jab

piqûre, injection

Injection d’un médicament, notamment d’un vaccin qui protège contre une maladie.

En anglais simple : An injection of medicine, especially one that protects you against a disease.

• I had my flu jab today.
• The nurse gave him a tetanus jab.
• Have you booked your booster jab?

Synonymes : injection, shot

Expressions courantes : flu jab, booster jab, get a jab

coup sec, direct, coup de coude

Coup ou poussée rapide et brusque, notamment avec le poing ou un objet pointu.

En anglais simple : A quick, sharp hit or push, especially with a fist or something pointed.

• He gave me a jab with his elbow.
• The boxer landed two quick jabs.
• A sharp jab in my shoulder made me turn around.

Comment l'utiliser : a jab in something (She gave him a jab in the ribs.)

Synonymes : poke, punch, prod

Expressions courantes : left jab, sharp jab, jab in something

donner un coup sec, piquer

Pousser un objet rapidement et brutalement contre quelqu’un ou quelque chose, ou l’y enfoncer.

En anglais simple : To push something against or into someone or something quickly and roughly.

• He jabbed my arm.
• She jabbed at the button with her thumb.
• Don't jab me with that pencil.

Comment l'utiliser : jab someone/something with something (She jabbed him with her elbow.); jab at someone/something (He jabbed at the screen with one finger.); jab something into something (She jabbed the stick into the ground.)

Synonymes : poke, prod, thrust

Expressions courantes : jab someone, jab with something, jab at something, jab a finger