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jab(
jahb
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (poke)
a. el pinchazo (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).
My mother gave me a jab with a fork under the table to get me to stop talking.Mi madre me dio un pinchazo con el tenedor por debajo de la mesa para que me callara.
b. el codazo (M) (with one's elbow)
(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).
Susan gave her brother a jab for him to give up his seat to an old lady.Susan le dio un codazo a su hermano para que le cediera el asiento a una señora mayor.
2. (blow)
3. (boxing)
a. el golpe corto (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).
This boxer's jabs are really fast.Los golpes cortos de esta boxeadora son verdaderamente rápidos.
b. el jab (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).
With a left jab following by a quick right hook, the boxer knocked out his opponent.Con un jab izquierdo seguido de un veloz gancho derecho, el boxeador dejó fuera de combate a su oponente.
4. (colloquial) (jibe) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
5. (colloquial) (medicine) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
a. la inyección (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).
They had to give her a jab to calm her down.Tuvieron que ponerle una inyección para que se calmara.
b. la vacuna (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).
You need to make sure you get all your jabs before leaving on the trip.No olvides ponerte todas las vacunas necesarias antes del viaje.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to poke)
a. pinchar
Ann started jabbing the other children with a stick that she had picked up off the ground.Ann se puso a pinchar a los otros niños con un palo que había recogido del suelo.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I jabbed him with my elbow for him to make room for me.Le di un codazo para que me hiciera sitio.
Instead of answering my question, the captain jabbed a finger at a little island on the map.En lugar de responder a mi pregunta, el capitán señaló con el dedo una pequeña isla en el mapa.
7. (to stick)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. pinchar
The old man jabbed at me with his umbrella, trying to get me out of the way.El anciano me pinchó con la punta del paraguas para que me apartara.
b. dar
The woman was jabbing at the raccoon that was on the porch with the broom handle.La mujer le daba con el mango de la escoba al mapache que había en el porche.
a. intentar dar
The cook jabbed at the dishwasher with a ladle, but he managed to dodge out of the way.El cocinero intentó darle al friegaplatos con un cucharón, pero él consiguió esquivarlo.
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