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The children came to a stand by the edge of an impassable thicket. " Let's duck down here for a little, Christlieb," said Felix ; " the storm won't last long.''
Die Kinder standen an einem dicken dichten Gestrüpp, »Christlieb«, sprach Felix, »laß uns hier ein bißchen unterducken, nicht lange kann das Wetter dauern.«
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
The acute oral toxicity of active substance to a quail species (Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) or Bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) or to mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) must be determined.
Die akute orale Toxizität des Wirkstoffs muß an einer Wachtelart (Japanische Wachtel - Coturnix coturnix japonica - oder Bobwhite - Colinus virginianus -) oder an Wildenten (Anas platyrhynchos) festgestellt werden.
The place was not designed for the convenience of people, she saw; the roof was so low in places that the Hams had to duck to pass, and crude lumps of rock stuck out awkwardly from the walls and floor.
Sie sah, dass dieser Ort nicht der Bequemlichkeit von Leuten diente; die Decke war stellenweise so niedrig, dass die Hams sich ducken mussten, um nicht anzustoßen, und Gesteinsbrocken ragten aus den Wänden und dem Boden.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter
" Never mind, dear!" FeEx said, consoling his sister. " Never mind about the wretched thing. If I can only shoot a duck, you shall have all the beautiful wing feathers."
"Gräme dich nur nicht«, tröstete Felix die Schwester, »gräme dich nur ja nicht um das alberne Ding, schieße ich eine Ente, so sollst du die schönsten Federn bekommen die sich nur in den bunten Flügeln finden wollen.«
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Peking duck is a local speciality served on important occasions.
Die Pekingente ist eine Spezialität Pekings und gilt als Festessen.
© Copyright 2009
© IOC, Das Olympische Museum, Lausanne
© BOCOG
© Copyright 2009
© IOC, Lausanne Olympic Museum
The two of them were gazing at a busy little watercolor of a duck pond streaked with rain.
Die beiden betrachteten ein unruhiges, kleines Aquarell von einem Ententeich im Regen.
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
Skirting a small lake, they had stared to see a great gray fisher bird that stabbed and paddled in the sedge, until a flight of wild duck had frightened them away with their clamor.
Als sie an einem kleinen See entlangwanderten, hatten sie verblüfft auf einen großen grauen Fischreiher gestarrt, der im Schilf herumstakste und planschte, bis ein Schwärm wilder Enten sie mit ihrem Geschrei verscheucht hatte.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Here they came to a stand, and Felix said, " Suppose we wait here a little. I have a gun now, you know, and perhaps I may hit a duck among the rushes, like father."
Hier standen die Kinder still und Felix sprach: »Laß uns ein wenig passen, ich habe ja nun eine Flinte, wer weiß ob ich nicht im Röhricht eine Ente schießen kann, so gut wie der Vater.«
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He tried to duck under the barricade but ran into the padded uniforms of crowd-control officers.
Er versuchte, sich unter der Barriere hinwegzuducken, stieß aber gegen die gepolsterten Uniformen von Polizisten.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
"Every time you duck Kvorka for his double sawzie he cruises down Division till he spots me or the punk 'n pulls us in on general principles.
»Sooft du dich rar machst, wenn der Kvorka seinen Zwanziger bei dir abkassieren will, kurvt er die Division rauf und runter, bis er mich oder den Punk sieht, und dann nimmt er uns hops, einfach so aus Prinzip.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
240 species of bird have been identified in the Marjal del Moro, in Sagunto, Valencia, including some threatened with total extinction, such as the marbled duck (Marmonetta angustisostris) and the ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca).
Im Sumpfgebiet Maijal del Moro, in Sagunt/Provinz Valencia, sind 240 Vogelarten nachgewiesen, darunter solche, die weltweit vom Aussterben bedroht sind, wie die Marmor- und die Moorente.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2010
© European Union, 1998-2010
This turned out to be very similar to Peking Duck (or Beijing Duck as we now know it - or, to be strictly accurate, Szechwan Duck, which is what we have been eating for years under the name Peking Duck.
Was, wie sich herausstellte, einer Peking-Ente annähernd entsprach (beziehungsweise "Beijing-Ente", wie man heute sagt - oder, um absolut genau zu sein, Szechwan-Ente, was genau das ist, was wir jahrelang unter dem Namen "Peking-Ente" gegessen haben.
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Last Chance to SeeAdams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark / Die letzten ihrer Art
Die letzten ihrer Art
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© Serious Productions Limited and Mark Carwardine, 1990
© der deutschen Ausgabe 1991 by Rogner & Bernhard, Hamburg
Last Chance to See
Adams, Douglas,Carwardine, Mark
© 1990 Serious Productions Ltd. and Mark Carwardine
The duration of immunity in ducks is unknown.
Die Dauer der Immunität bei Enten ist nicht bekannt.
His mouth was dry with terror as he ducked behind the nearest wall.
Sein Mund wurde trocken vor Angst, während er sich hinter die nächste Mauer duckte.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
Jacopo ducked, but the next moment he remembered whose grandson he was.
Jacopo zog den Kopf ein, doch im nächsten Moment erinnerte er sich daran, wessen Enkel er war.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell

