jar

jar ¹

 (jär)

n.

1. A cylindrical glass or earthenware vessel with a wide mouth and usually no handles.

2. The amount that a jar can hold.

3. Chiefly British A glass of beer.

tr.v. jarred, jar·ring, jars

To put into a jar.

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[Middle English jarre, a liquid measure, from Old French (from Provençal jarra) and from Medieval Latin jarra, both from Arabic jarra, earthen jar, from jarra, to draw, pull; see grr in Semitic roots.]

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jar′ful′ n.

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jar ²

 (jär)

v. jarred, jar·ring, jars

v.intr.

1.

a. To cause shaking or vibrations: The ride over the old road was jarring.

b. To shake or vibrate from an impact or impacts: "The gallery jarred with a quick, heavy tramp" (Robert Louis Stevenson).

2. To be disturbing or irritating; grate: The incessant talking jarred on my nerves.

3. To be out of harmony; clash or conflict: The curtains jar with the rest of the room.

v.tr.

1. To cause to shake or vibrate from impact: The ride on the donkey jarred my bones.

2. To startle or unsettle; shock: The alarm jarred him out of sleep.

n.

A jolt; a shock.

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[Perhaps of imitative origin.]

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jar′ring·ly adv.

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jar

(dʒɑː)

n

1. a wide-mouthed container that is usually cylindrical, made of glass or earthenware, and without handles

2. Also: jarful the contents or quantity contained in a jar

3. informal Brit a glass of alcoholic drink, esp beer: to have a jar with someone.

4. (Electrical Engineering) obsolete a measure of electrical capacitance

[C16: from Old French jarre, from Old Provençal jarra, from Arabic jarrah large earthen vessel]

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jar

(dʒɑː)

vb, jars, jarring or jarred

1. to vibrate or cause to vibrate

2. to make or cause to make a harsh discordant sound

3. (often foll by on) to have a disturbing or painful effect (on the nerves, mind, etc)

4. (intr) to disagree; clash

n

5. a jolt or shock

6. a harsh discordant sound

[C16: probably of imitative origin; compare Old English cearran to creak]

ˈjarring adj

ˈjarringly adv

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jar

(dʒɑː)

n

on a jar on the jar (of a door) slightly open; ajar

[C17 (in the sense: turn): from earlier char, from Old English cierran to turn; see ajar¹]

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jar¹

(dʒɑr)

n.

1. a broad-mouthed container, usu. cylindrical and of glass or earthenware.

2. the quantity such a container can hold.

[1585–95; < Middle French jarre < Old Provençal jarra < Arabic jarrah earthen water vessel]

jar²

(dʒɑr)

v. jarred, jar•ring,
n. v.t.

1. to have a sudden and unpleasant effect on: The sudden noise jarred me.

2. to cause to vibrate or shake: The explosion jarred several buildings.

3. to cause to sound discordantly.

v.i.

4. to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, etc.

5. to produce a harsh, grating sound; sound discordantly.

6. to vibrate or shake; rattle.

7. to conflict, clash, or disagree.

n.

8. a jolt or shake, as from concussion.

9. a sudden unpleasant effect upon the mind, feelings, or senses; shock.

10. a harsh sound.

11. a quarrel or disagreement, esp. a minor one.

[1520–30; probably imitative; compare chirr]

jar′ring•ly, adv.

jar³

(dʒɑr)

n.

Archaic. a turn or turning.

Idioms:

on the jar, partly opened; ajar.

[1665–75; alter. of char³; compare ajar²]

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jar

Past participle: jarred
Gerund: jarring

Imperative

jar

jar

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles amphora - an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine beaker - a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry canopic jar, canopic vase - a jar used in ancient Egypt to contain entrails of an embalmed body cookie jar, cooky jar - a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden) earthenware jar, crock - an earthen jar (made of baked clay) cruse - small jar; holds liquid (oil or water) jamjar, jampot - a jar for holding jellies or preserves lid - a movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc.; "he raised the piano lid" Mason jar - a glass jar with an air-tight screw top; used in home canning mouth - the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth" vase - an open jar of glass or porcelain used as an ornament or to hold flowers vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
	2.	jar - the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer" jarful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	3.	jar - a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers" jolt, jounce, shock blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
Verb	1.	jar - be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" collide, clash conflict - be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"
	2.	jar - move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion jolt move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	3.	jar - shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game" bump around, shake up move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	jar - affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
	5.	jar - place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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jar

¹

noun pot, container, flask, receptacle, vessel, drum, vase, jug, pitcher, urn, crock, canister, repository, decanter, carafe, flagon We saved each season's harvest in clear glass jars.

