jab in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jab in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.jab <pres part jabbing; pt, pp jabbed> [Am dʒæb, Brit dʒab] VB trans

I jabbed myself with the needle

me pinché con la aguja

I jabbed myself with the needle

me piqué con la aguja Mex

she jabbed her elbow into his ribs

le dio un codazo en las costillas

you nearly jabbed my eye out!

¡por poco me sacas un ojo!

she jabbed her finger at the mistakes

señaló los errores con el dedo

II.jab <pres part jabbing; pt, pp jabbed> [Am dʒæb, Brit dʒab] VB intr

to jab at sth he jabbed at my arm with his finger

me dio en el brazo con el dedo

she jabbed at the food with her fork

pinchaba la comida con el tenedor

III.jab [Am dʒæb, Brit dʒab] N

1. jab:

jab (prick)

pinchazo m

jab (prick)

piquete m Mex

jab (blow)

golpe m

jab (with elbow)

codazo m

2. jab (in boxing):

jab

corto m

jab

jab m esp LatAm

3. jab (injection) Brit:

jab inf

inyección f

I've had my jab

me han puesto or dado la inyección

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MMR attr vaccination/jab

de SPR

Translations for jab in the Spanish»English Dictionary

jab [dʒaβ] N m SPORTS

jab

jab

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garrochazo

jab with the lance

hincón

jab inf

garrochar

to jab … with the lance

puntazo (cornada)

jab

pinchazo (inyección)

jab Brit inf

me pusieron un pinchazo

they gave me a shot o a jab o an injection

piquete (inyección)

jab inf

pinchar

to give … a jab Brit inf

jab in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jab in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.jab [dʒæb] -bb- -bb- N

1. jab:

jab with a pin

pinchazo m

jab with the elbow

codazo m

2. jab in boxing:

jab

(golpe m) corto

jab

jab m

3. jab Brit, Aus inf (injection):

jab

inyección f

II.jab [dʒæb] -bb- -bb- VB trans

to jab a needle in sth

pinchar algo con una aguja

to jab a finger at sth

señalar algo con el dedo

to jab sb in the eye with sth

meter algo a alguien en el ojo

III.jab [dʒæb] -bb- -bb- VB intr

to jab at sb/sth (with sth)

dar a alguien/algo (con algo)

he jabbed at the paragraph with his pen

señaló el párrafo con su bolígrafo

Translations for jab in the Spanish»English Dictionary

jab <pl jabs> N m SPORTS

jab

jab

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hurgonear

to jab

jab Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to jab a needle in sth

pinchar algo con una aguja

to jab a finger at sth

señalar algo con el dedo

to jab sb in the eye with sth

meter algo a alguien en el ojo

to jab at sb/sth (with sth)

dar a alguien/algo (con algo)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If it is harassed further, it will twitch in an attempt to jab spines into the predator and make snuffling/grunting noises.

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If the out-fighter can avoid those power punches, he can often wear the brawler down with fast jabs, tiring him out.

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Beneath the playful jabs and willful tempers is a force of gravity that binds them, even when the waves get rough.

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While not above taking jabs at them for their lack of intelligence, she also offers occasional help and advice.

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They both take some verbal jabs at each other during the ride.

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Gibbons used a strong jab and effective combinations along with slick head movement to dominate his undermaned opponent.

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In this way one can punch like an actual boxer instead of jabbing the controllers away from oneself.

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The lead uppercut, like the jab does not use any pivotal motion, the power comes from the transfer of bodyweight to the lead foot.

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Attorneys were present to count the votes from this process, a jab at the extensive involvement of attorneys in the recount process.

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The team made further jabs at the election during the game.

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