| Principal Translations |
| jack n | (device used to lift a vehicle) (de coche) | gato nm |
| | (AmL, excepto AR) | gata nf |
| | Dan got a flat tire, so he used a jack to lift up his car so he could put the spare tire on. |
| | Dan tenía una rueda pinchada, así que usó el gato para elevar su coche y poder poner la de repuesto. |
| jack n | (playing card) (baraja española) | sota nf |
| | (baraja francesa) | jota nf |
| | The poker player drew a jack. |
| | El jugador de póquer sacó una jota. |
| jack n | (electrical outlet) | enchufe nm |
| | | tomacorriente nm |
| | | toma nm |
| | George plugged the vacuum cleaner into the jack. |
| | George enchufó la aspiradora en el enchufe. |
| jack n | (in bowling) | boliche nm |
| | The players threw their bowls at the jack. |
| | Los jugadores tiraron sus bolas al boliche. |
| jacks n | (game) | matatenas nfpl |
| | | jackses, yases nmpl |
| | (AR) | payana nf |
| | (CO) | catapiz, catapis nm |
| | The children were playing jacks on the sidewalk. |
| | Los niños jugaban matatenas en la acera. |
| Additional Translations |
jack,
man jack n | dated, slang (man) | sujeto nm |
| | (coloquial) | tipo nm |
| | (ES) | tío nm |
| | Every jack is being drafted into the army. |
| | Todos los sujetos son reclutados por el ejercito. |
| jack n | (machine) | gato nm |
| | The grill had a jack that automatically rotated the meat every minute. |
| | La parrilla tenía un gato que daba la vuelta automáticamente a la carne cada minuto. |
| jack n | (flag) | bandera nf |
| | The ship's captain ordered the crew to hoist the jack. |
| | El capitán del barco ordenó a la tripulación que izara la bandera. |
| jack n | (fish) | pámpano nm |
| | | jurel nm |
| | The fishermen caught a few jacks, but not much else. |
| | Los pescadores capturaron unos pocos pámpanos, pero no mucho más. |
| jack n | (harpsichord) | clavija nf |
| | | saltador nm |
| | The harpsichord was in great condition; Sarah would just need to replace the jack. |
| | El clavicordio estaba en buen estado; Sarah solo tuvo que reparar la clavija. |
| jack n | dated, informal (sailor) | marinero nm |
| | Every jack was lost when the ship went down. |
| | Todos los marineros estaban perdidos cuando el barco se hundió. |
| jack n | informal (nothing) | nada nf |
| | My wife took everything in the divorce and left me with jack! |
| jack [sth]⇒ vtr | (car, etc.) (con gato) | levantar⇒ vtr |
| | Kate jacked up her car so that she could look at the brake pads. |
| | Kate levantó el coche para poder mirar las pastillas de freno. |
| jack [sth] vtr | figurative (raise: prices) (precios) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | | aumentar⇒ vtr |
| | The bank jacked up the interest rates. |
| | El banco subió los tipos de interés. |
| jack [sth] vtr | figurative (raise: speed) (velocidad) | aumentar⇒ vtr |
| | | incrementar⇒ vtr |
| | | acelerar⇒ vtr |
| | Paul jacked up the speed on his cruise control when he entered Nevada. |
| | Paul aumentó la velocidad del piloto automático cuando entró en Nevada. |
| jack [sth] vtr | US, slang (steal) (coloquial) | afanar⇒ vtr |
| | | robar⇒ vtr |
| | (AR, coloquial) | chorear⇒ vtr |
| | Fred jacked a pack of cigarettes from the store. |
| | Fred afanó un paquete de cigarrillos de la tienda. |
Locuciones verbales
jack | Jack |
| jack [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (abandon, quit) | dejar⇒ vtr |
| | | abandonar⇒ vtr |
| | | renunciar a vi + prep |
| | Ali plans to jack in his job as soon as he starts his MA. |
| | Ali piensa dejar el trabajo cuando empiece el máster. |
| jack off vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (masturbate) (AmL: vulgar) | pajearse⇒ v prnl |
| | (AmS: vulgar) | hacerse una paja loc verb |
| | (ES: vulgar) | hacerse una manola loc verb |
| | (MX: vulgar) | hacerse una chaqueta loc verb |
| | Steve jacks off when he reads his magazines. |
| | Steve se pajea cuando lee sus revistas. |
jack [sb] off,
jack off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | vulgar, informal (bring to orgasm) (AmL: vulgar) | pajear a vtr + prep |
| | (AmS: vulgar) | hacerle una paja a loc verb + prep |
| | (ES: vulgar) | hacerle una manola a loc verb + prep |
| | (MX: vulgar) | hacerle una chaqueta a loc verb + prep |
| | He asked her to jack him off, but she refused and left. |
| | Le pidió que lo pajeara, pero ella se negó y se fue. |
jack [sth] up,
jack up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | literal (raise) | subir con el gato vtr + loc adv |
| | | levantar con el gato vtr + loc adv |
| | When you have to change a tire, you must first jack up the car until the wheel is off the ground. |
| | Si tienes que cambiar una rueda, debes subir el coche con el gato hasta que la rueda deje de tocar el suelo. |
jack [sth] up,
jack up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (increase) | subir⇒ vtr |
| | | aumentar⇒ vtr |
| | | inflar⇒ vtr |
| | Some restaurants jack up the price of cold drinks during spells of hot weather. |
| | Algunos restaurantes suben los precios de las bebidas frías durante las olas de calor. |