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jar

²

verb

1. (usually with on) irritate, grind, clash, annoy, offend, rattle, gall, nettle, jangle, irk, grate on, get on your nerves (informal), nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), piss you off (taboo slang), discompose The least bit of discord seemed to jar on his nerves.

2. (sometimes with with) clash, conflict, contrast, differ, disagree, interfere, contend, collide, oppose They had always been complementary and their temperaments seldom jarred.

3. jolt, rock, shake, disturb, bump, rattle, grate, agitate, vibrate, rasp, convulse The impact jarred his arm, right up to the shoulder.

noun

1. drink, cup, glass, taste, swallow, sip, draught, gulp, swig (informal), snifter (informal) a few jars of their favourite tipple

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

jar

verb

To fail to be in accord:

clash, conflict, contradict, disaccord, discord.

Idiom: go counter to.

noun

Violent forcible contact between two or more things:

bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jolt, percussion, shock, smash.

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Translations

بَرْطَمَانٌجَرَّهيُحْدِثُ صَوْتا مُزْعِجايَصْدُم ، يُثير الأعصاب

skleniceskřípatdžbánrozrušit

krukkerysteskurre=-krukke

EinmachglaserschütternGefäßwehtun

βάζο

botetarrochirriarchoquediscordar

lasipurkkipurkkiruukkutölkki

potà-coupbacbaquetbocal

staklenkategla

koma illa viîkrukkanísta

barattolovasettovasobroccacolpo

瓶

(아가리가 넓은) 병

burkagriezīgi skanētsatricinātsatriekt

pot

krukke

słój

pote

банкакувшин

pohár na zaváranie

vrč

burk

เหยือก

kavanozkötü etkilemeksarsmakbozuk ve çatlak ses çıkartmakçömlek

lọ

发出刺耳声广口瓶或罐罐震惊

jar

¹ [dʒɑːʳ] N (= container) → tarro m, bote m; (= jug) (gen) → jarra f; (large) → tinaja f
to have a jar → tomar un trago or una copa

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jar

² [dʒɑːʳ]

A. N

1. (= jolt) → sacudida f, choque m

2. (fig) (= shock) → conmoción f, sorpresa f desagradable
it gave me a jar → me dejó de piedra

B. VT

1. (= jog) → tocar
he must have jarred the camera → ha debido de mover la cámara
somebody jarred my elbow → alguien me dio en el codo

2. (= shake) → sacudir, hacer vibrar
I've jarred my back → me he lastimado la espalda

3. (fig) → afectar, impresionar

C. VI (= clash) [colours, sounds] → desentonar; [opinions] → chocar (with con) to jar on sb's nerves → poner a algn los nervios de punta
to jar on sb's ears → lastimar a algn el oído

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

jar

[ˈdʒɑː^r]

n

(= glass container) → bocal m
an empty jar → un bocal vide

[jam, honey] → pot m; [coffee] → pot m
a jar of honey → un pot de miel

vi

(= clash) [colours, styles] → détonner, jurer
The contrasting styles jarred → Les styles très différents détonnaient.
to jar with sth → jurer avec qch

(= be disturbing) [words, treatment] → heurter

(= shake) → vibrer

vt

(= hurt) to jar one's shoulder → se faire mal à l'épaule

jar on

vt fus (= sound unpleasant to) [+ person] → agacer
Sometimes a light remark jarred on her father → Parfois une légère remarque agaçait son père.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

jar

¹

n

(for jam etc) → Glas nt; (without handle) → Topf m, → Gefäß nt

(Brit inf: = drink) → Bierchen nt (inf); fancy a jar? → kommst du (mit) auf ein Bierchen? (inf)

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jar

²

n

(= jolt) → Ruck m; he/his neck got quite a jar in the accident → er/sein Hals hat bei dem Autounfall einen schweren Stoß abbekommen

(fig) → Schock m

vi

(= grate: metal etc) → kreischen, quietschen; to jar against something → auf etw (dat) → quietschen or kreischen

(= be out of harmony) (note) → schauerlich klingen; (colours, patterns) → sich beißen (inf), → nicht harmonieren (with mit); (ideas, opinions) → sich nicht vertragen, nicht harmonieren (with mit)

vt building etc, brain → erschüttern; back, knee → sich (dat) → stauchen; (= jolt continuously) → durchrütteln; (fig) → einen Schock versetzen (+dat); he must have jarred the camera → er muss mit dem Fotoapparat gewackelt haben; someone jarred my elbow → jemand hat mir an den or mich am Ellbogen gestoßen; the sight of this jarred my memory → dieser Anblick rüttelte alte Erinnerungen wach

