Jack-knife - traducción, pronunciación, transcripción

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Amer.  |ˈdʒæk naɪf|
Brit.  |ˈdʒæk næɪf|  British pronunciation of the word jack-knife

noun

- Un cuchillo plegable compacto.Ed
He kept a jack-knife in his pocket for various tasks.
- El lucio de buceo frontal, en el que el cuerpo se pliega y se despliega.Ed
It took me hundreds of dives to master even the simple jackknife
- (coloquial) Un accidente de camión semirremolque en el que el vehículo imita el cierre de una navaja.Ed
I have seen several jack-knives along that dangerous stretch of road.
- (estadísticas) Ortografía alternativa de navaja.Ed

verb

- Doblar por la mitad, como hace una navaja.Ed
The cat jackknifed in the air and landed gracefully on its feet.
- (coloquial) Hacer que un camión semirremolque se pliegue como una navaja en un accidente de tráfico.Ed
Before I knew what was happening, I'd jack-knifed the truck like nobody's business.
Before I knew what was happening, I'd jack-knifed.

Matrix of words

noun

- la navaja — razor, penknife, pocket knife, jackknife, clasp-knife
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