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I . jig <-gg-> [ʤɪg] VB trans

jig

stresati [perf stresti]

II . jig <-gg-> [ʤɪg] VB intr

1. jig (move around):

to jig about/up and down

poskakovati naokrog/gor in dol

2. jig (dance a jig):

jig

III . jig [ʤɪg] N (dance)

jig also MUS

jig m

Usage examples with jig

to jig about/up and down

poskakovati naokrog/gor in dol

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He sings his famous songs and still plays music, and is known to sing sea shanties as well while dancing the jig. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

Jigs had plots, often bawdy, but the emphasis was on dancing and physical comedy. en.wikipedia.org

Traditionally, aircraft structure is mounted in a jig, and the skin is riveted onto the outside of it. en.wikipedia.org

A jig in the jewelry making application is used to help establish a pattern for use in shaping the wire or sheets of metal. en.wikipedia.org

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

Some early piano rags are entitled marches, and jig and rag were used interchangeably in the mid-1890s. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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