jerky

adjectifnomverbeattesté dans les dialogues

Royaume-Uni//ˈd͡ʒɜːki//
États-Unis//ˈd͡ʒɝki//

Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.

adjectif

1
Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
jerky flight
jerky movement
jerky sounds
2
Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).
jerky guy
jerky behaviour
3
vieilliAnxious; jumpy.

Étymologie

Etymology tree English jerk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jerky From jerk + -y.

nom

1
Lean meat cured and preserved by cutting into thin strips and air-drying in the sun.

Étymologie

Borrowed from Spanish charqui, from Quechua charki.

verbe

1
To cure and preserve (meat) by drying it, making jerky.

Formes

pluriel: jerkies
comparatif: jerkier
superlatif: jerkiest
passé: jerkied
participe passé: jerkied
participe présent: jerkying
3ᵉ personne du singulier: jerkies

Jericho · A city in the West Bank, Palestine.jerk · A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the…jerking · A motion that jerks; a jerk.

jerky · Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.

Jerome · A male given name from Ancient Greek.Jerri · A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine and Jerilyn,…jerry · A chamber pot.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.