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Meanings of Yank in inglés

portugués
gringa
catalán
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español
soldado del norte

An American (especially to non-Americans)

        soldado del norte
        español
        sacudir

        Pull, or move with a sudden movement.

              sacudir
              Usage of Yank in inglés
              1
              The situation was fubar, as the Yank soldiers were fond of saying.
              A beautiful place to die
              2
              For the time being at least, they were free of Yank planes.
              Red inferno: 1945
              3
              The fight has scarce begun, and the Yank has seen the fun
              Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 18, 1890
              4
              Captain Yank has been fighting with isolated guerrillas on the China coast.
              The new yorker
              5
              If magazines didn't say otherwise, I could definitely pass as a Yank.
              Unbearable lightness: a story of loss and gain
              6
              The girls were evidently determined that the Yank should not deceive them.
              The Citizen-Soldier / or, Memoirs of a Volunteer
              7
              The roofs of Vaux after a few minutes of Yank barrage lifted-
              "I was there" with the Yanks on the western front, 1917-1919
              8
              We kin put our Yank in the house thar, an' keep him.
              The Red Acorn
              9
              George Baker, author of Sad Sack, a comic strip appearing in Yank.
              The new yorker
              10
              Keep close, Yank, we don't want to lose you in the dark.
              The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
              11
              From childhood the 'Yank' is taught to take care of his teeth.
              History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
              12
              Come, protect the Yank from that cheapest and easiest of all charges-plagiarism
              Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900)
              13
              You take my horses by the head, do you, you good-fur-nuthin' Yank?
              In the Midst of Alarms
              14
              He may be a bloody Yank, but he sees the big picture.
              The Information Officer
              15
              And I'm sorry about your Yank, she said the word softly.
              Dreadnought
              16
              I briefly debate standing up right there and yanking the power cable.
              The Jennifer Morgue
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              Translations for Yank
              catalán
              ianqui
              Yank through the time
              Yank across language varieties
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common