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jerk1 English-Spanish

hacer* un movimiento brusco

jerk1 British & World English

a quick, sharp, sudden movement

jerk2 British & World English

cure (meat) by cutting it into strips and drying it (originally in the sun)

jerk English-French

secousse f

jerk English-Italian

scatto m, scossa f

knee-jerk British & World English

(of a response) automatic and unthinking

soda jerk (also soda jerker) British & World English

a person who serves and sells soft drinks, ice cream, and confectionery at a soda fountain

clean and jerk in clean British & World English

a weightlifting exercise in which a weight is raised above the head following an initial lift to shoulder level

jerk someone around in jerk1 British & World English

deal with someone dishonestly or unfairly

knee-jerk reaction English-German

automatische Reaktion

physical jerks British & World English

energetic exercises done as part of a fitness routine

clean and jerk in weightlifting British & World English

the sport or activity of lifting barbells or other heavy weights. There are two standard lifts in modern weightlifting: the single-movement lift from floor to extended position (the snatch), and the two-movement lift from floor to shoulder position, and from shoulders to extended position (the clean and jerk)

with a jerk of his head in jerk English-French

d'un brusque mouvement de la tête