duck

canard

Oiseau vivant près de l’eau, au bec large et plat et aux pattes palmées qui facilitent la nage.

En anglais simple : A water bird with a wide, flat beak and feet that help it swim.

• A duck swam across the pond.
• The ducks followed us along the river.
• Did you hear that duck quack?

Expressions courantes : wild duck, feed a duck, duck pond

canard

Viande de canard consommée comme aliment.

En anglais simple : Meat from this water bird, eaten as food.

• We had duck for dinner.
• She served roast duck with potatoes.
• How long should I cook the duck breast?

Expressions courantes : roast duck, crispy duck, duck breast

score nul

Score d’un joueur de cricket éliminé sans avoir marqué le moindre point.

En anglais simple : A score of no runs by a cricket player who is out.

• He was out for a duck.
• The captain scored a duck in her first innings.
• Two ducks weakened the team's chances of winning.

Comment l'utiliser : out for a duck (Their opening batter was out for a duck.)

Expressions courantes : out for a duck, golden duck, score a duck

toile à voile, toile de coton

Tissu solide de coton ou de lin, tissé serré, utilisé pour les voiles, les sacs et autres objets similaires.

En anglais simple : Strong, closely woven cotton or linen cloth used for sails, bags, and similar things.

• The bag is made of cotton duck.
• They used heavy duck for the tent.
• This duck fabric is strong enough for outdoor covers.

Synonymes : canvas, sailcloth

Expressions courantes : cotton duck, duck fabric, heavy duck

mon chou, ma chère

Mot affectueux utilisé pour s’adresser à quelqu’un, surtout dans certaines régions d’Angleterre.

En anglais simple : A friendly name used when speaking to someone, especially in parts of England.

• Hello, duck! How are you?
• Thanks, duck, that's very kind.
• Come inside, my duck, and have some tea.

Synonymes : dear, love, darling

Expressions courantes : hello duck, thanks duck, my duck

se baisser

Baisser rapidement la tête ou le corps pour éviter un coup ou ne pas être vu.

En anglais simple : To lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen.

• Duck! There's a low branch.
• She ducked her head as the ball flew past.
• We had to duck under the doorway.

Comment l'utiliser : duck under something (He ducked under the low branch.)

Synonymes : crouch, stoop

Expressions courantes : duck your head, duck under something, duck down

éviter, esquiver

Éviter une tâche, une question ou une responsabilité dont on devrait s’occuper.

En anglais simple : To avoid a task, question, or responsibility that you should deal with.

• Don't duck the question.
• He ducked his responsibilities again.
• The minister keeps ducking the issue of housing costs.

Synonymes : avoid, evade, dodge, shirk

Contraires : face

Expressions courantes : duck a question, duck responsibility, duck the issue

entrer rapidement, se glisser dans

Entrer rapidement dans un lieu, généralement pour peu de temps.

En anglais simple : To go into a place quickly, usually for a short time.

• I'll duck into the shop.
• She ducked inside to get her coat.
• We ducked into a doorway until the rain stopped.

Comment l'utiliser : duck into a place (We ducked into a cafe to escape the rain.)

Synonymes : pop into, slip into

Expressions courantes : duck into something, duck inside, duck in