quack

quack
I 1. intransitive verb
[Ente:] quaken
2. noun
Quaken, das
II 1.
(derog.)noun Quacksalber, der (abwertend)
2. attributive adjective
1)

quack doctor — Quacksalber, der

2) Quacksalber[kur, -tropfen, -pillen] (abwertend)
* * *
I 1. noun
(the cry of a duck.)
2. verb
(to make such a sound: The ducks quacked noisily as they swam across the pond.)
II noun
((used as an adjective) a person who dishonestly claims to have medical qualifications: a quack doctor/psychologist; quack medicine/cures.)
* * *
quack1
[kwæk]
I. n
1. (duck's sound) Quaken nt
2. (childspeak: duck)
\quack Quakente f Kindersprache, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. Quietschente Kindersprache
II. vi quaken, quak machen fam
quack2
[kwæk]
(pej)
I. n MED (fake doctor) Quacksalber(in) m(f) pej; BRIT, AUS (sl: doctor) Doktor m fam
II. adj attr, inv (pej)
\quack doctor Kurpfuscher(in) m(f) pej, Quacksalber(in) m(f) pej
\quack medicine [or remedy] Mittelchen nt pej
\quack treatment Quacksalberei f pej, Kurpfuscherei f pej
* * *
I [kwk]
1. n
Schnattern nt no pl, Quaken nt no pl

quack-quack (baby-talk) — Entchen nt

2. vi
(duck) schnattern, quaken, quak machen (inf)

what? she quacked — was?, quakte sie

II
1. n
Quacksalber m, Kurpfuscher m; (hum = doctor) Doktor m, Medizinmann m (hum)
2. adj attr
Kurpfuscher-

quack methods — Kurpfuschermethoden pl

quack remedy — Mittelchen nt

* * *
quack1 [kwæk]
A v/i
1. quaken (Ente)
2. fig schnattern, schwatzen
B s
1. Quaken n
2. fig Geschwätz n
quack2 [kwæk]
A s
1. a) auch quack doctor Quacksalber(in), Kurpfuscher(in)
b) Br umg Doktor m, Doktorin f
2. Scharlatan m
B adj
1. Quacksalber…, quacksalberisch, Kurpfuscher…
2. Pseudo…:
a quack psychologist
C v/i quacksalbern, kurpfuschen
D v/t
1. herumpfuschen an (dat) pej
2. marktschreierisch anpreisen
* * *
I 1. intransitive verb
[Ente:] quaken
2. noun
Quaken, das
II 1.
(derog.)noun Quacksalber, der (abwertend)
2. attributive adjective
1)

quack doctor — Quacksalber, der

2) Quacksalber[kur, -tropfen, -pillen] (abwertend)
* * *
adj.
quaken adj. n.
Kurpfuscher m.
Quacksalber m.
Wunderdoktor m. v.
plappern v.

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