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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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