jerk

jerk
Ⅰ.
jerk1 [{{t}}dʒɜ:k]
1 transitive verb
(a) (pull) tirer d'un coup sec, tirer brusquement;
the door was jerked open la porte s'ouvrit brusquement ou d'un coup sec
(b) (shake) secouer
2 intransitive verb
(a) (jolt) cahoter, tressauter;
the train began to jerk violently le train se mit à cahoter ou bringuebaler dans tous les sens;
to jerk to a halt s'arrêter en cahotant
(b) (person → jump) sursauter;
to jerk awake se réveiller en sursaut
(c) (person, muscle → twitch) se contracter;
her hand jerked up instinctively instinctivement, elle leva la main
3 noun
(a) (bump) secousse f, saccade f;
the train came to a halt with a jerk le train s'arrêta brutalement;
she gave the rope a jerk elle a donné une secousse à la corde, elle a tiré d'un coup sec sur la corde
(b) (wrench) coup m sec;
she gave the handle a jerk elle a tiré d'un coup sec sur la poignée
(c) (brusque movement) mouvement m brusque;
with a jerk of his head he indicated that I should leave d'un brusque signe de la tête, il me fit comprendre qu'il me fallait partir;
to wake up with a jerk se réveiller en sursaut
(d) {{}}very familiar{{}} (person) abruti(e) m,f, crétin(e) m,f
(e) (in weightlifting) jeté m
jerk off {{}}vulgar{{}}
1 separable transitive verb
to jerk sb off branler qn
2 intransitive verb
se branler, se palucher
Ⅱ.
jerk2
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1 noun
viande f séchée;
beef jerk bœuf m séché
2 adjective
jerk chicken/pork = poulet/porc roulé dans des épices puis cuit au four, spécialité des Caraïbes

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