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Translations jack-knife jackknife [ˈdʒæknaɪf] vi the lorry jack-knifed → la remorque s'est mise en travers, la remorque du camion s'est mise en travers jack-of-all-trades jack of all trades [ˌdʒækəvˈɔːltreɪdz] n (able to do all sorts of things) → touche-à-tout m inv He's a jack of all trades → C'est un touche-à-tout. jack plug n (British) → jack m jack-knife [ˈdʒækˌnaɪf] 1. n → coltello a serramanico 2. vi the lorry jack-knifed → il rimorchio del camion si è messo di traverso jack-knife [ˈdʒækˌnaɪf] 1. n → coltello a serramanico 2. vi the lorry jack-knifed → il rimorchio del camion si è messo di traverso n jack-knife [ˈdʒӕknaif] a large folding knife. knipmes سِكّين جيب джобен нож kapesní nůž lommekniv das Klappmesser σουγιάς navaja liigendnuga چاقوی جیبی taittoveitsi couteau de poche אוֹלָר גָדוֹל छुरी जिसे मोड़ा जा सकता है, खटकेदार चाकू veliki džepni nož na sklapanje zsebkés, bicska pisau lipat stór vasahnífur/sjálfskeiðungur coltello a serramanico ジャックナイフ 잭나이프 (didelis) lenktinis peilis savāžams nazis pisau lipat knipmes lommekniv, foldekniv nóż składany navalha cuţit de buzunar большой складной нож zatvárací nožík nož na vzmet veliki nož na sklapanje fällkniv มีดพับ büyük cep çakısı 大折疊刀折刀 великий складаний ніж بڑا چاقو dao gập 大折刀 v (of eg a lorry and its trailer) to swing together so that the trailer is at a sharp angle to the cab The lorry skidded and jack- knifed, blocking the road. toeklap يتَحَرَّك بِسُرْعَة منطويا على شَكْل زاويَه свивам се stát napříč (nákladní vůz a přívěs) folde sig sammen wie ein Taschenmesser zusammenklappen διπλώνω σαν σουγιάς (για νταλίκα) dar un coletazo nurga all kinni kiiluma از وسط خم شدن؛ قیچی شدن mennä linkkuun se mettre en travers לְהִתקַפֵּל לִשנָיִים बीच में से मुडना और नियंत्रण खो बैठना zanijeti se unatrag összecsukódik terlipat renna þvert á, leggjast saman mettersi di traverso 折れ曲る (연결된 열차 등이) 잭나이프처럼 구부러지다 susiremti kampu (par automašīnu ar piekabi) sagriezties taisnā leņķī melipat scharnieren stille seg på tvers złamać się wpół patinar a se pune de-a curmezişul складываться вдвое zablokovať postaviti se počez postaviti prikolicu pod oštrim uglom prema tegljaču vika ihop sig ถูกเหวี่ยง ikiye kıvrılmak (聯結車的)車頭和拖車因衝撞呈大角度用大折刀切 складатися удвоє دو جڑی ہوئی آگے پیچھے چلنے والی گاڑیوں کا حادثاتی طور پر مڑکر ادھ کھلے چاقو کی طرح ہو جانا gãy gập 用大折刀切 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was sitting on a bench before the fire, with his feet on the stove hearth, and in one hand was holding close up to his face that little negro idol of his; peering hard into its face, and with a jack-knife gently whittling away at its nose, meanwhile humming to himself in his heathenish way. No possible way for him to digest that jack-knife, and fully incorporate it into his general bodily system. Felicity had made some very nice sandwiches of ham which we all appreciated except Dan, who declared he didn't like things minced up and dug out of the basket a chunk of boiled pork which he proceeded to saw up with a jack-knife and devour with gusto. |
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