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An obvious, vulnerable target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- For God's sake, Sergeant, we need to get to cover – we're sitting ducks out here.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a defenseless victim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: easy mark
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: victim, dupe
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
ле́сна пля́чка
(lésna pljáčka)
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Chinese Mandarin:
活靶子
(huóbǎzi)
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Czech:
snadný cíl
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Czech:
snadná kořist
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Finnish:
maalitaulu
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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French:
cible facile
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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German:
leichte Beute
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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German:
leichtes Ziel
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Hungarian:
könnyű célpont
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Hungarian:
könnyű préda
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Hungarian:
gyerekjáték eltalálni
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Italian:
bersaglio facile
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Italian:
facile preda
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Japanese:
いい鴨
(iikamo)
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Malagasy:
tanjona
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Polish:
łatwy cel
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Polish:
łatwa zdobycz
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Portuguese:
presa fácil
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Romanian:
pradă ușoară
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Romanian:
țintă facilă
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Russian:
удо́бная ми́шень
(udóbnaja míšenʹ)
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Russian:
лёгкая цель
(ljóxkaja celʹ)
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Spanish:
blanco fácil
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Spanish:
presa fácil
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Spanish:
pato de feria
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Swedish:
lätt offer
— an obvious, vulnerable target
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Thai:
เป้านิ่ง
(bpâo-nîng)
— an obvious, vulnerable target