jawbone
jawbone(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (anatomy)
a. la mandíbula (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).
Becky suffered a fratured jawbone when she fell of her bike.Becky se fracturó la mandíbula al caerse de la bicicleta.
b. el maxilar (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 bone they found has been identified as the jawbone of a saber-toothed tiger.El hueso que encontraron ha sido identificado como el maxilar de un tigre dientes de sable.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial) (to coerce) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
a. presionar
Supermarkets jawbone suppliers who find themselves forced to accept lower prices for their products.Los supermercados presionan a sus proveedores quienes se ven obligados a aceptar precios más bajos por sus productos.
b. ejercer presión sobre
The government is trying to jawbone the central bank into raising interest rates.El gobierno está tratando de ejercer presión sobre el banco central para que aumente las tasas de interés.
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