jake
gb/d͡ʒˈeɪk/ us/d͡ʒˈeɪk/
B2
Engelsk
~ 8700
rendben van, elfogadható, oké, fiatal hím vadpulyka, alkoholos jamaicai gyömbérkivonat
B2
SLANG
1
Bruksmønster:
[something] is jake (with [someone])
Don't worry about the delay; it's jake with me.
As long as the rent is paid on time, everything's jake.
If the boss says it's jake, we can go ahead with the plan.
He checked the engine and told us it was jake for another trip.
It's all jake now that the misunderstanding is cleared up.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
You can come late; it is jake with me.
Now that you are safe, everything is jake.
If it is jake with you, we will meet tomorrow.
The plan is jake, so we will start today.
Vanlig feil:
Learners may think "jake" is a normal modern word for "okay". In fact, it is old-fashioned U.S. slang and is much less common than "okay", "fine", or "all right". Learners may also confuse the adjective "jake" with the male name "Jake" (which is unrelated in meaning).
Betydning
okay; fine; satisfactory
Ordkombinasjoner
everything's jake
|it's all jake
|that's jake with me
|things are jake now
Synonymer
okay (The most common modern word; more widely used than "jake".)
|
fine (Very common and neutral; slightly more positive than "jake".)
|
all right (Similar meaning; more current and less old-fashioned.)
Antonymer
unacceptable (Shows that something is not satisfactory at all.)
|
terrible (Emphasizes that a situation is very bad, the opposite of "fine" or "jake".)
Temaer
daily life
|informal speech
|core_vocabulary
Definisjon
Okay or good enough; not a problem.
Satisfactory, acceptable, or fine; not causing any problem.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
TECHNICAL
2
Bruksmønster:
a jake; [someone] hunts/shoots/tags a jake
The hunter passed on the jake and waited for a mature tom.
A vadász nem lőtte le a fiatal hím vadpulykát, hanem megvárta a kifejlett kakast.
We saw a flock of hens and one jake feeding in the field.
Egy csapat tojó vadpulykát és egy fiatal hím vadpulykát láttunk táplálkozni a mezőn.
In this area it's legal to take only one jake per season.
He could tell it was a jake by the short beard and tail feathers.
They watched a jake strut awkwardly behind the older gobblers.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
The man did not shoot the jake; he waited for a big turkey.
A férfi nem lőtte le a fiatal hím vadpulykát; egy nagyobb vadpulykára várt.
We saw one jake and three hens in the forest.
Egy fiatal hím vadpulykát és három vadpulykatojót láttunk az erdőben.
A jake has a smaller body than an adult male turkey.
The boy was happy when he saw his first jake in the wild.
Vanlig feil:
Learners may think "jake" here is a personal name instead of a kind of turkey. The word is mainly used by hunters and people who study wild turkeys.
Betydning
young male wild turkey
Ordkombinasjoner
shoot a jake
|tag a jake
|jakes and hens
|jake turkey
Synonymer
young gobbler (Informal hunting term; slightly broader, can refer to any younger male turkey, not just a one-year-old.)
Antonymer
hen (Refers to a female turkey, contrasting with the male "jake".)
Temaer
animals
|hunting
|nature
Definisjon
A young boy turkey in the wild, usually about one year old.
A young male wild turkey, especially one in its first year.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
ARCHAIC
3
Bruksmønster:
drink jake; a bottle of jake
During Prohibition, some people drank jake when they could not get whiskey.
Az alkoholtilalom idején egyesek alkoholos jamaicai gyömbérkivonatot ittak, amikor nem jutottak whiskyhez.
The tainted jake caused paralysis in hundreds of drinkers.
A szennyezett jamaicai gyömbérkivonat több száz fogyasztónál bénulást okozott.
He bought a bottle of jake from the corner drugstore, calling it "medicine."
Old newspaper articles describe the "jake walk" caused by contaminated jake.
Historians use the jake scandal to show the dangers of unregulated medicine.
Eksempler for deg som lærer
In the past, some people drank jake instead of normal alcohol.
Régen egyesek a szokásos szeszes italok helyett alkoholos jamaicai gyömbérkivonatot ittak.
Bad jake made many people sick.
A rossz minőségű jamaicai gyömbérkivonat sok embert megbetegített.
He bought jake from the pharmacy and called it medicine.
Today, doctors do not use jake as a medicine.
Betydning
Jamaica ginger alcoholic medicine
Ordkombinasjoner
drink jake
|bottle of jake
|jake paralysis
|tainted jake
Synonymer
Jamaica ginger (The more formal and descriptive term; often used in historical writing.)
Antonymer
non-alcoholic medicine (Contrasts with jake, which was strongly alcoholic.)
Temaer
medicine
|history
|health
Definisjon
An old kind of strong drink made from ginger, used as a medicine but also drunk like alcohol.
An alcoholic liquid medicine made from Jamaica ginger root, formerly sold as a remedy and sometimes drunk as a cheap alcohol substitute.
Grammatikk
Oppslagsform
jake
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈeɪk/
US/d͡ʒˈeɪk/
Stavelser og trykk
jake (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (jake)
Bøyingsformer
Adjective
- Base: jake
- Comparative: jaker
- Superlative: jakest
Noun
- Base: jake
- Plural: jakes
Ordfamilie
Forms
jakes
noun
jaker
adjective
jakest
adjective
Uttrykk
all jake
1/ˈɔl d͡ʒˈeɪk/
idiom
slang
completely fine; no problem
Completely okay; fully acceptable; not a problem at all.
Eksempler
- If the schedule changes, that's all jake with me.
- It's all jake as long as everyone gets paid on time.
everything's jake
1/ˈɛvɹiθˌɪŋz d͡ʒˈeɪk/
idiom
slang
everything is fine or okay
Everything is okay; there is no problem.
Eksempler
- Relax, kid, everything's jake now that the deal is signed.
- You fixed the mistake, so everything's jake as far as I'm concerned.
- They argued yesterday, but today everything's jake between them again.