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Significados de jerk en inglés

catalán
batzegada
español
tirón

An abrupt spasmodic movement.

tirón
portugués
jerked beef

Meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun.

jerked beef
ruso
скорость изменения ускорения
portugués
arrancada
español
sacudida
catalán
sobreacceleració

Rate of change of acceleration.

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sacudida
catalán
estrebada
español
tirón

A sudden abrupt pull.

tirón
Uso de jerk en inglés
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I believe he was bruised with the fall; the jerk was violent.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction
2
Said one, indicating the laughing general with a jerk of the head:
The Point Of Honor: A Military Tale
3
The only answer was the jerk and dip of the retreating oars.
For the Term of His Natural Life
4
There was immediately a jerk in the hat, and then it disappeared.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
5
It's been criticised as a knee-jerk reaction to recently publicised racism incidents.
The South African
6
With a sudden jerk I quickly closed the mouth of the bag.
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
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This inevitably leads to a knee-jerk sell-off in GBP, noted BofAML analysts.
Reuters
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The unexpected violence of that jerk was too much for the bear.
The Boy Hunters
9
The last of the outlaws went off his feet with a jerk.
Kid Wolf of Texas / A Western Story
10
Mrs. Jenkins put the dish down upon the table with a jerk.
The Channings: A Story
11
Swan caught the yarn and threw it away with an impatient jerk.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 64, February, 1863 / A Maga...
12
Margaret threw off the blanket with a jerk, and seized the reins.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 / A Magazine ...
13
Then he turned with a jerk of the head and left them.
The Last Hope
14
It'd been a knee-jerk response, and part of her instantly regretted it.
Hush: a novel
15
The horses gave a wild snort, a frightened jerk at the reins.
Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
16
In fairness, Quora users are not the final arbiters on well-heeled jerk-dom.
BBC
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