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

jar

¹ [dʒɑːʳ] n (container) → vasetto; (of glass) → barattolo; (of earthenware) → vaso

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jar

² [dʒɑːʳ]

1. vi (clash, sounds) → stridere
to jar (with) (colours) → stonare (con) (opinions) → discordare (da)
to jar on sb's nerves → dare ai nervi a qc
to jar on sb's ears → dar fastidio alle orecchie di qc

2. vt (also) (fig) → scuotere; (elbow) → urtare

3. n (jolt) → scossa, scossone m (fig) → colpo, scossone

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

jar¹

(dʒaː) noun

a kind of bottle made of glass or pottery, with a wide mouth. She poured the jam into large jars; jam-jars. kruik, fles, pot جَرَّه буркан pote (zavařovací) sklenice; džbán das Gefäß krukke; -krukke γυάλινο βάζο tarro, bote purk شیشه؛ بستو purkki potצנצנת मर्तबान staklenka korsó botol krukka giara, vaso 広口びん (유리 또는 질그릇의 아가리가 넓은) 병, 단지 stiklainis burka balang potglass, krukkesłój صراحي، مرتبان، كوزړۍ pote oală, borcan банка pohár na zaváranie vrč tegla kruka, burk ขวดโหล kavanoz, çömlek 大口玻璃或陶罐 глек, глечик مرتبان bình 广口瓶或罐

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jar²

(dʒaː) – past tense, past participle jarred – verb

1. (with on) to have a harsh and startling effect (on). Her sharp voice jarred on my ears. knars, tril يُحْدِثُ صَوْتا مُزْعِجا дразня vibrar skřípat weh tun skurre πειράζω, ερεθίζωchirriar, discordar (kõrva) riivama اثر ناخوشایند داشتن ärsyttää écorcher לִצרוֹם खटकना vrijeđati kome uho sért menghantam nísta urtare 耳ざわりである 귀에 거슬리는 소리를 내다 rėžti griezīgi skanēt menyakitkan telinga knarsenskrape, skurredrażnić ناوړه ږغ ايستل vibrar a irita, a zgâria раздражать škrípať, vŕzgať praskati parati gnissla, skära รบกวน bozuk ve çatlak ses çıkartmak 發出刺耳聲且令人不舒服 дратувати, справляти неприємне враження جسم میں لرزش پیدا کرنا gây cảm giác khó chịu 发出刺耳声

2. to give a shock to. The car accident had jarred her nerves. skok يَصْدُم ، يُثير الأعصاب раздрусвам abalar rozrušit erschüttern ryste αναστατώνω, προκαλώ σοκ chocar, afectar, impresionar vapustama یکه خوردن؛ لرزاندن järkyttää ébranler לְזַעֲזֵע कर्कश लगना, धक्का लगना vrijeđati idegileg kikészít; idegeire megy mengejutkan koma illa við scuotere 衝撃を与える ...에 충격을 주다 sukrėsti satricināt; satriekt memeranjatkan schokkenskake opp, rystewstrząsnąć, `zszarpać` ښورول، ټكان وركول abalar a zgâlţâi вызывать потрясение otriasť, šokovať pretresti potresti skaka, chocka ทำให้ตกใจ; ทำให้สะดุ้ง sarsmak, kötü etkilemek 震驚 шокувати ناگوار طور پر مرتعش کرنا gây chấn động 震惊

ˈjarring adjective

startling or harsh. The orange curtains with the purple carpet had a jarring effect. verbluffende, ontstellende مُثير، مُتَنافِر шокиращ chocante nesouladný unangenehm stødende εκνευριστικός, ενοχλητικός, αταίριαστοςdiscordante räige زننده؛ تکان دهنده ärsyttävä discordantצורם कर्कश neskladan, iznenađujuć csikorgó keras eiga illa saman discordante 不調和な 귀에 거슬리는 nesiderinantis, besipjaunantis disonējošs, nesaskanošs tidak harmoni onharmonieusrystende, skurrenderażący ټكان وركول surpreendente dis­cordant раздражающий neladiť (spolu), biť sa (obraz.) kričeč neskladan skärande น่าตกใจ; น่าใจหาย şaşırtıcı 令人震驚的，刺耳的 різкий; дратівливий بھونڈا làm khó chịu 刺耳的

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jar

→ بَرْطَمَانٌ sklenice krukke Einmachglas βάζο tarro lasipurkki bocal staklenka vasetto 瓶 (아가리가 넓은) 병 pot krukke słój pote банка burk เหยือก kavanoz lọ 罐

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jar

n. jarro, frasco, pomo, recipiente de cristal.

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