duck-billed platypus nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di duck-billed platypus nel dizionario inglese»italiano

duck-billed platypus [ingl brit] SOST

duck-billed platypus

ornitorinco m

Traduzioni di duck-billed platypus nel dizionario italiano»inglese

ornitorinco

(duck-billed) platypus

Traduzioni di duck-billed platypus nel dizionario inglese»italiano

duck¹ <pl ducks, duck> [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST

duck ZOOL, GASTR

anatra f

he took to it like a duck to water

lo fece con estrema naturalezza

(there's no point in telling him off) it's like water off a duck's back

(rimproverarlo non serve a nulla) è solo fiato sprecato

I.duck² [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] VB vb trans

1. duck (lower):

to duck one's head

chinare, piegare la testa

2. duck (dodge):

duck punch, ball

schivare, scansare

3. duck (avoid) fig:

duck issue, question

evitare

duck responsibility

sottrarsi a, evitare

4. duck (push under water):

duck person

immergere nell'acqua, cacciare sott'acqua

II.duck² [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] VB vb intr

duck person:

chinare la testa

duck boxer:

scansare, schivare un colpo

I ducked into a side street to avoid meeting her

mi infilai in una strada laterale per evitare di incontrarla

to duck behind sth

nascondersi, cacciarsi dietro qc

duck³ [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST ingl brit colloq

duck also ducks (form of address):

also ducks (to child)

cocco m / cocca f

also ducks (to child)

amore m

also ducks (to woman)

tesoro m

also ducks (to woman)

cara f

I.duck⁴ [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks SOST

ducks npl MODA:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [ingl brit dʌk, ingl am dək] SOST (in cricket)

to be out for or to make a duck

non segnare un punto

to break one's duck

segnare il primo punto

to break one's duck fig

riportare la prima vittoria

platypus [ingl brit ˈplatɪpəs, ingl am ˈplædəpəs] SOST

platypus

ornitorinco m

duck-billed platypus nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di duck-billed platypus nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.duck [dʌk] SOST

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

locuzioni:

to take to sth like a duck to water colloq

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VB vb intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

abbassare la testa

2. duck (go under water):

duck

tuffarsi

3. duck (hide):

duck

nascondersi

to duck out of sth colloq

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VB vb trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

abbassare la testa

to duck one's head under water

andare sott'acqua con la testa

2. duck (avoid):

duck

schivare

duck fig

eludere

to duck an issue

eludere un tema

platypus <-es> [ˈplæ·t̬ɪ·pəs] SOST

platypus

ornitorinco m

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Among mammals alive today, only the duck-billed platypus and several shrew species produce venom.

www.washington.edu

The 2012 duck-billed platypus noses were deemed particularly ugly.

edition.cnn.com

These include the duck-billed platypus and spiny anteater.

www.slate.com

When zoologists looked at the duck-billed platypus, they had problems.

www.slate.com

The centerpiece of his collection is the skull of a duck-billed platypus.

www.cnn.com

What about the duck-billed platypus or the tapir?

www.independent.co.uk

A platypus, technically speaking, is a genus of beetle, not to be confused with a duck-billed platypus.

en.wikipedia.org

Who can forget the duck-billed platypus and anteater noses of 2012?

edition.cnn.com

The duck-billed platypus was fine -- it's still fine; it just goes on being a duck-billed platypus.

www.slate.com