duck

duck
duck [dʌk]
1. noun
( = bird) canard m ; (female) cane f
• he took to it like a duck to water c'était comme s'il avait fait ça toute sa vie
2. intransitive verb
   a. ( = duck down) se baisser vivement ; (in fight) esquiver un coup
   b. he ducked into his office (to hide) il s'est réfugié dans son bureau
3. transitive verb
   a. to duck sb pousser qn sous l'eau
   b. [+ one's head] baisser vivement ; [+ blow, question] esquiver ; [+ responsibility, decision] se dérober à
4. compounds
► duck pond noun mare f aux canards
► duck out of inseparable transitive verb esquiver
• she ducked out of going with them elle s'est esquivée pour ne pas les accompagner
• he ducked out of his commitments il s'est dérobé à ses engagements
* * *
[dʌk] 1.
noun (pl ducks, collective duck) Zoology, Culinary canard m; (female) cane f
2.
transitive verb
1)

to duck one's head — baisser la tête

2) (dodge) lit, fig esquiver; se dérober à [responsibility]
3.
intransitive verb baisser la tête; [boxer] esquiver un coup

to duck behind something — se cacher derrière quelque chose

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he took to it like a duck to water — il s'y est mis comme s'il avait fait ça toute sa vie

it's like water off a duck's back — ça ne le/la etc touche absolument pas


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