Ducking in spanish
Agachado
pronunciation: ɑgɑtʃɑdoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɑgɑtʃɑdoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
duck2 = agacharse.
Example: The security lapse is raising eyebrows and concern over protection of the president, who narrowly avoided the attack by ducking quickly.more:
» duck + an obligation = eludir una obligación.
Example: Historically librarians have done a good job of managing resources on behalf of our scholars and we shouldn't duck or postpone our obligation to act decisively.» duck + a risk = evitar un riesgo.
Example: In our opinion, what CAS did was to duck the risk and to try to get the best of all worlds.» duck away = escaparse, eludirse.
Example: The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them.» duck for + cover = buscar refugio, ponerse a cubierto.
Example: Hours and hours passed, ducking for cover every few minutes as the rains kept coming.» duck in + the water = chapuzar, zambullirse, sumergirse.
Example: I would spend the day with my head ducked in the water and see the most unique and incredible sea life while getting a wicked tan on my back.» duck out = escaquearse, escabullirse, escurrir el bulto, escaparse, evadir.
Example: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.» duck out of = escabullirse de, escaquearse de, eludir, librarse de.
Example: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.» duck out of + harm's way = agacharse para eludir, agacharse para evitar.
Example: President Bush ducked out of harm's way when a reporter threw his shoes at him during his farewell trip to Iraq.» duck + the issue = esquivar un problema.
Example: The theme of the conference was 'Censorship and librarians: meeting the challenge - or ducking the issue?'.