English → Spanish
jab
/AmE dʒæb 
, BrE dʒab /
A
transitive verb
present participle jabbing past tense, past participle jabbed
I jabbed myself with the needle me pinché con la aguja; me piqué con la aguja (Mexico)
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
B
intransitive verb
present participle jabbing past tense, past participle jabbed
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