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Traduzioni di lame duck nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

lame duck SOST

lame duck

fracaso m

lame duck

caso m perdido

a lame-duck company

una compañía sin futuro

a lame-duck official

un funcionario sin ningún poder

a lame-duck official

un cero a la izquierda colloq

a lame-duck president

un presidente que no ha sido reelegido, en los últimos meses de su mandato

Traduzioni di lame duck nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.lame [ingl am leɪm, ingl brit leɪm] AGG

1.1. lame (in foot, leg):

lame

cojo

lame

rengo AmLat

lame

renco Col RíoPl

to be lame in one leg

cojear or renquear de una pierna

to be lame in one leg

renguear de una pierna AmLat

to go lame

quedarse cojo (or renco etc.)

1.2. lame (stiff):

lame shoulder

agarrotado

2. lame (weak):

lame excuse

pobre

lame excuse

malo

II.lame [ingl am leɪm, ingl brit leɪm] VB vb trans

lame

dejar cojo

lame

dejar rengo AmLat

she was lamed for life

quedó coja de por vida

duck¹ [ingl am dək, ingl brit dʌk] SOST

1. duck C:

duck

pato m

duck (female)

pata f

a dead duck

un asunto acabado

to play ducks and drakes

hacer cabrillas

to play ducks and drakes

hacer patitos CSud Mess

to play ducks and drakes

hacer pan y quesito (en el agua) Col

to play ducks and drakes with sth

tirar algo por la ventana

to take to sth like a duck to water he took to skiing like a duck to water

empezó a esquiar como si lo hubiera hecho toda la vida

2. duck U GASTR:

duck

pato m

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

duck (bow down)

agacharse

duck (hide)

esconderse

I ducked behind a pillar

me escondí rápidamente detrás de una columna

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

1. duck (lower):

duck head

agachar

duck head

bajar

2. duck (submerge):

duck

hundir

3. duck (dodge):

duck question

eludir

duck question

esquivar

duck responsibility

evadir

duck responsibility

eludir

duck³ [ingl am dək, ingl brit dʌk] SOST ingl brit colloq (as term of address)

duck

tesoro colloq

duck

majo m / maja f Spagna colloq

duck⁴ [ingl am dək, ingl brit dʌk] SOST

1. duck U (fabric):

duck

lona f

2. duck <ducks, pl > MODA:

duck

pantalones mpl de dril

duck

pantalones mpl de lona

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

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado sin marcar ningún tanto

lame duck nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di lame duck nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

lame [leɪm] AGG

1. lame person, horse:

lame

cojo, -a

to go lame

quedarse cojo

2. lame:

lame argument

flojo, -a

lame excuse

débil

duck¹ [dʌk] SOST ingl brit colloq

duck

cariño mf

I.duck² [dʌk] SOST

1. duck (bird):

duck

pato m

2. duck SPORT:

duck

cero m

to be out for a duck

ser eliminado a cero

locuzioni:

to take to sth like a duck to water colloq

sentirse como pez en el agua con/en algo

II.duck² [dʌk] VB vb intr

1. duck (dip head):

duck

agachar la cabeza

2. duck (go under water):

duck

chapuzarse

3. duck (hide):

duck

agacharse

to duck out of sth

escabullirse de algo

III.duck² [dʌk] VB vb trans

1. duck (lower suddenly):

to duck one's head

agachar la cabeza

to duck one's head under water

sumergir la cabeza dentro del agua

2. duck (avoid):

duck

esquivar

duck fig

eludir

to duck an issue

eludir un tema

lame AGG

Contributo di un utente

lame (silly)

estúpido, -a

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

She said that she was resigning her leadership position immediately because her caucus could not afford a lame duck leader in negotiations next session.

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Thereby she was in the interesting position of being a lame duck the moment she was elected.

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He was not a lame duck but took a deep interest in the behind-the-scenes negotiations.

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This session was commonly called the lame duck session.

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Eight of the 15 lame duck sessions have lasted between 25 and 37 calendar days; only three have exceeded this range.

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If he didn't do so, they said, they would make a resolution to expel him the first order of business at the lame duck session.

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A kingmaker is a lame duck who retains the ability to influence (sometimes decisively) who, among other players, will win the game.

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It might have been even higher if not for brutally cold and wet early-season weather and what amounted to season-long lame duck status.

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This termination represents the latest sine die adjournment among the 15 lame duck sessions.

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The length of the recess preceding a lame duck session has also varied.

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