quack

n.
The characteristic sound uttered by a duck.

intr.v., quacked, quack·ing, quacks.
To utter the characteristic sound of a duck.

[Middle English quek, of imitative origin.]

quacky quack'y adj.

quack² (kwăk)
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.

[Short for QUACKSALVER.]

quackery quack'er·y n.
quackish quack'ish adj.
quackishly quack'ish·ly adv.

noun

One who fakes: charlatan, fake, faker, fraud, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, pretender. See true/false.

adj

Definition: counterfeit
Antonyms: genuine, original, real

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n

One who professes to have medical or dental skill that is not possessed; one who practices medicine or dentistry without adequate preparation or proper qualification.

Slang for a person who misrepresents his/her qualifications as a veterinarian, and therefore ability and experience in diagnosis and treatment of animal disease or the effects to be achieved by the treatment. Refers usually to a person without any qualifications who practices in breach of the local veterinary regulations and is liable to a heavy fine as a result.

IN BRIEF: n. - The harsh sound of a duck; An untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice.

I heard the duck's quack from across the pond.

A denigrating word for an incompetent doctor, or the sound that a duck makes, especially if the dreamer is looking forward with anticipation to the duck hunting season.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rap
v. intr. - rappe

2.
n. - kvaksalver, charlatan
adj. - kvaksalveri
v. intr. - opføre sig som en kvaksalver

idioms:

• quack cures    kvaksalverkure
• quack remedies    kvaksalverapparatur

Nederlands (Dutch)
gekwaak, kwaken, snateren, kwakzalven, kwakzalver, oplichter, dokter

Français (French)
1.
n. - coin-coin (onomatopée)
v. intr. - cancaner

2.
n. - charlatan, (GB) toubib (fam)
adj. - de charlatan
v. intr. - jouer les charlatans

idioms:

• quack cures    cures de charlatan
• quack remedies    remèdes de charlatan

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Quaken, Geschwätz, Quacksalber, Scharlatan
v. - quaken, schwatzen

2.
n. - Quaken, Geschwätz, Quacksalber, Scharlatan
adj. - Quacksalber...
v. - quaken, schwatzen

idioms:

• quack cures    (ugs.) Mittelchen
• quack remedies    (ugs.) Mittelchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρωγμός πάπιας, κομπογιαννίτης, τσαρλατάνος, (καθομ.) γιατρός
v. - κρώζω (σαν πάπια), φαφλατίζω

idioms:

• quack cures    γιατροσόφι
• quack remedies    γιατροσόφι

Italiano (Italian)
schiamazzare, fare qua qua, ciarlatano

idioms:

• quack cures    cure empiriche
• quack remedies    ciarlatanerie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grasnido (m), charlatão (m)
v. - grasnir, charlatanear

idioms:

• quack cures    curandeirias
• quack remedies    remédios de curandeiros

Русский (Russian)
крякать, шарлатан

idioms:

• quack cures    шарлатанские снадобья
• quack remedies    шарлатанские снадобья

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - graznido, (onom) cuac
v. intr. - graznar

2.
n. - matasanos, curandero, charlatán
adj. - relativo a curanderos o matasanos
v. intr. - hacer el charlatán o curandero

idioms:

• quack cures    tratamientos de curanderos
• quack remedies    remedios de la madre Celestina o de curanderos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kvacksalvare, charlatan
v. - kvacka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 鸭叫声, 呱呱声, 嘎嘎声, 呱呱叫, 大声闲聊, 发嘎嘎声, 发吵闹声

idioms:

• quack cures    骗人的药或治疗
• quack remedies    骗人的药或治疗

2. 庸医, 江湖医生, 骗子, 冒充内行的人, 庸医的, 冒牌的, 冒充内行医病的, 吹牛的, 当庸医, 冒充内行, 招摇撞骗

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 庸醫, 江湖醫生, 騙子, 冒充內行的人
adj. - 庸醫的, 冒牌的, 冒充內行醫病的, 吹牛的
v. intr. - 當庸醫, 冒充內行, 招搖撞騙

2.
n. - 鴨叫聲, 呱呱聲, 嘎嘎聲
v. intr. - 呱呱叫, 大聲閒聊, 發嘎嘎聲, 發吵鬧聲

idioms:

• quack cures    騙人的藥或治療
• quack remedies    騙人的藥或治療

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 꽥꽥 우는 소리, 수다떨기
v. intr. - 꽥꽥 울다, 시끄럽게 지껄이다

2.
n. - 가짜의사, 돌팔이의사, 사기꾼
adj. - 가짜의사의, 사기의
v. intr. - 엉터리 치료를 하다, 과대선전을 하다, 아는 체 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ガーガー鳴く声, 偽医者, いかさま師
v. - ガーガー鳴く

idioms:

• quack cures    いんちき治療
• quack remedies    いんちき療法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بطبطه ( صوت البط), دجال, مشعوذ, كذاب, شخص يتظاهر بأنه خبير بالطب (فعل) يبطبط, يتظاهر أنه خبير بالطب, يكذب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮געגוע (של ברווז)‬
v. intr. - ‮געגע (כברווז), דיבר שטויות בקול רם‬
n. - ‮רופא אליל, שרלטן, נוכל, כל רופא (עגה)‬
adj. - ‮מתחזה, שווא‬
v. intr. - ‮טיפל (בחולה) כרופא מתחזה‬

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