jack

jota

Carta de la baraja que muestra a un joven y lleva la letra J.

En inglés sencillo: A playing card showing a young man, marked with the letter J.

• I have a jack and an ace.
• She played the jack of clubs.
• How many jacks are left in the deck?

Sinónimos: knave

Expresiones frecuentes: jack of hearts, jack of spades, play a jack

gato

Herramienta que levanta y sostiene objetos pesados, especialmente un coche.

En inglés sencillo: A tool that lifts and holds something heavy, especially a car.

• We need a jack to lift the car.
• She placed the jack under the frame.
• Does this jack support the weight of our van?

Expresiones frecuentes: car jack, hydraulic jack, use a jack

conector, toma

Pequeño enchufe o abertura que sirve para conectar equipos eléctricos.

En inglés sencillo: A small plug or opening used to connect electrical equipment.

• Plug the headphones into the jack.
• My phone has no headphone jack.
• Check the audio jacks at the back of the computer.

Sinónimos: connector

Expresiones frecuentes: headphone jack, audio jack, telephone jack

nada

Absolutamente nada; se usa coloquialmente, sobre todo al decir que no se sabe o no se tiene nada.

En inglés sencillo: Nothing at all, especially in expressions about knowing or having nothing.

• I know jack about cars.
• They paid me jack for all that work.
• That old computer is worth jack.

Sinónimos: nothing, zero

Expresiones frecuentes: know jack, jack squat, worth jack

bandera de proa

Bandera pequeña que se iza en un barco, a menudo en la parte delantera.

En inglés sencillo: A small flag flown on a ship, often at the front.

• The ship flew a jack at the bow.
• Each navy has its own jack.
• The sailors lowered the jack before leaving port.

Sinónimos: kitty

Expresiones frecuentes: naval jack, fly a jack

jubón de armas

Prenda resistente que los soldados medievales llevaban para proteger el cuerpo.

En inglés sencillo: A strong coat worn by soldiers in the Middle Ages to protect their bodies.

• The soldier wore a leather jack.
• Small metal plates strengthened his jack.
• The museum displays several jacks from medieval battles.

Expresiones frecuentes: leather jack, padded jack, jack of plate

subir, aumentar

Subir un precio, una cantidad o un nivel, a menudo de forma brusca.

En inglés sencillo: To increase a price, amount, or level, often sharply.

• They jacked up the prices.
• The hotel jacks its rates up during festivals.
• Higher fuel costs have jacked up delivery fees.

Cómo se usa: jack something up (The landlord jacked the rent up again.)

Sinónimos: increase, raise, hike

Antónimos: lower, reduce

Expresiones frecuentes: jack up prices, jack something up

levantar con gato

Levantar algo pesado utilizando una herramienta especial, como un gato.

En inglés sencillo: To lift something heavy with a special lifting tool.

• Jack the car up carefully.
• They jacked up the truck to repair it.
• Can you jack this side up a little higher?

Cómo se usa: jack something up (We jacked the car up to change the wheel.)

Sinónimos: raise, lift

Antónimos: lower

Expresiones frecuentes: jack something up, jack up something