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Principal Translations |
jar n | (food container) | frasco nm |
| | tarro nm |
| | bote nm |
| Kate put her freshly made jam into jars. |
| Kate vertió la mermelada recién hecha en frascos. |
jar [sth]⇒ vtr | (shake) | agitar⇒ vtr |
| | sacudir⇒ vtr |
| | hacer temblar⇒ vtr |
| Jeremy jarred his coffee cup and spilled hot coffee on his hand. |
| Jeremy agitó su taza de café y se volcó un poco en la mano. |
Additional Translations |
jar n | (non-food) | frasco nm |
| | tarro nm |
| | bote nm |
| Dan took a jar of coins to the bank to have it exchanged for paper money. |
| Dan llevó un frasco de monedas al banco para cambiarlas por billetes. |
jar n | (pottery) (cerámica) | vasija nf |
| | tinaja nf |
| The archaeologist found a clay jar with honey inside it. |
| El arqueólogo encontró una vasija de cerámica con miel. |
jar n | (contents of a jar) | lata nf |
| | frasco nm |
| Peter added a jar of canned tomatoes to the sauce. |
| Peter agregó una lata de tomates a la salsa. |
jar n | (shock) (figurado) | patada nf |
| | golpe de corriente nm + loc adj |
| Seth got a jar from the bare wire hanging down from the ceiling. |
| El cable que colgaba del techo le dio una patada a Seth. |
jar n | (noise) | chirrido nm |
| The jar of the door as it scraped over the floor was really annoying. |
| El chirrido de la puerta cuando se abre es muy molesto. |
jar n | informal, UK (alcohol) | cerveza nf |
| (ES) | caña nf |
| Kyle went to have a jar with his friends after work. |
| Kyle se fue a tomar una cerveza con sus amigos después del trabajo. |
jar⇒ vi | (clash) | desentonar⇒ vi |
| The colors jarred terribly. |
| Los colores desentonaban muchísimo. |
jar [sb]⇒ vtr | ([sb]: shake emotionally) | sobresaltar a vtr + prep |
| | asustar a vtr + prep |
| The news jarred Larry, and he had to sit down. |
| Las noticias sobresaltaron a Larry y se tuvo que sentar. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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jar on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | UK (sound, etc.: annoy, irritate) | molestar⇒, alterar⇒, fastidiar⇒ vtr |
| The sound of whistling jars on me. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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