jack

fante

Carta da gioco che raffigura un giovane ed è contrassegnata dalla lettera J.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: knave

Espressioni comuni: jack of hearts, jack of spades, play a jack

cric

Attrezzo che solleva e mantiene alzato qualcosa di pesante, soprattutto un’auto.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: car jack, hydraulic jack, use a jack

jack, presa

Piccola spina o apertura usata per collegare apparecchi elettrici.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: connector

Espressioni comuni: headphone jack, audio jack, telephone jack

niente

Assolutamente niente; si usa colloquialmente, soprattutto per dire che non si sa o non si possiede nulla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: nothing, zero

Espressioni comuni: know jack, jack squat, worth jack

bandiera di bompresso

Piccola bandiera issata su una nave, spesso nella parte anteriore.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: kitty

Espressioni comuni: naval jack, fly a jack

giaco

Indumento robusto indossato dai soldati nel Medioevo per proteggere il corpo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: leather jack, padded jack, jack of plate

aumentare, alzare

Alzare un prezzo, una quantità o un livello, spesso in modo netto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: jack something up (The landlord jacked the rent up again.)

Sinonimi: increase, raise, hike

Contrari: lower, reduce

Espressioni comuni: jack up prices, jack something up

sollevare con un cric

Alzare qualcosa di pesante usando un apposito attrezzo, come un cric.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: jack something up (We jacked the car up to change the wheel.)

Sinonimi: raise, lift

Contrari: lower

Espressioni comuni: jack something up, jack up something