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"Jack" is a form of "jack", a noun which is often translated as "el gato". "Plunger" is a noun which is often translated as "el destapador". Learn more about the difference between "plunger" and "jack" below.
plunger(
pluhn
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juhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (plumbing)
a. el destapador (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
If you need a plunger, there should be one underneath the bathroom sink.Si necesitas un destapador, debería haber una debajo del lavabo del baño.
b. el destapacaños (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
When the plunger wouldn't work, she had to buy a drain cleaner.Como el destapacaños no funcionó, tuvo que comprar un líquido destapacaños.
c. el desatascador (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
You should be able to clear the blockage in the toilet with this plunger.Deberías poder desatascar el inodoro con este desatascador.
d. la sopapa (F) (Ecuador) (River Plate)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Ecuador
I wouldn't have to use the plunger in the shower so often if you didn't leave your hair in the drain.No tendría que usar la sopapa en la ducha tan a menudo si quitaras el cabello del desagüe.
e. el sopapo (M) (Chile)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Chile
Do you think I would be calling a plumber if I hadn't tried using a plunger already?¿Crees que estaría llamando a un plomero si no hubiera tratado de usar un sopapo primero?
f. la chupa (F) (Colombia)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Colombia
You should have a plunger in your bathroom in case of emergencies.Debes tener una chupa en tu baño en caso de emergencias.
2. (technical) (mechanics)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. el émbolo (M) (technical)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
The engineers used plunger cylinders in their designs for the construction equipment.Los ingenieros usaron cilindros de émbolos en sus diseños para los equipos de la construcción.
3. (technical) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
a. el émbolo (M) (technical)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is only used by experts, professionals, or academics in a particular field (e.g., exposition).
The plunger on the syringe is gradated for the easy measurement of solutions.El émbolo de la jeringa tiene gradaciones para medir fácilmente las soluciones.
jack(
jahk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (tool)
b. la gata (F) (Andes) (Central America) (Chile)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Chile
The spare tire and the jack are in the trunk.La goma de auxilio y la gata están en el maletero.
a. el enchufe hembra (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Can you help me install this cable jack?¿Podrías ayudarme a poner este enchufe hembra?
3. (card games)
a. la jota (F) (in French deck)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can play either a jack or a queen.Puedes tirar una jota o una reina.
b. la sota (F) (in Spanish deck)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Tim manged to win the hand with his jack.Tim consiguió ganar la mano con su sota.
4. (bowling)
a. el boliche (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The players throw their balls at the jack.Los jugadores lanzan las bolas al boliche.
5. (fish)
6. (colloquial) (man)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el tipo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Every jack that took part in that war will be scarred for life.Cada uno de los tipos que participó en esa guerra tendrá una cicatriz de por vida.
b. el quisque (M) (colloquial) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
That's the sports car that every jack wants to own.Ese es el deportivo que todo quisque quisiera tener.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (slang) (to steal)
A very informal word or phrase used by a particular group or community as a substitute for standard language (e.g., joint, john).
a. afanar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I just saw you trying to jack that blind man's money!¡Te vi tratando de afanar el dinero del ciego!