jackknifed
jackknife
jackknife(
jahk
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nayf
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (knife)
a. la navaja (F)
(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).
The man took a jackknife out of his pocket, and snapped the blade open.El hombre sacó una navaja del bolsillo y abrió la hoja con un chasquido.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. plegarse
A vehicle towing a trailer skidded, jackknifed, and hit a concrete barrier on the 101.Un vehículo con acoplado patinó, se plegó y chocó contra una barrera de cemento en la 101.
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