Das englische Wort für Ente ist
duck

Englische Definition

Übersetzungen für Ente und ihre Definitionen

duck
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] allgemein: Ente
3. [2] speziell: erwachsene, weibliche Ente [1]
4. [3] (kein Plural): Ente, Entenfleisch
5. Verb:
6. [1] sich ducken
[1] An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at George W. Bush, forcing him to duck.
[1] "At the window a face looks back out and for a moment is caught in the moonlight, then its ducks back inside to carry on with its business."

duck
1. v. (intransitive) To quickly lower the head or body in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
2. v. To quickly lower (the head) in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
3. v. To lower (something) into water; to thrust or plunge under liquid and suddenly withdraw.
4. v. (intransitive) To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear; to plunge one's head into water or other liquid.
5. v. (intransitive) To bow.
6. v. To evade doing something.
7. v. To lower the volume of (a sound) so that other sounds in the mix can be heard more clearly.
8. v. (intransitive, Australia) To enter a place for a short moment.
I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute, can you hold my bag?
9. subst. An aquatic bird of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet.
10. subst. Specifically, an adult female duck; contrasted with drake and with duckling.
11. subst. The flesh of a duck used as food.
12. subst. (cricket) A batsman's score of zero after getting out. (short for duck's egg, since the digit "0" is round like an egg.)
13. subst. (slang) A playing card with the rank of two.
14. subst. A partly-flooded cave passage with limited air space.
15. subst. A building intentionally constructed in the shape of an everyday object to which it is related.
A luncheonette in the shape of a coffee cup is particularly conspicuous, as is intended of an architectural duck or folly.
16. subst. A marble to be shot at with another marble (the shooter) in children's games.
17. subst. (US) A cairn used to mark a trail.
18. subst. One of the weights used to hold a spline in place for the purpose of drawing a curve.
19. subst. A tightly-woven cotton fabric used as sailcloth.
20. subst. (in plural) Trousers made of such material.
21. subst. (A term of endearment); pet; darling.
And hold-fast is the only dog, my duck (William Shakespeare - The Life of King Henry the Fifth, Act 2, Scene 3).
22. subst. (Midlands) Dear, mate (informal way of addressing a friend or stranger).
Ay up duck, ow'a'tha?

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