SITTING DUCK

Англо-русский перевод SITTING DUCK

transcription, транскрипция: [ ͵sıtıŋʹdʌk ]

1) лёгкая добыча, человек, которого легко обмануть

a wealthy widow is a ~ for a confidence man - богатая вдова - вот лёгкая жертва для мошенника

2) легко поражаемая цель

Апресян Ю.Д., Медникова Э.М.. New big English-Russian dictionary Apresyan, Mednikova. Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь Апресян, Медникова. 1994

SITTING DUCK — noun Date: 1942 an easy or defenseless target for attack or criticism or unscrupulous dealings
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SITTING DUCK — noun : an easy or defenseless target for attack the tanks ran out of gas and became sitting ducks for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITTING DUCK — a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes. [ 1940-45 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING DUCK — target (Hunting)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SITTING DUCK — Date: 1942 : an easy or defenseless target for attack or criticism or unscrupulous dealings
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITTING DUCK — Function: noun Date: 1942 : an easy or defenseless target
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SITTING DUCK — (also sitting target ) ■ noun informal a person or thing with no protection against attack.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SITTING DUCK — [sitting duck] n (1942): an easy or defenseless target for attack or criticism or unscrupulous dealings
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SITTING DUCK — (also ˌsitting ˈtarget ) noun a person or thing that is easy to attack
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING DUCK — ˌsitting ˈduck BrE AmE ( also ˌsitting ˈtarget ) noun [countable] someone who is easy to attack or easy to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITTING DUCK — ( sitting ducks) If you say that someone is a sitting duck , you mean that they are easy to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING DUCK — (~s) If you say that someone is a ~, you mean that they are easy to attack, cheat, or take …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SITTING DUCK — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ We were like sitting ducks for pickpockets in the city. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITTING DUCK — Synonyms and related words : babe, boob, breeze, butt, chump, cinch, credulous person, cull, dupe, easy mark, easy pickings, easy …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SITTING DUCK — Function: noun Synonyms: TARGET 1, butt, mark Related Words: sitter
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SITTING DUCK — noun Synonyms: target 1, butt, mark Related Word: sitter
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SITTING DUCK — See ↑ ATTACK 9
Longman Activator English vocab
SITTING DUCK — n. easy target a ~ for
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SITTING DUCK — an unsuspecting person easily fooled - as if they are waiting to be attacked The woman was a sitting duck …
English Idioms vocab
SITTING DUCK — See a sitting duck
English Idioms vocabulary
SITTING DUCK — легкая добыча, человек, которого легко обмануть - a wealthy window is a * for a confidence man богатая вдова - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SITTING DUCK — 1> лёгкая добыча, человек, которого легко обмануть a wealthy widow is a sitting duck for a confidence man - богатая …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITTING DUCK — мишень, цель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SITTING DUCK — 1) лёгкая добыча, человек, которого легко обмануть a wealthy widow is a sitting duck for a confidence man - богатая …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SITTING DUCK — мишень, цель
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SITTING DUCK — n infml The guy was a sitting duck for a mugging — Парня ничего не стоило ограбить
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SITTING DUCK — n infml The guy was a sitting duck for a mugging — Парня ничего не стоило ограбить
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SITTING DUCK — sitting duck n infml The guy was a sitting duck for a mugging Парня ничего не стоило ограбить
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SITTING DUCK — The guy was a sitting duck for a mugging — Парня ничего не стоило ограбить
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SITTING DUCK — легкая добыча, человек, которого легко обмануть - a wealthy window is a * for a confidence man богатая вдова - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DUCK — I Any of various relatively small, short-necked, large-billed waterfowl (several genera in subfamily Anatinae, family Anatidae). The legs of true …
Английский словарь Британика
SITTING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of sitten to sit 1. : an act of one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DUCK
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITTING — (n.) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; …
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — (n.) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
SITTING — ( n. ) The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — ( n. ) The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — /sit"ing/ , n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sits. 2. a period of remaining seated, as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DUCK
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SITTING — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. : the act of one that sits b. : a single occasion of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DUCK — I. ˈdək noun ( plural ducks ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English duk, doke, from Old English dūce Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITTING — noun a brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls. 2. sitting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of sit. 3. sitting ·adj …
Webster English vocab
DUCK — noun a pet; a darling. 2. duck ·noun the light clothes worn by sailors in hot climates. 3. duck ·vt …
Webster English vocab
SITTING — [sit.ting] n (13c) 1 a: the act of one that sits b: a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — [duck] n, pl ducks often attrib [ME duk, doke, fr. OE duce] (bef. 12c) 1 or pl duck a: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DUCK — (from Dutch doek, cloth), any of a broad range of strong, durable, plainwoven fabrics made originally from tow yarns and …
Britannica English vocabulary
SITTING — sitting BrE AmE ˈsɪt ɪŋ AmE \ ˈsɪt̬ ɪŋ ▷ sitting|s z ▶ ˌ Sitting ˈ Bull BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITTING — / ˈsɪtɪŋ; NAmE / noun 1. a period of time during which a court or a parliament deals with its …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — / dʌk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( pl. ducks or duck ) [ C ] a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — sit ‧ ting /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . one of the times when a meal is served in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DUCK — I. duck 1 S3 /dʌk/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: duce ] 1 . [countable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DUCK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SITTING — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DUCK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITTING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in …
Oxford English vocab
DUCK
Oxford English vocab
SITTING — ( sittings) 1. A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DUCK — ( ducks, ducking, ducked) 1. A duck is a very common water bird with short legs, a short neck, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DUCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a duck pond dead duck ▪ He admitted that the whole project was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITTING — [noun] [C]When the hotel is full, dinner is served in two sittings (= periods in which a number of people …
Cambridge English vocab
DUCK — (MOVE) [verb] - to move (your head or the top part of your body) quickly down, esp. to avoid being …
Cambridge English vocab
SITTING — adj. Sitting is used with these nouns: ↑ governor , ↑ position , ↑ president , ↑ target , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary

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