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jar

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɑː^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʒɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jär)

Inflections of 'jar' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

jars: v 3rd person singular

jarring: v pres p

jarred: v past

jarred: v past p

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Principal Translations
Inglés	Español
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.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
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.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés	Español
jar on [sb] vtr phrasal insep	UK (sound, etc.: annoy, irritate)	molestar⇒, alterar⇒, fastidiar⇒ vtr
The sound of whistling jars on me.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
be caught with your hand in the cookie jar v expr	US, informal (be caught taking bribes)	ser encontrado con las manos en la masa expr
bell jar	(protective glass)	campana de cristal nf + loc adj
campana de vidrio nf + loc adj
cookie jar n	US (container for biscuits)	tarro de galletitas, frasco de galletitas nm + loc adj
The boy reached into the cookie jar, but there were only crumbs left.
El niño agarró el tarro de galletitas pero sólo quedaban migas.
Coplin jar n	(holder for microscope slides)	caja de Coplin loc nom f
The Coplin jar was filled with a dye to stain the cells on the slides.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las ranuras de la caja de Coplin mantienen los portaobjetos separados facilitando la coloración de varios al mismo tiempo.
have your hand in the cookie jar v expr	US, informal (abuse position for personal gain) (coloquial)	estar untado v cop + adj
(AR)	meter la mano en la lata loc verb
jar opener n	(device: opens lids)	abre tapas loc nom m
mason jar n	(glass container used for preserving food)	frasco nm
frasco de conserva grupo nom
tarro nm
on the jar, on a jar adj	(ajar, slightly open)	entreabierto/a adj
storage jar n	(glass container for keeping [sth] in)	frasco de vidrio nm
Hay que guardarlo en frasco de vidrio color caramelo porque se deteriora con la luz.
sugar jar n	(container for powdered sugar)	azucarero nm
(Argentina)	azucarera nf
¿Me alcanzas la azucarera?

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'jar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

amphora - can - can up - cruse - lid - opened - protective cap - sealer - uncork

Spanish:

tarro - frasco - pote - orza - discordar - bote - jarra - fanal - tina - confitero - envase - porrón - tinaja - con las manos en la masa - pillar por sorpresa - desconcertar - parral - bocal - tibor - potito - aceitunero - aguamanos - alcarraza - bote de lápices

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Synonyms: container, receptacle, Mason jar, jam jar, glass jar, more...

Collocations: a [glass, jam, rice, flour, spice, storage] jar, a [half, 1] -liter jar, [an 8] -ounce jar, more...

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