jibEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchjib /BrE dʒɪb , AmE dʒɪb / A noun 1 Nautical foc m 2 (of crane) flèche fB intransitive verb [person] rechigner (at à, at doing à faire); [horse] faire un refus to jib at [horse] refuser [fence]Idiom I don't like the cut of his jib dated je n'aime pas son allure