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duck

nounAinmfhocal
1. zoologyzó-eolaíocht, cookingcócaireacht bird, meat
2. sportspórt zero score
3. term of endearment
4. textilesteicstílí fabric
verbbriathar
5. quickly lower head, body
6. avoid blow etc
7. head etc in water
8. move quickly
9. question, responsibility, etc
SubformsSainfhoirmeacha
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 nounAinmfhocal 1 zoologyzó-eolaíocht, cookingcócaireacht bird, meatlacha fem5 cmu duck egg ubh lachan the duck is off níl an lacha ar fáil 2 sportspórt zero score out for a duck amuigh gan scóráil to make a duck dada a scóráil 3 (also nó ducks) informalneamhfhoirmeálta (brebre) term of endearmenta stór cmua rún cmua thaisce cmua leanbh cmu 4 textilesteicstílí fabrictúcán masc1 cmu verbbriathar 5 quickly lower head, body intransitiveneamhaistreachcrom go tapa I ducked under the tree chrom mé go tapa faoin gcrann, chuaigh mé isteach go tapa faoin gcrann transitiveaistreachcrom go tapa she ducked her head chrom sí a ceann go tapa, d'ísligh sí a ceann go tapa 6 avoid blow etc transitiveaistreachseachain verb cmu the boxer ducked the blows sheachain an dornálaí na buillí, chúb an dornálaí ó na buillí 7 head etc in water transitiveaistreachtum verb cmu her head was ducked in the pool tumadh a ceann sa linn 8 move quickly transitiveaistreachéalaigh verb cmutéaltaigh verb cmu she ducked into a waiting car d'éalaigh sí léi i gcarr a bhí ag fanacht léi he ducked out for a cigarette théaltaigh sé amach go tapa le haghaidh toitín 9 question, responsibility, etc transitiveaistreachseachain verb cmu to duck a question ceist a sheachaint to duck responsibility freagracht a shéanadh SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → ducks PhrasesNathanna to break your duck 1 sportspórt score your first rundo chéad rith a scóráil 2 informalneamhfhoirmeálta do sth for the first timedo chéalacan a bhriseadh to duck and dive informalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith beo ar an mbeartaíochtmaireachtáil ar an tseiftiúlacht he'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 nó 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 Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ duck out of
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