jab

jab
[dʒæb]
sustantivo
1codazo (m) (with elbow); movimiento (m) seco (with finger); golpe (m) corto (in boxing)
2inyección (f) pinchazo (m) (familiar) (injection) (británico)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp jabbed)
también:
  • he jabbed her in the leg with a pencil -> le clavó un lápiz en la pierna
  • to jab a finger at somebody -> señalar a alguien con el dedo

jab [yab]
sustantivo
1Pinchar con violencia; golpear rudamente. (m)
sustantivo
2Punzada; golpe a manera de pinchazo.

jab [dʒæb]
noun
1 (poke) (gen) pinchazo; (m) (with elbow) codazo; (m)
2 (blow) (gen) golpe; (m) (Boxing) golpe rápido; (m)
3 (prick) pinchazo; (m)
4 (Britain) (Med) (informal) inyección; (f)
5 (very_informal) [of drug] chute; (very_informal) (m)
verb:transitive
to jab sth into sth clavar algo en algo; hundir algo en algo; he jabbed the knife into the table clavó el cuchillo en la mesa; to jab sb with one's elbow dar un codazo a algn; to jab a finger at sth señalar algo con el dedo; he jabbed a gun in my back me puso un revólver en los riñones; I jabbed the knife in my arm me pinché el brazo con el cuchillo; he jabbed me with his stick me golpeó con la punta de su bastón
verb:intransitive
to jab at [+person] intentar golpear a; [+fire] atizar; to jab at sb with a knife tratar de acuchillar a algn; he jabbed at the map with a finger dio con el dedo en el mapa

Verb Conjugation for "jab"

Imperative
  • jab
  • you jab
  • he/she jabs
  • we jab
  • you jab
  • they jab
Preterite
  • I jabbed
  • you jabbed
  • he/she jabbed
  • we jabbed
  • you jabbed
  • they jabbed
Present Continuous
  • I am jabbing
  • you are jabbing
  • he/she is jabbing
  • we are jabbing
  • you are jabbing
  • they are jabbing
Present Perfect
  • I have jabbed
  • you have jabbed
  • he/she has jabbed
  • we have jabbed
  • you have jabbed
  • they have jabbed
Past Continuous
  • I was jabbing
  • you were jabbing
  • he/she was jabbing
  • we were jabbing
  • you were jabbing
  • they were jabbing
Past Perfect
  • I had jabbed
  • you had jabbed
  • he/she had jabbed
  • we had jabbed
  • you had jabbed
  • they had jabbed
Future
  • I will jab
  • you will jab
  • he/she will jab
  • we will jab
  • you will jab
  • they will jab
Future Perfect
  • I will have jabbed
  • you will have jabbed
  • he/she will have jabbed
  • we will have jabbed
  • you will have jabbed
  • they will have jabbed
Future Continuous
  • I will be jabbing
  • you will be jabbing
  • he/she will be jabbing
  • we will be jabbing
  • you will be jabbing
  • they will be jabbing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been jabbing
  • you have been jabbing
  • he/she has been jabbing
  • we have been jabbing
  • you have been jabbing
  • they have been jabbing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been jabbing
  • you will have been jabbing
  • he/she will have been jabbing
  • we will have been jabbing
  • you will have been jabbing
  • they will have been jabbing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been jabbing
  • you had been jabbing
  • he/she had been jabbing
  • we had been jabbing
  • you had been jabbing
  • they had been jabbing
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