Translation for "jack-knife" to spanish

Jack-knife

noun

• navaja

Translation examples

navaja noun

Martin had for surgical kit a large jack-knife.
Todo el instrumental quirúrgico de que Martin disponía era una navaja grande.

He tore off a segment of bread and slathered it with a jack-knife blade of butter.
Partía un trozo de pan y lo untaba de mantequilla extendiéndola con la navaja.

He took the can, spiked it twice with his jack-knife and flipped it back.
Cogió la lata, le abrió dos agujeros con la navaja y se la tiró de vuelta.

One of the gypsies came over and put his hand in his pocket and brought out a jack knife.
Uno de los gitanos se acercó, echó mano al bolsillo y sacó una navaja.

I didn’t have my rifle with me and had to kill the animal with my jack-knife, giving it a jab in the neck.
Como no llevaba la escopeta conmigo rematé al animal con la navaja.

He hid his marbles and jack-knife and wouldn’t let anyone touch his story books.
Escondió sus canicas y su navaja, y no dejó que nadie tocara sus libros de cuentos.

He washed Old McAllister’s hands, with plentiful lathering of yellow soap, and cleaned the nails with his jack-knife.
Le lavó las manos con jabón amarillo y le limpió las uñas con su navaja de bolsillo.

Apart from these, as well as my little penknife (for sharpening pencils), I’d taken along Hugo’s sharp jack-knife.
Además de un pequeño cortaplumas (para sacar punta al lápiz) llevaba la afilada navaja de Hugo.

Sure, I finally made one, but how does it sound: ‘Go directly to jack-knife and do not pass frog’?
Claro, finalmente yo hice uno, pero qué tan bien suena: «¿Vas directamente a la navaja sin pasar por la rana?».