jar

tarro, frasco

Recipiente redondo, generalmente de vidrio y con tapa, para guardar alimentos u otras cosas.

En inglés sencillo: A round container, usually glass with a lid, used for storing food or other things.

• The jar is empty.
• He opened a jar of jam.
• We keep rice in glass jars.

Cómo se usa: a jar of something (She bought a jar of honey.)

Sinónimos: container, pot

Expresiones frecuentes: glass jar, jar of something, jam jar

tinaja, vasija

Recipiente de barro para guardar agua, aceite u otros líquidos, a veces usado para enterrar restos humanos.

En inglés sencillo: A clay container used to hold liquids such as water or oil, or sometimes to bury human remains.

• The clay jar held water.
• Archaeologists found burial jars near the ancient village.
• Two handles made the large jar easier to carry.

Cómo se usa: a jar of something (The merchant carried a clay jar of oil.)

Sinónimos: pot, vessel

Expresiones frecuentes: clay jar, burial jar, earthenware jar

sacudir

Golpear o sacudir algo de forma repentina y fuerte.

En inglés sencillo: To hit or shake something suddenly and strongly.

• The bump jarred my teeth.
• He hit the door to jar it open.
• The sudden stop jarred every bone in my body.

Cómo se usa: jar something loose/open (The blow jarred the lid loose.)

Sinónimos: jolt, shake

Expresiones frecuentes: jar something loose, jar someone's teeth, jar something open

conmocionar, perturbar

Causar de repente una fuerte impresión desagradable o alterar emocionalmente a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To shock or upset someone suddenly.

• The news jarred her.
• Seeing the damaged house jarred him badly.
• The unexpected rejection jarred my confidence.

Sinónimos: shock, unsettle, disturb

Antónimos: reassure

Expresiones frecuentes: jar someone, jar someone's confidence

chirriar, sonar discordante

Sonar de forma áspera y desagradable, o producir un sonido así.

En inglés sencillo: To sound unpleasantly harsh or make such a sound.

• The high notes jarred.
• His harsh voice jarred on her ears.
• The scraping sound jarred against the quiet music.

Cómo se usa: jar on someone's ears (The harsh notes jarred on my ears.)

Sinónimos: grate, clash

Expresiones frecuentes: jar on someone, jar the ear, jar against something