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Meanings of Jack in English
Portuguese
porcaria nenhuma A small worthless amount.
Someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor.
Synonyms
Examples for "tar"
Examples for "tar"
1
Read: Incomplete tar road built in rural Eastern Cape cost R117 million
2
Many European oil companies have major interests in the Canadian tar sands.
3
The tar moves slowly but seven thousand years is a long time.'
4
Canadian officials have called development of the tar sands a national priority.
5
In the tar furnace, the tar itself burns, and the tar only.
1
Bokes the seaman and Sopsy the cook were in the same condition.
2
But I'm pretty sure he's a seaman or used to be one.
3
Of our bargaining with a Moorish seaman; and of an English slave.
4
The seaman stationed at the stopper obeyed, and down went the anchor.
5
It was a simple trap, but as Darrin paused, the seaman replied:
1
He laughed gently, and answered in the words of the ancient mariner:-
2
There was then in the settlement a veteran mariner named William Kidd.
3
St. Elmo consoled the mariner for the loss of Castor and Pollux.
4
He was a mariner, and the two namesakes were in partnership together.
5
Start with Jacques Cartier, ancient mariner of Dieppe, in the year 1535.
1
As it happens, we're still looking at Jagger's gob 50 years on.
2
You were looking at at a pretty gob stopping endurance event, right?
3
He sprang from concealment, almost embracing the young gob in his delight.
4
It showed the utter unselfishness of the American doughboy, gob, and leatherneck.
5
There it was, simple and painful as a smack in the gob.
1
As I approached the stranger, I saw that he was a seafarer.
2
Frederick arose and let the great, rosy-white seafarer clamber on his hand.
3
Which rakish seafarer was played by Johnny Depp in the Pirates films?
4
Verily, it convulseth and openeth the heart of the lone seafarer.
5
He was not dying like a seafarer who had fairly earned his reputation.
1
He was a burly fellow, with a look of the sea dog about him.
2
And with that the old sea dog set sail back to the distant shore.
3
My God! The old sea dog bounded from his chair.
4
Trust an old sea dog to use his ears and keep himself out of notice.
5
St. Arles lifted his mug to the sea dog.
1
Born as he was in the nineteenth century, he was only a Jack-tar and a hero!
2
No one appeared to mind him, till a jolly Jack-tar with both arms cut off, but dressed in full sailor's togs, lurched heavily towards him.
3
Because of the smoke, and the carefully rationed water aboard ship, they looked more like a mob of filthy buccaneers than jack-tars.
4
"The jack-tars would be delighted to go down in ships and do business in such an element."
5
"It ought not to have been loose, and there is a bit of discipline for some jack-tar."
1
He was a dry old salt, and listened more than he talked.
2
And yet she did not look happy after the old salt's observation.
3
Been so since you were a small lad, an early old salt.
4
He rang the bells correctly, and handled the wheel like an old salt.
5
He explained his plan to the old salt, and then asked his opinion.
Usage of Jack in English
1
IHS Technology analyst Jack Kent said the flat revenue indicated new challenges.
2
The situation inside the camp was better than Jack had dared hope.
3
We said similar things at Jack's dinner and Jack had no problem.
4
His new book is called Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built.
5
She'd seen one years ago, and Jack had made her stop going.
6
Well, like I said earlier, Jack and I were really good friends.
7
When asked who he thought was the greatest, Woods replied simply: Jack.
8
In that moment she had everything she wanted, Jack and the sea.
9
Very coolly, Jack said, You finally got something right today, Mr. Blank.
10
He won't be allowed to let go of Captain Jack quite yet.
11
For several years before he was diagnosed, Jack's health began to deteriorate.
12
But tell me, why haven't you given Jack Deacon an answer yet?
13
Bought and paid for ages ago, said Jack, flicking a light switch.
14
The latest advisory was issued by Health Secretary Jack Niedenthal this week.
15
I think you're going to love working with him, Jack said firmly.
16
You work with Buckley to look after your family, Jack, I know.
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Jack through the time
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