Jack

‹æk

noun

1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) jekk, donkraft

2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) knekt

•

- jack up

jekk

I

personnavn \/dʒæk\/

kjælenavn for John

before you can say Jack Robinson før du vet ordet av det

every Jack and Jill was there (hverdagslig) alle var der

I'm-all-right, Jack forklaring: uttrykk for egoistisk arroganse

Jack and Jill (hverdagslig) Ola og Kari

• every Jack must have his Jill

hver Ola må få sin Kari

on one's Jack Jones eller on one's jack (slang) alene

II

subst. \/dʒæk\/ eller jack

1) hjelpegutt, hjelpemann

2) (sjøfart) sjømann, sjøulk

3) (mest amer., hverdagslig) gutt, fyr, kar

• hello there, Jack!

hei du! \/ hei der, gutt!