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jig

/d͡ʒɪɡ/

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noun

Gigue, jig

A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

Examples :

"The band finished their set with a lively jig, and the audience clapped along to the fast-paced music. "

Le groupe a terminé son set avec une gigue entraînante, et le public a applaudi au rythme de la musique rapide.

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noun

Gigue, danse vive

A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.

Examples :

"They danced a jig."

Ils ont dansé une gigue.

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noun

Gigue

(traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.

Examples :

"The Morris dancers practiced their jig before the village festival. "

Les danseurs de Morris ont pratiqué leur gigue avant la fête du village.

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noun

Leurre, jig

A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.

Examples :

"The fisherman cast his jig into the lake, hoping to catch a bass. "

Le pêcheur a lancé son leurre dans le lac, espérant attraper un bar.

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noun

Gabarit, montage

Examples :

"Cutting circles out of pinewood is best done with a compass-style jig."

Il est préférable de découper des cercles dans du bois de pin avec un gabarit de type compas.

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noun

Jig, machine à trier le minerai

An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.

Examples :

"The mining company used a special jig to separate the valuable ore from the waste rock. "

La société minière a utilisé un jig spécial pour séparer le minerai précieux de la roche stérile.

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noun

Une pièce d'écriture légère et humoristique, surtout en rimes; une farce en vers; une ballade

A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.

Examples :

"My grandpa wrote a funny jig about his embarrassing moment at the school reunion. "

Mon grand-père a écrit une pièce d'écriture humoristique sur son moment embarrassant lors de la réunion scolaire.

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noun

Farce, blague

A trick; a prank.

Examples :

"The children played a jig on their teacher by hiding her favorite flowers. "

Les enfants ont fait une blague à leur professeur en cachant ses fleurs préférées.

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verb

Danser vivement

To move briskly, especially as a dance.

Examples :

"The guests were jigging around on the dance floor."

Les invités dansaient vivement sur la piste de danse.

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verb

Danser vivement, sautiller, vibrer

To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.

Examples :

"The old washing machine started to jig and shake violently as it spun the clothes. "

L'ancien lave-linge a commencé à vibrer et à trembler violemment pendant qu'il essorait les vêtements.

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verb

Pêcher au leurre

To fish with a jig.

Examples :

"He plans to jig for bass at the lake this weekend. "

Il prévoit de pêcher au leurre le bar ce week-end au lac.

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verb

Chanter sur l'air d'un jig

To sing to the tune of a jig.

Examples :

"The children started to jig along to the fast, happy music. "

Les enfants ont commencé à chanter sur l'air d'un jig au rythme de la musique rapide et joyeuse.

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verb

Tromper, duper, berner

To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.

Examples :

"The salesman jigged the customer into buying a more expensive car than they needed. "

Le vendeur a berné le client pour qu'il achète une voiture plus chère que nécessaire.

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verb

Trier, séparer

To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.

Examples :

"The miner used a screen to jig the crushed rock, separating the valuable gold from the worthless gravel. "

Le mineur a utilisé un tamis pour trier la roche broyée, séparant l'or précieux du gravier sans valeur.

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verb

Usiner dans un gabarit

To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

Examples :

"The factory worker will jig the metal brackets to ensure they all have the same precise shape. "

L'ouvrier de l'usine va usiner les supports métalliques dans un gabarit pour s'assurer qu'ils ont tous la même forme précise.

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noun

Nègre

A black person.

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