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It is normally equipped with one or more hoists and/or hydraulic cylinders for lifting and lowering the jib and the load.Elle est normalement équipée d'un ou plusieurs treuils et/ou vérins hydrauliques pour le levage et la descente de la flèche et de la charge.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Jean Bart hastily hauled up the jib, and the triangle of canvas, full of wind, looked like a wing; then, with two strides to the stern, he let out the spinnaker, which was close-reefed against his mast.Jean-Bart tout à coup hissa le foc, dont le triangle, plein de vent, semblait une aile, puis gagnant l'arrière en deux enjambées il dénoua le tapecul amarré contre son mât.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
Measurements carried out at jib-heightMesures au niveau de la flèchehttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Then came a murmur, like a sigh of the night, a fluttering of the canvas, the creaking of the boom, and the flap of the jib.On entendit alors un léger murmure, semblable à un soupir de la nuit, et le foc commença à battre.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
"Stand by to haul down the jib," called out Jasper, who merely smiled at the remarks of his companion.– Range à hâle bas le foc ! – cria Jasper qui ne faisait que sourire des remarques de son compagnon.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Then Jasper himself belayed the end of the jib-halyards to a stretcher in the rigging, instead of bringing it to the mast, where they belong, at least among British sailors."Ensuite Jasper lui-même amarra la drisse du foc dans le gréement, au lieu de l’amarrer à un taquet du mât, comme cela se pratique, – au moins dans la marine anglaise.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Arrangement of microphone positions where the lifting mechanism is located on the jib staySchéma des positions de microphone lorsque le mécanisme de levage est situé sur la contre-flèchehttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
They evidently saw by the cut of our jib that we weren't Germans.Ils devinaient sans doute, d’après notre tournure, que nous n’étions pas Allemands.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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jib
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | jibbed |
Imperative | jib |
Present Participle (Participle I) | jibbing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | jibbed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jib | we jib |
you jib | you jib |
he/she/it jibs | they jib |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am jibbing | we are jibbing |
you are jibbing | you are jibbing |
he/she/it is jibbing | they are jibbing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have jibbed | we have jibbed |
you have jibbed | you have jibbed |
he/she/it has jibbed | they have jibbed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been jibbing | we have been jibbing |
you have been jibbing | you have been jibbing |
he/she/it has been jibbing | they have been jibbing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jibbed | we jibbed |
you jibbed | you jibbed |
he/she/it jibbed | they jibbed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was jibbing | we were jibbing |
you were jibbing | you were jibbing |
he/she/it was jibbing | they were jibbing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had jibbed | we had jibbed |
you had jibbed | you had jibbed |
he/she/it had jibbed | they had jibbed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been jibbing | we had been jibbing |
you had been jibbing | you had been jibbing |
he/she/it had been jibbing | they had been jibbing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will jib | we shall/will jib |
you will jib | you will jib |
he/she/it will jib | they will jib |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be jibbing | we shall/will be jibbing |
you will be jibbing | you will be jibbing |
he/she/it will be jibbing | they will be jibbing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have jibbed | we shall/will have jibbed |
you will have jibbed | you will have jibbed |
he/she/it will have jibbed | they will have jibbed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jibbing | we shall/will have been jibbing |
you will have been jibbing | you will have been jibbing |
he/she/it will have been jibbing | they will have been jibbing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would jib | we should/would jib |
you would jib | you would jib |
he/she/it would jib | they would jib |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be jibbing | we should/would be jibbing |
you would be jibbing | you would be jibbing |
he/she/it would be jibbing | they would be jibbing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have jibbed | we should/would have jibbed |
you would have jibbed | you would have jibbed |
he/she/it would have jibbed | they would have jibbed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been jibbing | we should/would have been jibbing |
you would have been jibbing | you would have been jibbing |
he/she/it would have been jibbing | they would have been jibbing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am jibbed | we are jibbed |
you are jibbed | you are jibbed |
he/she/it is jibbed | they are jibbed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being jibbed | we are being jibbed |
you are being jibbed | you are being jibbed |
he/she/it is being jibbed | they are being jibbed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been jibbed | we have been jibbed |
you have been jibbed | you have been jibbed |
he/she/it has been jibbed | they have been jibbed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was jibbed | we were jibbed |
you were jibbed | you were jibbed |
he/she/it was jibbed | they were jibbed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being jibbed | we were being jibbed |
you were being jibbed | you were being jibbed |
he/she/it was being jibbed | they were being jibbed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been jibbed | we had been jibbed |
you had been jibbed | you had been jibbed |
he/she/it had been jibbed | they had been jibbed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be jibbed | we shall/will be jibbed |
you will be jibbed | you will be jibbed |
he/she/it will be jibbed | they will be jibbed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jibbed | we shall/will have been jibbed |
you will have been jibbed | you will have been jibbed |
he/she/it will have been jibbed | they will have been jibbed |
jib
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | jib | jibs |
Possessive case | jib's | jibs' |