Translations for „jig“ in the English » German Dictionary

I . jig <-gg-> [ʤɪg] VB trans

to jig sb/sth

jdn/etw schütteln

she jigged the baby up and down on her knee

sie ließ das Baby auf ihren Knien reiten

II . jig <-gg-> [ʤɪg] VB intr

1. jig (move around):

to jig about

herumhopsen inf

to jig up and down

herumspringen

2. jig (dance a jig):

jig

eine Gigue tanzen

III . jig [ʤɪg] N

1. jig (dance):

jig

Gigue f

2. jig (music):

jig

Gigue f

to play a jig

eine Gigue spielen

3. jig TECH (device):

jig

Einspannvorrichtung f

Phrases:

the jig is up! Am

das Spiel ist aus!

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the jig is up! Am

das Spiel ist aus!

to play a jig

eine Gigue spielen

to jig about

herumhopsen inf

to jig up and down

herumspringen

J for Jack [or Am as in Jig]

J wie Julius

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

All the quarter inch steel hull plates were numbered for reconstruction much like a jig-saw puzzle.

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You have 24 hours or the jig is up.

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She began to do an impromptu jig when she realized she had been caught lip-syncing, and then left the stage.

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Its music does not usually have the rhythm implied by the word jig in other contexts.

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A jig consists of a lead sinker with a hook molded into it and usually covered by a soft body to attract fish.

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Jigs hold frame tubes for tacking and alignment prior to welding.

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Consequently, a secondary and a field calibration is achieved with a portable jig carrying a small radioactive source.

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To be precise, the rhythm is that of a single jig or slide.

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Commonly within a competition a tenor drummer would play either a hornpipe and jig set, or a march, strathspey, and reel set.

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Jigs or templates have been known long before the industrial age.

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