LAME DUCK - Traduzione inglese-tedesco

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lame ˈduck SOST

1. lame duck colloq (ineffective person):

lame duck

Niete f <-, -n> colloq

lame duck

Loser(in) m (f) <-s, ->

2. lame duck ingl am POL:

lame duck

nicht wiedergewählte(r) aber noch amtierende(r) Politiker(in)

3. lame duck ingl brit ECON:

lame duck

unrentable Firma

ˈlame-duck AGG attr

lame-duck government, management:

lame-duck

ineffektiv

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lame [leɪm] AGG

1. lame (crippled):

lame

lahm

to go lame

lahm werden

2. lame (weak):

lame

lahm colloq pegg

a lame argument

ein schwaches Argument

a lame excuse

eine lahme Ausrede colloq pegg

locuzioni:

to help a lame dog over a stile esp ingl brit

einem Bedürftigen/einer Bedürftigen unter die Arme greifen

Sam's always helping lame dogs over stiles

Sam ist immer da, wenn jemand Hilfe braucht

I. duck [dʌk] SOST

1. duck (bird):

duck

Ente f <-, -n>

2. duck no pl (meat):

duck

Ente f <-, -n>

duck

Entenfleisch nt

Peking duck

Pekingente f

3. duck SPORT (in cricket):

to be out for [or to make] a duck

keinen Punkt erzielen

to break a duck

den ersten Punkt erzielen

4. duck no pl ingl brit dated colloq:

duck

Schatz m <-es, Schạ̈t·ze> colloq

duck

Schätzchen nt <-s, -> colloq

locuzioni:

sth is water off a duck's back to sb

etw perlt [o. prallt] an jdm ab fig

to have one's ducks in a row ingl am

bereit sein

to take to sth like a duck to water colloq

bei etw dat gleich in seinem Element sein

he took to fatherhood like a duck to water

er war der geborene Vater

II. duck [dʌk] VB vb intr

1. duck (lower head):

to duck [down]

sich acc ducken

to duck [down] out of sight

sich acc ducken, um nicht gesehen zu werden

2. duck (plunge):

to duck in [or under] water

[unter]tauchen

3. duck (hide quickly):

duck

sich acc verziehen colloq

duck

verschwinden <verschwindet, verschwand, verschwunden>

to duck out of sight

sich acc verstecken

III. duck [dʌk] VB vb trans

1. duck (lower quickly):

to duck one's head

den Kopf einziehen

to duck one's head in [or under] water

den Kopf unter Wasser tauchen

2. duck (avoid):

to duck sth

etw dat ausweichen

he managed to duck the blows

es gelang ihm, den Schlägen auszuweichen

fig to duck sth

etw dat ausweichen

to duck sth (shirk)

sich acc vor etw dat drücken colloq

to duck one's duties/responsibility

sich acc vor seinen Pflichten/vor der Verantwortung drücken

to duck an issue

einer Frage ausweichen

Voce OpenDict

duck SOST

cotton duck (fabric) MODA

Kanevasbaumwolle f

Present

I	duck
you	duck
he/she/it	ducks
we	duck
you	duck
they	duck

Past

I	ducked
you	ducked
he/she/it	ducked
we	ducked
you	ducked
they	ducked

Present Perfect

I	have	ducked
you	have	ducked
he/she/it	has	ducked
we	have	ducked
you	have	ducked
they	have	ducked

Past Perfect

I	had	ducked
you	had	ducked
he/she/it	had	ducked
we	had	ducked
you	had	ducked
they	had	ducked

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

This session was commonly called the lame duck session.

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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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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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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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