ducking stool no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para ducking stool no dicionário inglês»italiano

ducking stool [americ ˈdəkɪŋ ˌstul] SUBST HIST

ducking stool

= sgabello al quale il colpevole veniva legato e poi immerso in acqua

Traduções para ducking stool no dicionário inglês»italiano

ducking [Brit ˈdʌkɪŋ, americ ˈdəkɪŋ] SUBST

to get a ducking

andare a finire nell'acqua, bagnarsi completamente

duck¹ <pl ducks, duck> [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST

duck ZOOL, CULIN

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 [Brit dʌk, americ dək] VERBO 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 [Brit dʌk, americ dək] VERBO 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 [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST Brit coloq

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 [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST (fabric)

duck

tela f olona

II.ducks SUBST

ducks npl MODA:

ducks

pantaloni m in tela olona

duck⁵ [Brit dʌk, americ dək] SUBST (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

I.stool [Brit stuːl, americ stul] SUBST

1. stool (furniture):

stool

sgabello m

stool

seggiolino m

high, bar, piano stool

sgabello alto, da bar, da pianoforte

2. stool (faeces):

stool

feci fpl

3. stool BOT:

stool

ceppo m

4. stool americ (toilet):

stool

gabinetto m

stool

water m

II.stool [Brit stuːl, americ stul] VERBO intr

stool

fare la spia

III.stool [Brit stuːl, americ stul]

to fall between two stools (not to belong to either of two categories)

non essere né carne né pesce

to fall between two stools (in choice)

fare come l'asino di Buridano

ducking stool no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para ducking stool no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.duck [dʌk] SUBST

1. duck (bird):

duck

anatra f

2. duck (lowering of head):

duck

schivata f abbassando la testa

Expressões:

to take to sth like a duck to water coloq

imparare qc con grande naturalezza

II.duck [dʌk] VERBO 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 coloq

schizzar fuori da qc

III.duck [dʌk] VERBO 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

stool [stu:l] SUBST

1. stool (seat):

stool

sgabello m

2. stool pl MED:

stool

feci f pl

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

A ducking stool was mentioned in 1584.

en.wikipedia.org

This is similar to the use of a ducking stool.

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The hangover is like some deliberate test, some ducking stool or spiked bear pit, intended to wrong-foot us repeatedly... and for what?

www.theage.com.au

The ducking stools were first used for this purpose but ducking was later inflicted without the chair.

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However, there are currently plans to construct a replica ducking stool at the site.

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Last week it was the insurance companies who were in the ducking stool.

www.independent.ie

This seat served to punish not only scolds, but also brewers and bakers who sold bad ale or bread, whereas the ducking stool dunked its victim into the water.

en.wikipedia.org

Four times she took the plunge in that ducking stool and the stuff never ran.

www.loughboroughecho.net