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la sacudida

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jerk(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (sudden quick movement)

a. la sacudida

(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).

(F)

The seismic jerk knocked her down.La sacudida sísmica la tiró al suelo.

b. el tirón

(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).

(M)

Just give the bandage a good jerk and it will come right off.Solo dale un buen tirón a la venda y saldrá sola.

c. el jalón

(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).

(M)

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

If the door is stuck, you need to give it a jerk.Si la puerta está atascada, tienes que darle un jalón.

2. (inconsiderate person)

a. el estúpido

(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).

(M)

, la estúpida

(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).

(F)

That jerk at the store always tries to steal a few cents in change.Ese estúpido de la tienda siempre intenta robar unos centavos del cambio.

b. el patán

(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).

(M)

, la patana

(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).

(F)

Stop wasting your time talking to that jerk.Deja de malgastar tu tiempo hablando con ese patán.

c. el cretino

(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).

(M)

, la cretina

(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).

(F)

He's a total jerk for leaving her at the altar.Es un cretino completo por dejarla plantada en el altar.

d. el huevón

(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).

(M)

, la huevona

(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).

(F)

A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society (e.g. fuck).

(vulgar)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

The jerk was late for her sister's wedding.La huevona llegó tarde a la boda de su hermana.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

3. (culinary)

a. acecinado

I gained 20 pounds eating the delicious jerk meat in Jamaica.Subí 20 libras comiendo la deliciosa carne acecinada en Jamaica.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to give a pull)

a. dar un tirón a

You'll have to jerk the lid off because it's rusted.Tendrás que darle un tirón a la tapa para quitarla porque está oxidada.

5. (culinary)

a. acecinar

Now that we shot a deer, we need to jerk the meat so it won't spoil.Ya que le disparamos a un venado, hay que acecinar la carne para que no se eche a perder.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

6. (to make a sudden motion)

a. dar una sacudida

The wagon jerked all the way down the dirt road.La carreta dio sacudidas por todo el camino de tierra.

jerk

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (colloquial)

a. el majadero(a)

(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).

(M)

la majadero(a)

(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).

(F)

(person)

jerk [dʒɜːk]

noun

1 (shake) sacudida (f); (pull) tirón (m); jalón (m); (LAm) (Med) espasmo (m) muscular

physical jerks (Britain) gimnasia (f); ejercicios (m) (físicos)

health farms have come a long way since the days of cold salt baths, ten-day grapefruit fasts and early morning physical jerks

by jerks a sacudidas; he sat up with a jerk se incorporó de golpe; to put a jerk in it menearse

2 (US) imbécil (m); gilipollas (vulgar) (m); pendejo (m) (very_informal); (LAm) huevónonahuevona (m) (f) (vulgar);ona huevona (And) (S. Cone)

what a jerk! ¡menudo imbécil!

transitive verb

1 (pull) dar un tirón a; tirar bruscamente de; jalar bruscamente de; (LAm) (shake) sacudir; dar una sacudida a; (throw) arrojar con un movimiento rápido

to jerk sth along arrastrar algo a tirones; to jerk o.s. along moverse a sacudidas; avanzar a tirones; he jerked it away from me me lo quitó de un tirón or jalón; (LAm) to jerk o.s. free soltarse de un tirón or jalón; (LAm)

2 (US) [+meat] atasajar

intransitive verb

dar una sacudida

to jerk along moverse a sacudidas; the bus jerked to a halt el autobús dio unas sacudidas y se paró

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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