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jack [dʒæk] N

1. jack TECH, AUTO:

jack
домкра́т m

2. jack (card):

jack
вале́т m

Jack [dʒæk] N inf

jack in VB trans Brit inf

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jack up VB trans

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2. jack up fig inf prices, rent:

jack up
повыша́ть

Union Jack [ˈju:nɪənˈdʒæk, Am -njənˈ-] N (British national flag)

jack-in-the-box <-es> [ˈdʒækɪnðəbɒks, Am -bɑ:ks] N

Usage examples with jack

I'm all right Jack inf
мне и так хорошо́
the Union Jack
госуда́рственный флаг m Соединённого Короле́вства
every man Jack of them
все до одного́
to jack a car up
поднима́ть маши́ну домкра́том
before you could say Jack Robinson
не успе́ешь огляну́ться [или опо́мниться or а́хнуть] , как
before you can say Jack Robinson
в два счёта
he jumps up and down like a jack-in-the-box
он постоя́нно подпры́гивает

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Throw the jack up a third time and put the chair back down.
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The jumping jack name comes from the traditional toy of the same name, while star jump refers to the person's appearance with legs and arms spread.
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It has a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack and a speaker in back.
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The trunk had storage space for a spare tire, jack and lug wrench which could be used to actually change a wheel.
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While your company may be a jack-of-all-trades, your company's mission statement should have a clearly discernable, linear direction.
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Jack exhibits elements of a peeping tom, but one who works with sound instead of image.
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Then he swung round, and, uttering horrible, blood-curdling blasphemies, he hurled the jack and the remainder of its contents at the dead man on the floor.
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That was when he did twenty-seven thousand jumping jack exercises.
learningenglish.voanews.com
The wave can stand up fast and violently (jack up in surfing jargon), making it difficult and dangerous.
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Jack looks around nervously and slides his briefcase underneath the table.
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