jack — EN↔FR

jack /BrE dʒak

, AmE dʒæk

noun

1 (crank for car etc) cric m

2 (in cards) valet m (of de)

3 (in bowls) cochonnet m

4 Electricity, Telecommunications jack m

5 Nautical pavillon m

plural noun

Games osselets mpl

Idioms

every man jack

tout un, chacun

every man jack of them

jusqu'au dernier

to be (a) jack of all trades (and master of none)

être un/-e touche-à-tout inv

to have an I'm all right Jack attitude

ne s'occuper que de sa petite personne

Phrasal verbs

■ jack around informal US:

jack around

1 (idle around) traînasser informal

to jack around with sth traficoter qch informal

;

jack around [sb],

jack [sb] around

agacer

■ jack in informal British:

jack in [sth],

jack [sth] in

plaquer informal, laisser tomber [job, task]

to jack it in tout plaquer

■ jack off vulgar slang US

se branler vulgar slang; se masturber

■ jack up:

jack up [sth],

jack [sth] up

1 soulever [qch] avec un cric [vehicle]

2 figurative, informal faire grimper [price, charge]

3 US informal (encourage) chauffer informal [crowd]