boy was ducking under the low branches of the tree to avoid hitting his head. "Le garçon se baissait sous les basses branches de l'arbre pour éviter de se cogner la tête.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePlonger, immergerTo lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw."The child was ducking the toy boat in the bathtub and then quickly pulling it back out. "L'enfant plongeait le bateau jouet dans la baignoire, puis le retirait rapidement.actionsportChat 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 was ducking her head in the bathwater, trying to blow bubbles. "L'enfant plongeait sa tête dans l'eau du bain, essayant de faire des bulles.actionbodysportnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe baisser, s'inclinerTo bow."The polite waiter kept ducking his head slightly as he served our meal. "Le serveur poli baissait légèrement la tête en servant notre repas.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉviter, esquiverTo evade doing something."He was ducking his chores by pretending to be asleep. "Il évitait ses corvées en faisant semblant de dormir.actionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéduire le volumeTo lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly."The DJ was ducking the music's volume when the announcer started speaking so everyone could hear the important information. "Le DJ réduisait le volume de la musique lorsque l'annonceur a commencé à parler afin que tout le monde puisse entendre les informations importantes.soundmusicmediatechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEntrer brièvementTo enter a place for a short moment."I was just ducking into the store to buy a bottle of water. "Je suis juste entré dans le magasin pour acheter une bouteille d'eau.actionplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareL'action de se baisser, s'abaisserThe action of the verb to duck."The child's ducking under the table during hide-and-seek made everyone laugh. "L'action de l'enfant de se baisser sous la table pendant à cache-cache a fait rire tout le monde.actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlongeonAn instance of ducking (a person in water, etc)."They gave him a ducking in the river as a punishment."Ils lui ont donné un plongeon dans la rivière en guise de punition.sportactionanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePutain de, sacréFucking (as intensifier)languagecursewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
