Compound Forms:
Jack | jack |
| Inglés | Español |
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 Frost n | figurative (frosty weather) | helada nf |
| Jack Frost had called during the night and there was ice on the windows. |
| Hubo una helada durante la noche y había hielo en las ventanas. |
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. |
| Jack of Spades n | (one of the playing cards in a deck) | jota de picas nf + loc adj |
| The Jack of Spades is one of the two one-eyed Jacks. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Si sale jota de picas tengo escalera real. |
| (AR) | jota de pique nf + loc adj |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La jota de pique ¿tiene o no tiene bigote? |
gray pine (US),
grey pine (UK),
jack pine n | (tree) | pino de banks loc nom m |
Jack Russell Terrier,
Jack Russell n | (dog breed) (raza de perro) | Jack Russell terrier 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 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. |
| toma de teléfono nf + loc adj |
| (ES) | cajetín del teléfono nm + loc adj |
Union Jack,
Union flag n | UK (United Kingdom national flag) | bandera del Reino Unido nf + loc adj |
| bandera de la Unión 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 |
