Signification visuelle de 'ducks'? - apprendre avec des images, exemples du quotidien

verb

S'abaisser, se baisser

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

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

L'enfant se baisse quand son grand frère lui jette un oreiller en plaisantant.

action body

verb

S'abaisser, se baisser

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

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

Pour éviter d'être touché par le livre qui tombait, l'étudiant s'est rapidement baissé.

action body

verb

Plonger, immerger

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

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

Il plonge le sachet de thé dans l'eau chaude pendant quelques secondes pour faire son thé.

action nature

verb

Plonger, s'immerger

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

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

L'enfant plonge sa tête sous l'eau pour rincer le shampoing de ses cheveux.

action nature sport

verb

S'incliner, se baisser

To bow.

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

L'acteur s'incline légèrement la tête lorsque le public applaudit.

action body

verb

Esquiver, éviter

To evade doing something.

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

Il esquive toujours ses corvées en faisant semblant de dormir.

action attitude

verb

Baisser le volume de

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

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

Le DJ baisse le volume de la musique quand quelqu'un commence à parler au micro.

music sound technology media

verb

S'accroupir, se baisser

To enter a place for a short moment.

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

Je dois me baisser pour entrer dans le magasin et prendre du lait.

action place

Illustration visuelle de ducks: Canard - Image 1

noun

Canard

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

"We fed the ducks bread at the pond. "

Nous avons donné du pain aux canards au bord de l'étang.

animal bird nature organism biology ecology

noun

Cane

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

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

Nous pouvions distinguer les canes des canards par leurs caquètements plus discrets et leurs plumes brunes.

animal bird biology nature

noun

Canard (viande)

The flesh of a duck used as food.

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

Nous avons commandé du canard au restaurant pour le dîner de Thanksgiving.

food animal bird

noun

Un zéro, être éliminé sans marquer de point

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

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

Le batteur d'ouverture a fait un zéro dans les deux manches, décevant la foule.

sport

noun

Deux

A playing card with the rank of two.

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

Mon frère a tiré une paire de deux du jeu de cartes.

game number

noun

Canards

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

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

Les spéléologues ont navigué dans les canards étroits, en surveillant attentivement les roches instables.

geology geography nature place

noun

Bâtiment en forme d'objet

A 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 bâtiment en forme d'objet architectural ou d'une folie.

architecture building style

noun

Bille

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

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

Avant la partie de billes, nous avons soigneusement placé les billes en cercle, prêtes à être renversées.

game sport

noun

Cairn

A cairn used to mark a trail.

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

Les randonneurs ont suivi les cairns, qui étaient de petits tas de pierres.

mark way sign place geography nature

noun

Poids, masselottes

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

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

L'étudiant a soigneusement positionné les poids le long de la règle flexible pour créer une courbe lisse et fluide sur son dessin d'architecture.

technical computing

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Urinal, canard

A long-necked medical urinal for men.

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

L'infirmière vidait régulièrement les canards, veillant à ce que les patients masculins disposent d'urinoirs propres tout au long de la journée.

medicine utensil device

noun

Canards

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

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

Les vieux canards du voilier, rapiécés et usés, prenaient toujours magnifiquement le vent.

material nautical sailing

noun

Pantalons faits de ce matériau

(in plural) Trousers made of such material.

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

Mon grand-père porte toujours des pantalons blancs faits de ce matériau quand il joue au golf.

material wear

noun

Chéri, chérie

A 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).

person family language

noun

Chéri, ami

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

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

Allez, chéris, commençons ce devoir.

person language communication

noun

Deux paires

A pair of twos.

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

Au poker, John avait besoin d'une carte de plus pour faire "deux paires" et gagner le pot.

number sport

noun

Chéri, chérie

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

"Hello ducks, how are you today?"

Bonjour chéri, comment vas-tu aujourd'hui ?

language word person

noun

Pantalons légers, pantalons de marin

The light trousers worn by sailors in hot climates.

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

Pendant la croisière d'entraînement estivale, les marins portaient leurs pantalons légers et leurs chemises bleues pour rester au frais dans la chaleur tropicale.

nautical wear military