jack in

laisser tomber, abandonner

Arrêter un travail ou une autre activité que l’on faisait régulièrement.

En anglais simple : To stop doing a job or other activity that you have been doing regularly.

• I want to jack in my job.
• He jacked in his studies last year.
• Are you really going to jack it all in?

Comment l'utiliser : jack something in (She jacked her job in and went travelling.)

Synonymes : quit, give up, pack in

Contraires : continue

Expressions courantes : jack in something, jack in a job

brancher, se connecter

Relier un appareil à un autre appareil ou à un système, souvent en insérant une fiche dans une prise.

En anglais simple : To connect equipment to a device or system, often by putting a plug into a socket.

• Jack in the cable first.
• She jacked in to the network at her desk.
• Can this device jack in without an adapter?

Comment l'utiliser : jack in to something (You can jack in to the network through this port.); jack something in (Jack the cable in before switching on the unit.)

Synonymes : connect, plug in

Contraires : disconnect

Expressions courantes : jack in, jack in a cable

connecter son cerveau

Relier directement son cerveau à un ordinateur, surtout dans la science-fiction.

En anglais simple : To link your brain directly to a computer, especially in science fiction.

• She jacked in through her brain implant.
• He jacks in to the computer to enter the simulation.
• Would you jack in if the system could read your thoughts?

Comment l'utiliser : jack in to something (The hacker jacked in to the virtual world through a neural implant.)

Synonymes : connect neurally

Expressions courantes : jack in, jack in to cyberspace