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jerk

la sacudida

dar un tirón a

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jerk

1. (sudden quick movement)

a. la sacudida

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

b. el tirón

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

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 , la estúpida

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 , la patana

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

c. el cretino , la cretina

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

d. el huevón , la huevona

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

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.

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.

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

1. (colloquial)

a. el majadero(a) , la majadero(a) (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

Phrases with "jerk"

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jerk chicken		el pollo jerk
you're a jerk		eres malo
jerk-off		el pendejo
jerk off		hacerse una paja

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