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quack ¹  (kwk)

n.

The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

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[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]

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quacky adj.

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quack ²  (kwk)

n.

1. An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and dispenses medical advice and treatment.

2. A charlatan; a mountebank.

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of a quack: a quack cure.

intr.v. quacked, quack·ing, quacks

To act as a medical quack or a charlatan.

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[Short for quacksalver.]

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quacker·y n.

quackish adj.

quackish·ly adv.

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quack¹

vb (intr)

1. (of a duck) to utter a harsh guttural sound

2. to make a noise like a duck

n

the harsh guttural sound made by a duck

[of imitative origin; related to Dutch kwakken, German quacken]

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quack²

n

1.

a.  an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills

b.  (as modifier) a quack doctor

2. (Medicine) Brit, Austral, and NZ informal a doctor; physician or surgeon

vb

(intr) to act in the manner of a quack

[short for quacksalver]

quackish  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quack - an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice doc, doctor, physician, Dr., MD, medico - a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor" charlatan, mountebank - a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
	2.	quack - the harsh sound of a duck sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	quack - utter quacking noises; "The ducks quacked" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	quack - act as a medical quack or a charlatan practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Adj.	1.	quack - medically unqualified; "a quack doctor" unqualified - not meeting the proper standards and requirements and training

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quack

noun

1. doctor, GP, physician, medical practitioner I went everywhere for treatment, tried all sorts of quacks.

2. charlatan, fraud, fake, pretender, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phoney or phony (informal) The man was a quack after all, just as Rosalinda had warned.

adjective

fake, fraudulent, phoney or phony (informal), pretended, sham, counterfeit Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?

Translations

quack¹ [kwæk]

A. N [of duck] → graznido m

B. VI [duck] → graznar

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quack² [kwæk]

A. N → charlatán/ana m/f; (= doctor) → curandero/a m/f (pej) → matasanos mf inv

B. CPD [remedy] → de curandero
quack doctor N → medicucho/a m/f, curandero/a m/f

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quack [ˈkwæk]

n

[duck] → coin-coin m inv

(pejorative) (= doctor) → charlatan m

vi [duck] → faire coin-coin

modif [remedy, cure] → de charlatan quack doctor
quack doctor n → charlatan m

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quack¹

n → Schnattern nt no pl, → Quaken nt no pl; quack-quack (baby-talk) → Entchen nt

vi (duck) → schnattern, quaken, quak machen (inf); what? she quacked → was?, quakte sie

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quack²

n (also quack doctor) → Quacksalber m, → Kurpfuscher m; (hum: = doctor) → Doktor m, → Medizinmann m (hum)

adj attr → Kurpfuscher-; quack methods → Kurpfuschermethoden pl; quack remedy → Mittelchen nt

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quack¹ [kwæk]

1. n (of duck) → qua qua m inv

2. vi → fare qua qua

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quack¹ [kwæk]

1. n (of duck) → qua qua m inv

2. vi → fare qua qua

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quack² [kwæk] n (pej) (bogus doctor) → ciarlatano/a (hum) (doctor) → dottore/essa

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quack² [kwæk] n (pej) (bogus doctor) → ciarlatano/a (hum) (doctor) → dottore/essa

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quack¹

n quack [kwak]

the cry of a duck. kwaak صَوْت البَط крякане kvákání rappen das Quaken κρώξιμο πάπιας graznido prääks کواک کواک kaakatus couin-couin גִיעגוּעַ बतख की बोली gakanje hápogás bunyi itik garg, gagg qua qua ガーガー (집오리 등의) 꽥꽥 우는 소리 kryksmas, kryksėjimas pēkšķēšana bunyi kuek kwak, gekwaak gakk(ing), snadring, kvekking grasnido кряканье kvákanie kvakanje kvak snatter เสียงเป็ดร้อง (vak vak) ördek sesi (鴨子的)呱呱叫聲 крякання, кахкання بطخوں کے چیخنے کی آواز tiếng kêu quàng quạc (鸭子)呷呷叫声

v

to make such a sound The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond. kwaak يُبَطْبِط крякам kvákat rappe das Quaken κρώζω graznar prääksuma کواک کواک کردن kaakattaa faire couin-couin לְגַעגֵעַ बतख की बोली बोलना gakati hápog meleter garga, gagga fare qua qua ガーガー鳴く 꽥꽥 울다 krykti, kryksėti pēkšķēt menguek kwaken gakke, snadre, kvekke kwakać grasnar крякать kvákať kvakati kvakati snattra ร้องเป็นเป็ด vakvaklamak 呱呱叫 крякати, кахкати بطخوں کے چیخنے جیسی آواز نکالنا kêu quàng quạc 呷呷地叫

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quack²

n quack [kwak]

(used as an adjective) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical qualifications a quack doctor/psychologist; quack medicine/cures. kwak مُشَعْوِذ шарлатанствам mastičkář, šarlatán kvaksalver der Quacksalber ψευτογιατρός, τσαρλατάνος curandero; matasanos šarlataan پزشک قلابی puoskari נוֹכֵל, רַמַאי नीम हकीम nadriliječnik kuruzsló, sarlatán dukun, tukang obat ciarlatano （医者などが）にせの 돌팔이 의사 šundaktaris, šarlatanas; šarlataniškas šarlatāns penyamar kwakzalver, charlatan kvakksalver szarlatan, znachor шарлатан mastičkár, šarlatán šarlatanski šarlatan kvacksalvare หมอเถื่อน şarlatan, yalancı doktor 冒牌醫生，庸醫 шарлатанський نقلی ڈاکٹر یا طبیب lang băm 冒牌医生