| 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. |
Compound Forms:
jack | Jack |
coho,
coho salmon,
cohoe salmon,
cohoe,
silver salmon,
blue jack n | (fish: variety of salmon) | salmón plateado loc nom m |
| | | salmón del Pacífico loc nom m |
| | | salmón coho loc nom m |
every man jack of them,
every man jack of us n | dated, informal (everyone without exception) | todo cristo loc nom m |
flat arch,
jack arch n | (architecture) | arco plano nm + adj |
| | | arco adintelado nm + adj |
| | | bóveda plana nf + adj |
| jack cheese | (mild cheddar) (voz inglesa, queso) | Monterrey Jack n propio m |
jack ladder,
pilot ladder n | (nautical: Jacob's ladder) | escala de gato loc nom f |
| jack ladder n | (lumbering: bull chain) | cadena de arrastre nf + loc adj |
jack mackerel,
horse mackerel n | (fish) | jurel nm |
jack of all trades,
jack-of-all-trades n | informal (many skills) (ES) | manitas n común |
| | (SV, HN) | todólogo, todóloga nm, nf |
| | | persona que hace de todo nf + loc adj |
| | My dad was a real jack of all trades; he could repair virtually anything. |
| | Mi padre era un verdadero manitas: era capaz de arreglar cualquier cosa. |
jack of all trades,
jack-of-all-trades,
jack of all trades,
master of none;
jack of all trades but master of none n | pejorative, informal (shallow skill in many things) (ES) | manitas n común |
| | | milusos n común |
| | (CL) | mentolato n común |
| | Ken can do a bit of lots of things, but he's not very good at any of it; he's a jack of all trades, master of none. |
gray pine (US),
grey pine (UK),
jack pine n | (tree) | pino de banks loc nom m |
| jack s*** n | vulgar, offensive!, informal (nothing) (vulgar) | ni mierda, ni una mierda loc prnl |
| | (coloquial) | nada de nada loc prnl |
| jack-in-the-box n | (toy: doll springs up when opened) | muñeco sorpresa loc nom m |
| | I bought my nephew a jack-in-the-box for his birthday. |
| jack-in-the-pulpit n | colloquial (North American plant) | arisaema triphyllum loc nom f |
jack-o'-lantern,
jack-o-lantern n | (Halloween: carved pumpkin) | calabaza de Halloween nf + loc adj |
| | | lámpara de calabaza nf + loc adj |
| | Susie and her dad carved a jack-o'-lantern
for Halloween. |
jackknife,
jack-knife n | (tool: pocket knife) | navaja nf |
| | Bob used his jackknife to open the box. |
| | Bob usó su navaja para abrir la caja. |
jackknife,
jack-knife n | figurative (movement: folding in half) | pliegue nm |
| | It was obvious, from his jackknife, that the blow had really hurt the boxer. |
| | Por el pliegue del boxeador, era obvio que ese golpe realmente lo había herido. |
jackknife,
jack-knife n | figurative (dive with bend) | doble n común |
| | The diver's jackknife was as perfect as could be. |
| | El doble del buzo fue perfecto. |
jackknife,
jack-knife vi | figurative (fold in half) (figurado) | plegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | A lorry had jacknifed on the motorway, causing massive tailbacks. |
| | El camión se ha plegado en la carretera, causando un embotellamiento masivo. |
jackknife,
jack-knife vi | figurative (dive) | plegarse⇒ v prnl |
| | The diver jackknifed cleanly into the water. |
| | El clavadista se plegó perfectamente y se metió al agua. |
jackrabbit,
jack rabbit n | (North American hare) | liebre norteamericana loc nom f |
jackrabbit,
jack rabbit n as adj | figurative (with a sudden movement forward) | acelerado/a adj |
| jumping jack n | (exercise move) | salto de tijeras loc nom m |
| jumping jack n | (child's toy) | muñeco de madera nm + loc adj |
quarantine flag,
yellow flag,
also UK: yellow jack n | (ship's disease signal) | bandera de cuarentena nf + loc adj |
| screw jack | (tool) | elevador mecánico nm + adj |
| | | gato mecánico nm + adj |
| telephone jack n | (socket for plugging in a phone) | roseta nf |
| | When I accidentally pulled the cord from the telephone jack, the phone went dead. |
| | Cuando por accidente desconecté el cable de la roseta el teléfono se quedó sin línea. |
| | (ES) | cajetín del teléfono nm + loc adj |
| | | toma de teléfono nf + loc adj |
will-o'-the-wisp,
ignis fatuus,
friar's lantern,
jack-o'-lantern n | (ghost light) | fuego fatuo nm + adj |
will-o'-the-wisp,
ignis fatuus,
friar's lantern,
jack-o'-lantern n as adj | (relating to a ghost light) | de fuego fatuo, del fuego fatuo loc adj |
| | Strange will-o'-the-wisp lights moved over the marshes at night. |
yellow fever,
yellow jack n | (infectious febrile disease) | fiebre amarilla loc nom f |
| | I caught yellow fever on a trip to Africa. |
| | Cogí la fiebre amarilla en un viaje a África. |
| yellow jack n | (carangoid fish) | jurel nm |
| | | pámpanos nmpl |