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ducks

/dʌks/

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verb

かがむ, よける

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. "

子供は、兄が冗談で枕を投げると、身をかがめます。

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verb

かがむ, 避ける

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. "

落ちてくる本に当たらないように、生徒はさっとかがみました。

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verb

水に浸す, 潜る

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." "

彼は紅茶を作るために、ティーバッグを熱湯に数秒間浸します。

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verb

潜る, 水に飛び込む

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. "

子供は髪からシャンプーを洗い流すために、頭を水に潜らせます。

action nature sport

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verb

かがむ, うつむく

Examples :

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

観客が拍手喝采すると、俳優は少し頭を下げます。

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verb

避ける, 回避する

To evade doing something.

Examples :

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

彼はいつも寝たふりをして自分の雑用を避けている。

action attitude

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verb

音量を下げる

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. "

DJは誰かがマイクで話し始めると音楽の音量を下げます。

music sound technology media

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verb

しゃがむ, かがむ

To enter a place for a short moment.

Examples :

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

牛乳を買いに店にしゃがんで入る必要がある。

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noun

アヒル

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

Examples :

"We fed the ducks bread at the pond. "

私たちは池でアヒルにパンを与えました。

animal bird nature organism biology ecology

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noun

メスのアヒル

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. "

静かな鳴き声と茶色の羽毛で、メスのアヒルをオスのカモと区別することができました。

animal bird biology nature

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noun

鴨肉

The flesh of a duck used as food.

Examples :

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

感謝祭の夕食のために、レストランから鴨肉を注文しました。

food animal bird

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noun

ゼロ、無得点でのアウト

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." "

オープニングバッターは両イニングでゼロに終わり、観客を失望させた。

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noun

2, 二

A playing card with the rank of two.

Examples :

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

兄はトランプのデッキから2のペアを引いた。

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noun

アヒル

A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.

Examples :

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

洞窟探検家たちは狭いアヒルの中を進み、落石に注意深く目を配りました。

geology geography nature place

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noun

ある物に関連して、その形に意図的に作られた建物

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."

コーヒーカップの形をした軽食堂は、建築的なダックまたはフォリーが意図しているように、特に人目を引きます。

architecture building style

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noun

的玉

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." "

ビー玉ゲームの前に、倒す準備をして、的玉を円の中に慎重に配置しました。

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noun

ケルン

A cairn used to mark a trail.

Examples :

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

ハイカーたちは、小さなケルンである道標をたどりました。

mark way sign place geography nature

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noun

おもり

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. "

学生は、建築図面に滑らかで流れるような曲線を作成するために、柔軟なスプラインに沿って慎重におもりを配置しました。

technical computing

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noun

男性用便器

A long-necked medical urinal for men.

Examples :

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

看護師は、男性患者が一日を通して清潔な男性用便器を使用できるように、定期的に男性用便器を空にしました。

medicine utensil device

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noun

アヒル

A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.

Examples :

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

古びたヨットの帆布は、継ぎ当てられ風化していましたが、今でも風を美しく捉えていました。

material nautical sailing

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noun

その素材で作られたズボン

(in plural) Trousers made of such material.

Examples :

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

祖父はゴルフをするときはいつもその素材で作られた白いズボンを履きます。

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noun

ダーリン、ハニー

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)."

そしてホールドファストは唯一の犬、ダーリン (ウィリアム・シェイクスピア - ヘンリー五世、第二幕第三場)。

person family language

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noun

ねえ、君

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

Examples :

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

よし、ねえ、この課題に取り掛かろう。

person language communication

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noun

2組

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. "

ポーカーゲームで、ジョンはポットに勝つために「2組」、つまり2のペアを作るために、もう1枚カードが必要でした。

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noun

ダーリン、ハニー

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

Examples :

"Hello ducks, how are you today?"

やあ、ダーリン、今日は元気？

language word person

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noun

軽いズボン、水兵のズボン

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. "

夏の訓練航海中、水兵たちは熱帯の暑さの中で涼しく過ごすために、軽いズボンと青いシャツを着ていました。

nautical wear military

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noun

役に立たない人, 無能な人

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. "

その古い車は全くの役立たずで、ほとんど動かず、いつも故障していました。

person character animal

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noun

落選した役人

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."

ジョーンズ下院議員は落選した役人で、選挙区の有権者にとって重要な多くの問題について投票しませんでした。

politics government

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noun

契約不履行者

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. "

いくつかのビジネス取引の失敗と未払いの負債の後、ジョンは地元コミュニティで契約不履行者として知られていた。

business finance law