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"What's that?" He was looking out the passenger window, his hair flapping like duck wings.– ¿Cómo dices? -él estaba mirando por la ventanilla de su lado, con su pelo revoloteando como las alas de los patos.Kellerman, Jonathan / When The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan / La Rama RotaLa Rama RotaKellerman, JonathanWhen The Bough BreaksKellerman, Jonathan© 1985 by Jonathan Kellerman
There was no time to duck, or raise an arm.No tuvo tiempo de agacharse, ni de proteger su cabeza.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
duck livers shall weigh at least 250 g net,los de pato, un peso neto mínimo de 250 gramos,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
I shuddered, and shrank down a little, almost as if I could duck beneath a sound.Me estremecí y me agaché un poco, casi como para esquivar un ruido.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
"Duck Bay looks like the best candidate for entry," said John Callas, rover project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory."Duck Bay parece ser el mejor candidato para entrar", dijo John Callas, director del proyecto del explorador, en el Laboratorio de Propulsión a Chorro, de la NASA.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
4 000 female Muscovy ducks or 3 200 male Muscovy ducks,4 000 patos de Berbería hembras o 3 200 machos,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The patrol followed as Pyrax walked the horse downriver, and then they ducked into the undergrowth along the bank.La patrulla siguió a Pírax mientras éste avanzaba río abajo a lomos del caballo y luego se escondieron entre los matorrales a lo largo de la orilla.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Muscovy ducks: 8 males but not more than 28 kg liveweight10 females but not more than 20 kg liveweight,patos de Berbería: 8 machos y, en todo caso, un máximo de 28 kilogramos de peso vivo, 10 hembras y, en todo caso, un máximo de 20 kilogramos de peso vivo,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Includes ducks, turkeys, geese, guinea fowl. Includes breeding females.Se incluyen los patos, pavos, ocas y pintadas, así como las hembras de reproducción.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
'Helmets on!' Cato shouted and quickly fastened his chin strap, ducking down below the bulwark on the foredeck.– ¡Poneos los cascos! -gritó Cato, y rápidamente se abrochó la correa bajo la barbilla al tiempo que se agachaba bajo la amurada de la cubierta de proa.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Muscovy ducks: 77 days or later for females,con 77 días o más, en el caso de los patos de Berbería, hembras,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
a If evisceration is carried out there, a room for the evisceration of ducks and geese reared for the production of "foie gras" which have been stunned, bled and plucked on the fattening farm",« b bis ) en la medida en que dicha operación se práctica allí, un local destinado a la extracción de las vísceras de las ocas y patos criados para la producción de « foie gras », aturdidos, sangrados y desplumados en el cebadero ; »http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
When something heavy hit what was likely a desk, Cormia ducked into one of the guest rooms.Cuando algo pesado golpeó lo que probablemente fuera el escritorio, Cormia se zambulló en una de las habitaciones de huéspedes.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
I heard a shot and ducked.Sentí un disparo y me agaché.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
"slaughtered poultry" means dead fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowls, whole, with or without offal;« aves sacrificadas » , las aves de corral muertas , sin trocear , incluso sin despojos;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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pato mascota
duck out of
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Word forms
duck
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | duck | duck, ducks |
Possessive case | duck's | *duck's, *ducks' |
duck
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ducked |
Imperative | duck |
Present Participle (Participle I) | ducking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ducked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I duck | we duck |
you duck | you duck |
he/she/it ducks | they duck |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am ducking | we are ducking |
you are ducking | you are ducking |
he/she/it is ducking | they are ducking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ducked | we have ducked |
you have ducked | you have ducked |
he/she/it has ducked | they have ducked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been ducking | we have been ducking |
you have been ducking | you have been ducking |
he/she/it has been ducking | they have been ducking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ducked | we ducked |
you ducked | you ducked |
he/she/it ducked | they ducked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was ducking | we were ducking |
you were ducking | you were ducking |
he/she/it was ducking | they were ducking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ducked | we had ducked |
you had ducked | you had ducked |
he/she/it had ducked | they had ducked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been ducking | we had been ducking |
you had been ducking | you had been ducking |
he/she/it had been ducking | they had been ducking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will duck | we shall/will duck |
you will duck | you will duck |
he/she/it will duck | they will duck |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be ducking | we shall/will be ducking |
you will be ducking | you will be ducking |
he/she/it will be ducking | they will be ducking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ducked | we shall/will have ducked |
you will have ducked | you will have ducked |
he/she/it will have ducked | they will have ducked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ducking | we shall/will have been ducking |
you will have been ducking | you will have been ducking |
he/she/it will have been ducking | they will have been ducking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would duck | we should/would duck |
you would duck | you would duck |
he/she/it would duck | they would duck |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be ducking | we should/would be ducking |
you would be ducking | you would be ducking |
he/she/it would be ducking | they would be ducking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ducked | we should/would have ducked |
you would have ducked | you would have ducked |
he/she/it would have ducked | they would have ducked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been ducking | we should/would have been ducking |
you would have been ducking | you would have been ducking |
he/she/it would have been ducking | they would have been ducking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ducked | we are ducked |
you are ducked | you are ducked |
he/she/it is ducked | they are ducked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ducked | we are being ducked |
you are being ducked | you are being ducked |
he/she/it is being ducked | they are being ducked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ducked | we have been ducked |
you have been ducked | you have been ducked |
he/she/it has been ducked | they have been ducked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ducked | we were ducked |
you were ducked | you were ducked |
he/she/it was ducked | they were ducked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ducked | we were being ducked |
you were being ducked | you were being ducked |
he/she/it was being ducked | they were being ducked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ducked | we had been ducked |
you had been ducked | you had been ducked |
he/she/it had been ducked | they had been ducked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ducked | we shall/will be ducked |
you will be ducked | you will be ducked |
he/she/it will be ducked | they will be ducked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ducked | we shall/will have been ducked |
you will have been ducked | you will have been ducked |
he/she/it will have been ducked | they will have been ducked |