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[dʒæk]* * *[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) cric2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) jack, fante•- jack up* * *jack (1) /dʒæk/n.1 (mecc.) cric; martinetto; martinello: car jack, cric per automobile; hydraulic jack, martinetto idraulico2 ( carte da gioco) fante; jack: the jack of hearts, il jack di cuori; I've only a jack ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasto soltanto un jack in mano6 (al pl.) gioco infantile simile al gioco dei cinque sassi; (al sing.) pezzo di gioco dei jacks ( si usano pezzetti di metallo o plastica a sei punte e una pallina)16 (zool.) qualsiasi pesce della famiglia Carangidae17 (zool.) ► jackfish18 (ind. tess.) banco a fusi● Jack and Jill, ragazzo e ragazza ( dai personaggi di una poesiola infantile) □ (fam. USA) Jack-and-Jill party, festa in onore di una coppia di futuri sposi □ (archit.) jack arch, arco piatto □ ( slang) Jack ashore, marinaio in franchigia (spec. chiassoso, ubriaco, ecc.) □ Jack Frost, il gelo ( personificato) □ jack hare, leprotto □ jack-in-the-box, scatola a sorpresa □ (fam.) Jack the Lad, damerino; galletto □ (GB) jack in office, burocrate borioso □ (antiq.) Jack Ketch, il boia □ ( USA) jack light, lampada per pescare; lampara □ (naut.) jack ladder, scala a tarozzi; biscaglina □ jack of all trades, factotum; uomo tuttofare □ jack of all trades and master of none, uno che fa un po' di tutto senza saper fare bene niente □ jack-o'-lantern, lanterna di Halloween (fatta con una zucca scavata e con fori a mo' di occhi, naso e bocca); (antiq.) fuoco fatuo □ (bot.) jack pine, Pinus banksiana ( del Nord America) □ jack plane, pialla per lavori di sgrossatura; sbozzino □ (elettr.) jack plug, (spina a) jack □ (zool.) jack rabbit ( Lepus americanus), lepre del Nord America □ (edil.) jack rafter, corrente; travetto per la struttura del tetto □ (stor.) Jack the Ripper, Jack lo Squartatore □ jack socket ► sopra, def. 3 □ jack staff, asta della bandiera di bompresso □ (fam. GB, antiq.) Jack Tar, marinaio □ jack towel, bandinella; asciugamano girevole su un rullo □ (edil.) jack truss, capriata secondaria □ (fam. USA) jack-up, aumento □ (tecn.) jack-up (rig), piattaforma autosollevante □ before you can say Jack Robinson, in un batter d'occhio; in men che non si dica □ (fam.) every man jack ( of them), tutti quanti □ ( slang GB) on one's jack, da solo; senza aiuto.jack (2) /dʒæk/n.(bot., Artocarpus integrifolia) artocarpo; albero del pane.jack (3) /dʒæk/n.(stor.) cotta d'arme.jack (4) /dʒæk/a.(Austral., NZ) stanco; stufo.(to) jack /dʒæk/v. t.1 ► jack up* * *[dʒæk] -
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См. также в других словарях:
every man Jack — or every mother s son Everyone without exception • • • Main Entry: ↑every every man Jack One and all, everybody • • • Main Entry: ↑jack * * * informal, dated each and every … Useful english dictionary
every\ man\ jack — • every last man • every man jack n. phr. Every single man; each man without exception. I want every last man to be here on time tomorrow morning. Every man jack of you must do his duty … Словарь американских идиом
every man jack of us — every man jack (of us/them) old fashioned, old fashioned every single person. If you sack me the others will walk out too, every man jack of them. Every last man of us is ready to fight for their country … New idioms dictionary
every man jack — (of us/them) old fashioned, old fashioned every single person. If you sack me the others will walk out too, every man jack of them. Every last man of us is ready to fight for their country … New idioms dictionary
every man jack — If every man jack was involved in something, it is an emphatic way of saying that absolutely everybody was involved … The small dictionary of idiomes
every man jack — ► every man jack informal every single person. Main Entry: ↑jack … English terms dictionary
every man Jack — pronoun All the members of a group with no exceptions. When the captain offered a free round of grog to the crew, every man Jack of them lined up for a cupful … Wiktionary
Every man jack — If every man jack was involved in something, it is an emphatic way of saying that absolutely everybody was involved … Dictionary of English idioms
every man jack them — every man jack (of us/them) old fashioned, old fashioned every single person. If you sack me the others will walk out too, every man jack of them. Every last man of us is ready to fight for their country … New idioms dictionary
every man jack — informal every single person. → jack … English new terms dictionary
every man jack — See: EVERY LAST MAN … Dictionary of American idioms