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Collocations

duck pond
Ententeich
heavy-duck loom
Schwergewebestuhl
lame duck
armes Hühnchen
long-tailed duck
Eisente
roast duck
Entenbraten
duck egg
Entenei
duck-walk
Entengang
duck shoot
Entenjagd
duck shooting
Entenjagd
rubber duck
Gummiente
king duck
Königseiderente
duck under
nachgeben
king duck
Prachteiderente
falcated duck
Sichelente
dead duck
verlorene Sache

Word forms

duck

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseduckduck, ducks
Possessive caseduck's*duck's, *ducks'

duck

verb
Basic forms
Pastducked
Imperativeduck
Present Participle (Participle I)ducking
Past Participle (Participle II)ducked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I duckwe duck
you duckyou duck
he/she/it ducksthey duck
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am duckingwe are ducking
you are duckingyou are ducking
he/she/it is duckingthey are ducking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have duckedwe have ducked
you have duckedyou have ducked
he/she/it has duckedthey have ducked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been duckingwe have been ducking
you have been duckingyou have been ducking
he/she/it has been duckingthey have been ducking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I duckedwe ducked
you duckedyou ducked
he/she/it duckedthey ducked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was duckingwe were ducking
you were duckingyou were ducking
he/she/it was duckingthey were ducking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had duckedwe had ducked
you had duckedyou had ducked
he/she/it had duckedthey had ducked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been duckingwe had been ducking
you had been duckingyou had been ducking
he/she/it had been duckingthey had been ducking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will duckwe shall/will duck
you will duckyou will duck
he/she/it will duckthey will duck
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be duckingwe shall/will be ducking
you will be duckingyou will be ducking
he/she/it will be duckingthey will be ducking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have duckedwe shall/will have ducked
you will have duckedyou will have ducked
he/she/it will have duckedthey will have ducked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been duckingwe shall/will have been ducking
you will have been duckingyou will have been ducking
he/she/it will have been duckingthey will have been ducking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would duckwe should/would duck
you would duckyou would duck
he/she/it would duckthey would duck
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be duckingwe should/would be ducking
you would be duckingyou would be ducking
he/she/it would be duckingthey would be ducking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have duckedwe should/would have ducked
you would have duckedyou would have ducked
he/she/it would have duckedthey would have ducked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been duckingwe should/would have been ducking
you would have been duckingyou would have been ducking
he/she/it would have been duckingthey would have been ducking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am duckedwe are ducked
you are duckedyou are ducked
he/she/it is duckedthey are ducked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being duckedwe are being ducked
you are being duckedyou are being ducked
he/she/it is being duckedthey are being ducked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been duckedwe have been ducked
you have been duckedyou have been ducked
he/she/it has been duckedthey have been ducked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was duckedwe were ducked
you were duckedyou were ducked
he/she/it was duckedthey were ducked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being duckedwe were being ducked
you were being duckedyou were being ducked
he/she/it was being duckedthey were being ducked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been duckedwe had been ducked
you had been duckedyou had been ducked
he/she/it had been duckedthey had been ducked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be duckedwe shall/will be ducked
you will be duckedyou will be ducked
he/she/it will be duckedthey will be ducked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been duckedwe shall/will have been ducked
you will have been duckedyou will have been ducked
he/she/it will have been duckedthey will have been ducked