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quack

/kwæk/

quacknoun

quacks

/kwæk/

Translations

шарлатан

The quack claimed he could cure any disease with his special potion.

Шарлатан утверждал, что может вылечить любую болезнь своим особым зельем.

кряканье

The quack of the ducks could be heard from across the pond.

Кряканье уток было слышно с другого берега пруда.

Additional translations

шарлатанство

обманщик

Definitions

A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

The quack was arrested for selling fake medicines to unsuspecting patients.

The characteristic harsh sound made by a duck.

The quack of the ducks could be heard from across the pond.

Synonyms

quackverb

quacked

Past Simple

quacked

Past Participle

quacking

Gerund

/kwæk/

Translations

крякать

The ducks quack loudly in the morning.

Утки громко крякают по утрам.

Definitions

To make the characteristic sound of a duck.

The ducks quacked loudly as they waddled towards the pond.

To act as a medical quack; to practice medicine fraudulently.

He was caught quacking, pretending to have a cure for the common cold.

Synonyms

quackadjective

Translations

шарлатанский

He was known for his quack remedies.

Он был известен своими шарлатанскими средствами.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

The quack doctor was eventually exposed for his fraudulent practices.

Synonyms

quackinterjection

Onomatopoeic cry imitating the sound of a duck; used mainly in children’s speech and narrative dialogue.

Definitions

Used to represent the call of a duck.

"Quack! Quack!" shouted the toddler as the ducks approached.

Synonyms

quack-quack

quawk

kwaak