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duck

noun

1 noun ZOOL , COOK bird, meatlacha fem5 c m uduck egg ubh lachanthe duck is off níl an lacha ar fáil 2 noun SPOR zero scoreout for a duck amuigh gan scóráilto make a duck dada a scóráil

Taispeáin iontráil iomlán

3 (also ducks) noun informal (BRITAIN) term of endearmenta stór c m ua rún c m ua thaisce c m ua leanbh c m u 4 noun TEXT fabrictúcán masc1 c m u

verb

5 verb quickly lower head, body

INTRANSITIVEcrom go tapaI ducked under the tree chrom mé go tapa faoin gcrann, chuaigh mé isteach go tapa faoin gcrann

TRANSITIVEcrom go tapashe ducked her head chrom sí a ceann go tapa, d'ísligh sí a ceann go tapa

6 verb avoid blow etc TRANSITIVEseachain verb c m uthe boxer ducked the blows sheachain an dornálaí na buillí, chúb an dornálaí ó na buillí 7 verb head etc in water TRANSITIVEtum verb c m uher head was ducked in the pool tumadh a ceann sa linn 8 verb move quickly TRANSITIVEéalaigh verb c m utéaltaigh verb c m ushe ducked into a waiting car d'éalaigh sí léi i gcarr a bhí ag fanacht léihe ducked out for a cigarette théaltaigh sé amach go tapa le haghaidh toitín 9 verb question, responsibility, etc TRANSITIVEseachain verb c m uto duck a question ceist a sheachaintto duck responsibility freagracht a shéanadh

phrases

to break your duck

1 SPOR score your first rundo chéad rith a scóráil 2 informal do sth for the first timedo chéalacan a bhriseadh

to duck and dive

informalbheith beo ar an mbeartaíochtmaireachtáil ar an tseiftiúlachthe's always ducking and diving bíonn sé beo ar an mbeartaíocht, bíonn cúig éigin aige i gcónaí

to get (all) your ducks in a row

(also

to have (all) your ducks in a row

) gach rud a bheith faoi réir agat

to take to sth like a duck to water

she took to it like a duck to water tháinig sé go réidh léi, tháinig sí isteach air go héasca

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