jack

jack

A n

1 (crank for car etc) cric m ;

2 (in cards) valet m (of de) ;

3 (in bowls) cochonnet m ;

4 Elec, Telecom jack m ;

5 Naut pavillon m.

B jacks ⇒ Games and sports npl Games osselets mpl.

Idioms

every man jack tout un, chacun ; every man jack of them jusqu'au dernier ; to be (a) jack of all trades (and master of none) être un/-e touche-à-tout inv ; to have an I'm all right Jack attitude ne s'occuper que de sa petite personne.

Phrasal verbs

■ jack around ○ US :

▶ jack around

1 (idle around) traînasser ○ ;

2 to jack around with sth traficoter ○ qch ;

▶ jack around [sb], jack [sb] around agacer.

■ jack in ○ GB :

▶ jack in [sth], jack [sth] in plaquer ○ , laisser tomber [job, task] ; to jack it in tout plaquer.

■ jack off ● US se branler ● , se masturber.

■ jack up :

▶ jack up [sth], jack [sth] up

1 soulever [qch] avec un cric [vehicle] ;

2 ○ fig faire grimper [price, charge] ;

3 ○ US (encourage) chauffer ○ [crowd].

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.